Thursday, July 28, 2011

Crawley Edge Boathouse.....

Sometimes when you've lived in a city for so long you don't see things that are right under your nose. It was only when I stopped on Tuesday to take the picture of Eliza that I fully noticed the old boathouse, and yet it's one of the most photographed images in Perth. Just a little further up from The Royal Perth Yacht Club on the Swan River the bright blue with white trim boathouse sits at the end of it's own little pier, it was originally constructed in the early 1930's and refurbished in 2000's. It's the kind of image you can have lots of fun playing around with and I've seen many different perspectives and varying shades of blue, I decided to keep it fairly simple and went with the above.....!! Big storms in Perth today, hope the sun is shining in your part of the world.....
Posted by PerthDailyPhoto at 6:55 AM

35 comments:

  1. OlivierJuly 28, 2011 at 7:02 AM

    superbe photo, on se croirait dans un monde imaginaire, j'adore

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  2. Leeds daily photoJuly 28, 2011 at 7:17 AM

    I love the colours, very nicely done. I can see why people use this as a subject.

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  3. RedPatJuly 28, 2011 at 7:32 AM

    That's beautiful, Grace! It was 29˚C and sunny here today.

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  4. brattcatJuly 28, 2011 at 8:11 AM

    what a splendid image!

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  5. KateJuly 28, 2011 at 8:20 AM

    Simple yet stunning image. Love the lines in the photo. Weather here as hot as Hades with very high dew point.

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  6. Bob CroweJuly 28, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    Just about perfect. I really like how you lined up the edges of the roof with the horizon.

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  7. Luis GomezJuly 28, 2011 at 9:08 AM

    This is just beautiful! Gorgeous picture. Lovely composition.

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  8. SharonJuly 28, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    This is worth framing, it's just gorgeous. Beautifully done!

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  9. JackJuly 28, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    Amazing, Grace, amazing.

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  10. RandyJuly 28, 2011 at 10:46 AM

    Now that is a gallery shot! So beautiful.

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  11. CloudiaJuly 28, 2011 at 10:47 AM

    blue heaven!



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  12. Pierre BOYERJuly 28, 2011 at 12:12 PM

    You've right ! Lovely shot....

    Pierre

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  13. AngieJuly 28, 2011 at 2:13 PM

    Love the pic - as you say masses of pics of this boathouse but yours is up there with the best. The Swan River looking very choppy today.

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  14. BergsonJuly 28, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    fantastic shot
    i want a house like this for my hollidays

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  15. KarlJuly 28, 2011 at 2:31 PM

    Wonderful shot Grace, you could sell this as a postcard! Lovely place for relaxing holidays.

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  16. cieldequimperJuly 28, 2011 at 3:25 PM

    That's a postcard, right? :-)

    Nope. Been cloudy and grey and temps between 17 and 21° for 2 weeks now. Talk of summer...

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  17. VPJuly 28, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    Great picture with a interestnng composition and some striking colors!
    Sunny after some rain yesterday, 25°C today, my perfect day of summer, I hate when it is too hot.

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  18. PETRO50July 28, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    Really interesting subject. Very photogenic. Thank you for the description of history. In our sun, but little heat. I wish you better weather. Greetings! Peter.

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  19. magiceyeJuly 28, 2011 at 7:17 PM

    this is spectacular!!

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  20. JoeJuly 28, 2011 at 7:35 PM

    A fantastic image. I could while away a few hours on that pier.

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  21. AimeecakesJuly 28, 2011 at 8:02 PM

    Oh Mum, I LOVE this!

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  22. Rae WalterJuly 28, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    Great the capture Grace. We are lucky that this building has been preserved so well. Love the reflections of the boat shed and especially the sky and clouds

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  23. MalyssJuly 28, 2011 at 10:09 PM

    I love it all!the blue, the house, the perspective, the sea... The kind of picture I'd like to have on my wall!

    25° here, sun shining, wind blowing.

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  24. arabesqueJuly 28, 2011 at 10:38 PM

    wow, un maison bleu on the middle, amidst the waters.
    now this is just pretty. ^0^
    are you sure this isn't a cut out from a magazine?... ^-^

    ps: alas, we're having a bad weather too.
    in fact, i think it's almost a week that the classes are suspended.

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  25. VirginiaJuly 28, 2011 at 10:43 PM

    Perfect. A perfect example of when you need to ditch "The Rule of THirds"! V

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  26. GringoJuly 28, 2011 at 11:18 PM

    Fantastic shot, you made something beautiful even better...

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  27. KaoriJuly 28, 2011 at 11:21 PM

    I can understand why it's photographed so often! Love how you used the blue-ish tones!

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  28. Tanya BreeseJuly 28, 2011 at 11:55 PM

    gorgeous photo, i just love this!

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  29. JulieJuly 29, 2011 at 6:14 AM

    Blue on blue ... very effective, Grace.

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  30. AndrewJuly 30, 2011 at 2:19 PM

    This is absolutely amazing, I can't believe this exists! I would so love to live there. It would be such an amazing experience. And I like fishing too and I can fish while watching TV :)

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  31. Stefan JanssonJuly 30, 2011 at 4:54 PM

    That looks very inviting.

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  32. UnknownJuly 30, 2011 at 8:10 PM

    Absolutely beautiful and perfectly composed. Love it.

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  33. AlanAugust 2, 2011 at 6:16 AM

    If I ever go to Perth, this is on my must visit list. Great sky as well, Grace.

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  34. UnknownAugust 3, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    Oh, Grace, this is simply stunning!

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  35. AnonymousAugust 16, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    For parking the bike here it is place.. hi...Bikes Perth

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