Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON
Here's a simple challenge. Which is the tallest of the three buildings in this photograph that I shot at Southbank, Melbourne? While you're looking at the picture, I'll just give you a little background to the shot. We've had scorching weather here this week, and the mercury will hover around 38 Celsius for the weekend, so you could basically fry an egg on the pavement. I wanted to post a shot that showed the sun against the Melbourne skyline and then I looked up and thought this would be perfect, because it's an unusual perspective and you can see the sun's rays as well.
On the right is the Langham Hotel (formerly the Sheraton). On the left is the IBM building. And in the centre is the Eureka Towers apartment building. Are you looking carefully?
And the answer is (drum roll, please, maestro) Eureka Towers, the one in the middle. It is 300m tall and if I'm not mistaken it is the world’s tallest apartment building. The slim-line, sculptural tower has the tag ``vertical city''. It has 92 storeys and 554 apartments, while the Skydeck on Level 88 is said to be the highest public vantage point in the Southern Hemisphere.
FOOTNOTE: So, which building did you pick? Leave me a comment with your answer!
14 comments:
Excellent blog Dave.
It will be interesting to watch the Aboriginal remains story, those Brits just don't want to part with them.
Colorado Bob has some great stuff too and is very prolific with quality content. Fyi, Surfers Paradise is claiming the "World's tallest residential" crown with this entry...lol, its all about size.
Veni, vidi, vici.
Eureka!, I said to myself. And I was right!
Good shot, sir.
Here in the mid Atlantic region ( US) we are dealing with a couple of inches of snow that overnight turned into rock solid ice !
I wish that we could have those 38 degrees here just for a couple of hours ( just to melt all the ice we got )
I was leaning toward the left one.
Nice Blog,
Norm
It's me, the newbie again. I didn't know how to email you a general blah blah and to thank you for checking in to my blog space.. so if you're able to put this in its proper place, great. I don't want to ruin the flow of your responders!!
PS:
I guessed the wrong building anyway but NOW it makes sense that it would be the furthest from the camera's eye.
Here's my email saying thanks and stuff:
G'day David -- I just spent a LONG time looking at your blog and it's fantasticly fun! Lots of images and talk and global conversation. Your photography is awesome. My partner Lorraine is very much into photography--nature mostly. She is just working and preparing to become visible. I love her work so I'll have to rag on her to get on this blog site and find a community.
I read through a few of the blogs and added my feelings about A-NS.
If you have a chance, or if you have already blogged this info, I would love to know HOW easy or difficult it was for you to become a bestseller? That's my dream and belief? Of course, my first book is a serious book BUT holds a background with heaps of information on the Middle East [which I use as my metaphor]...
Hearing the word "veggimite" again, I laughed, remembering my OZ coworker in the U.A.E. and her "addiction" -- yes, I think all of Australia has an addiction problem -- I tried it at the same time she tried my peanut butter and banana sandwich!! She couldn't believe the combo--until she tasted it. Then came addiction #TWO!! As for my tastes, sorry mate but uuuugggghhh. You have to have some kind of Oz blood in you to enjoy that. Mind you, your book may be anti-veggimite!! There may be hope for you then!
Cheers for now and thanks for dropping in!
Dear Mur,
Glad you liked the blog. Yes, it was Colorado Bob who put me onto you and I've been enjoying his stuff, too.
The remains story has just been dragging on for years, and I cannot undrestand the reluctance to surrender them. That's why I follow the story so closely.
Had heard about the Surfers building but I hadn't really followed it up. Thanks for the link. Will investigate.
Hope you'll be back for more visits. I'll keep checking out your site as well. BTW, love the translation buttons on your posts - can you give me some info about 'em?
Keep smiling
David
El Tel (Fletch)
Veni, vidi, vici indeed. You've done an Archimedes by picking Eureka. Hope Maria didn't have to run after you with a towel as you ran, like Archimedes, naked down the street after jumping triumphantly from the bath!
I knew you'd like the shot. It was just one of those chance shots where you intened to take one shot and you end up taking a different view instead. A bit like life, isn't it!
In the end, it's all about ``dercibility''!
Keep smiling
David
Hi Norm,
I've been following the weather stories very closely in the US - funny how winter started out so mild and then got so savage.
Tell you what. Let's organise a one-day swap. You take the 38 degrees and we'll take the snow, just so it melts and fills our dams and reservoirs which are about 37 per cent capacity now.
I figured in the picture that most people, like you, would lean towards the left one.
Glad you liked the blog. Do come back and leave me a comment.
Take care
David
Dear Samadhi and Lorranie,
Thanks for your comment. I'm glad you spent such a long time reading the blog and that you enjoyed it.
Vegemite is indeed an acquired taste, but the title `Vegemite Vindaloo' simply refers to the two cultures described in the novel - Australia and India.
Will certainly give you a reply about writing a bestseller shortly.
Have a good weekend and enjoy blogging.
David
hi david
great shot.
i thought first ibm.then i said "hey hold on it could be eureka".i firmed up on eureka.
thats a nice shot and I got it right. Also about the other ones I think the hotel building is the shortest one... is it?.... Siddharth
Hi Gopal,
Glad you liked the shot. It was just one of those look-up-and-shoot moments and the sun was in the perfect spot.
You did well to pick Eureka. It's an amazing difference when you see the three buildings together in the skyline and then realise the height difference between them.
BTW, I sent you an email about 12 hours ago, but it keeps bouncing back. Are you having server problems?
Visited Lulu's blog briefly and liked what I saw. You are the only father-daughter bloggers whom I know.
Cheers
David
Dear Siddharth,
Your score is two aces. Thirty-love, in tennis parlance.
You picked the right answer in the moon shot and in this one. Hmmm, I'm going to have to try harder to throw you off the scent!
Yes you're right. The Langham is the shortest building.
You're a genius - as well as a good photographer.
Say hi to Reem for me. When does the haveli feature appear in print?
Take care
David
I didn't choose one because I hate to be wrong.
I just skipped down to the answer so I could end the suspense.
I'm a pill, huh?
Sorry!
Hi Deborah,
Nothing wrong with that. It's a sign of a clear thinker!
Take care and say hi to george for me!
Cheers
David
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