Sydney Architecture and Street Art with the Voigtländer Nokton 40mm 1:1.2 and Sony α7R

Chris Tham on 2019-10-14

This is the third of a series of articles showcasing pictures taken on the Voigtländer Nokton 40mm 1:1.2. These pictures were taken around various places around the Sydney central business district focusing on Darling Square.

Darling Square is a new urban neighbourhood combining residential units with food and entertainment shops located on the former site of the Sydney Entertainment Centre. The curious looking circular building that looks like it’s wrapped by a swirl of planks is The Exchange, housing the City of Sydney Library and the ground floor is a food court called Maker’s Dozen.

The vintage bus in the photos takes visitors to and from the Queen Victoria Building to the Sydney Bus Museum.

These pictures show how versatile the lens is in the ability to capture a mix of wide angle architecture shots, street art but also intimate close ups of objects.

For more information on the Nokton 40mm lens, check out my initial impressions article and other articles in the series:

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Posted by Chris Tham

Chris Tham is a co-founder of Visual Voyager Pty Ltd, the Principal Voigtländer Ambassador for Mainline Photographics and a Workshop Instructor for Mainline Photo Academy. She brings over 35 years of experience as a photographer to her role, starting with a Yashica rangefinder belonging to her dad, joining the Photography Club in school, and developing her own photos. More recently, Chris has been taking photos during her travels, and as a result has experienced some of the most interesting places in the world. Chris focuses on nature, street, and urban architecture subjects in her photography.

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