366 Days of 2012, Day 125 - Norwood Rings

I love some of the beautiful expressions of cultural and civic pride we have adorned our city with. This sculpture in particular caught my attention a couple of years back and I have only now made an effort to go out of my way to photograph it.

Here's just one of the many quotes that can be read from the rings.

'Going back 50 years ago I recall fond memories of walking down Margaret Street on warm summer evenings and taking in the festive atmosphere created by the Italian families who would sit on their front porches eating, drinking, laughing and talking to one another across the street.'

It was quite busy around 7pm and trying to get a nice long exposure without glaring white car headlights presented a bit of a challenge. In the end I compromised on a high ISO and decreased F-Stop to limit the exposure to 20 seconds.


Photo: Robert Rath, '366 Days of 2012, Day 125 - Norwood Rings'. 20 sec at 17mm f/10, ISO 800