Berry's Bay Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Continuing my mini series on the demise of commercial shipping on Sydney Harbour, this is a shot of Berry’s Bay, once a thriving hive of marine activity. When the great merchant ships were on the harbour, Berry’s Bay was the base for the largest number of Marine Engineering workshops on the waterfront that serviced every need for the wonderful merchant ships that unloaded and loaded their cargo across the way at Walsh Bay. In the many workshops there were marine engineers, boilermakers, fitters and turners, ships plumbers, electricians and all manner of trades that were specifically there to service the commercial shipping. Sadly, these vast workshops are now long gone, replaced with apartments and public marinas. The sound of forges and hammering of metal relegated to the past.
Berry’s Bay now caters to moored pleasure boats, a public marina, and the small fleet of yellow ferries that service the various out of the way wharves not covered by public transport. There was even a bulk oil storage facility there.
Berry’s Bay is the second bay west of the harbour bridge on the northern side of the harbour. It is bounded by Blue’s Point and Balls Head. I shot this quite late in the day, probably about fifteen minutes before sunset. The water was calm and one of the little yellow ferries was coming home to tie up for the night.
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Gerrit, burraburra, dareco, bakes888, Clementi, jlbrthnn, westozman, macondo, ifege, vmf-214, Kielia, gunbud, MLINES, ellelloo, SridharRao75, jusninasirun has marked this note useful

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npecanhuk (13623) 2009-06-25 2:13

Hello Peter!
Placing several boats in a picture is an excellent idea and an outstanding subject for attractive images!
You did the job well here!
Sharpness is excellent, exposure is correct, colors are naturally beautiful, the pov was very well chosen the composition with the boats and all the other elements was very well elaborated!
The visual results truly please me!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

mauro61 (15178) 2009-06-25 2:14

ciao Peter,
bella immagine della baia con le imbarcazioni colorate sotto una splendida luce calda.
Ottima l'inquadratura e la definizione.
saluti
maurizio

snunney (34610) 2009-06-25 2:34

Hello Peter,
A fine composition of this busy harbour, there is much to see and take in though the composition itself is not over busy if you see what I mean. Very good light and colours, excellent sharpness. All makes for a very appealing photograph.

Nicou (44491) 2009-06-25 4:38

Hello,

Fantastique iamge de ce port avec tous ces beaux bâteaux, , avec la végétation à gauche, cet belle couleurs, un mangigique ensemble.

braov et maitié

Nicou

Gerrit (35593) 2009-06-25 5:05

Hi Peter,
appealling view over this lively bay and hills in good light and fine tones.
Regards, gerrit

burraburra (831) 2009-06-25 5:17

Hello Pete,
Great harbour/land scape. Nice colours.
Once again a very sharp clear shot. I love the busy attitude of this shot.
If I were a bird I would need to carefully navigate through all the masts and stainless wires.
Yes - Good Shot. Thanks for the in-depth and interesting note :)
Cheers,
Graham.

Waylim (10741) 2009-06-25 10:57

Hi Peter, No bridge in this one, so I can leave you another comment :)
I really like this POV, nestle in such natural environment of greenery and bay, I would mind working here. This view is fantastic, showing all kind of activities with all this vessel coming and going. I can just sit there and watch the day goes by and some photograph off course. Have a great day.
Way

rodgerg (23717) 2009-06-25 11:07

Hello Peter,

A nice place and very beautiful view. An athmospher of serenity well collected. This image is rich in various details well collected. Very pleasnt FG with the boat but I like too the warm colors to the cliff in the BG.
BEst regards,
Roger

dareco (17104) 2009-06-25 21:28

This reminds me very much of Horseshoe Bay just north of Vancouver, so when I look at thi picture it brings back alot of the memories I have of there. A very pretty scene, lovely composition, colors and detail. TFS

hay_kes (28562) 2009-06-25 23:33

Hi Peter,
What a superb view vith excellent POV and nice postcard.TFS.
Cheers,

hAyAti

bakes888 (18101) 2009-06-26 0:29

Hi Peter. Busy yet calm. Busy in the way the ferry moves, busy in all the detail and colours and yet with the calm mood of late afternoon and flat water. Nice capture and well presented. Thanks for sharing.
Have a good weekend, Paul.

Clementi (43659) 2009-06-26 5:02

Ciao Peter,
this seems more an I bring tourist that commercial, lovely scene, good definition and colors.
Good job
Giorgio

bracasha75 (21960) 2009-06-26 11:59

Helo Peter
One nice all day scene in center of Sydney and nice to know how difrent way of living you have there from us here.
Thanks for sharing Peter this lovely shot witch is usual in Europe ,let me say., in Monte Karlo,Barselona or Cote d,azur.Not here in Serbia....
Cheers my dear friend
Bratislav

argycon (2749) 2009-06-26 16:01

Hi Peter,
I see it is a busy harbour! Fine composition very well framed from superb POV! The light management is excellent! I like the natural colors!
tfs
Have a nice weekend
Best regards
Kostas

dvlazar (6474) 2009-06-26 19:04

Hi Peter,
A bright and clear shot of the boats covering the ocean. The harbour is full of life on this day!

Dave

batalay (20810) 2009-06-26 21:38

Hi Peter,

This is a well composed shot of the busy bay, moreover, your short essay provides a complementary social commentary. Clearly it is a deep sea port, judging by some of the buildings on the opposite shore. The yacht in the foreground is most inviting.

Have a wonderful weekend,

Bulent

jlbrthnn (37601) 2009-06-27 3:12

Hello Peter,
This superb foreground emphasizes this splendid port and its residential buildings. The colors, the light, the activity of the port make this image very attractive. The realization is excellent. Congratulations.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

westozman (2869) 2009-06-27 20:01

Nice one, Pete: I like the look of that yacht in the foreground - I reckon if I sold the house, the block and 'the other half', I'd have enough to buy it and 'up and sail away'! Good lighting, details and colours have all come together in this shot.
Best wishes,
Jeff

macondo (13071) 2009-06-28 11:29

Hi Peter.
A captivating collection of masts and different kinds of vessels, and the ferry plying its trade. The scene is just full of harbour life and colour. The extent of shadow indicates the time of day, and the sky has been well rendered - I wonder if you might have clawed back a little detail there; well worthwhile if you did. And I always like a view from behind some foliage, for depth and also to create the impression of a scene just stumbled upon opening up before us. You managed good sharpness right through to the background houses on the slope. This type of shot actually makes me want to visit Sydney again soon.
Regards,
Andrew

ifege (1715) 2009-06-29 3:02

What great sharp clutter Peter!
This sort of shot doesn't always work because nothing is clear because of other things getting in the way - you've kept the balance just right.
I'm back in the land of Oz so will be on TE much more frequently again.

vmf-214 (1622) 2009-06-29 14:40

Hi Peter,

A lot of activity going on in Berry’s Bay, with boats moored and heading in out of the bay, Great details and colors in the boats, Nice soft lighting and beautiful view of the houses on hill mixed in among the trees, Well done on the sharpness and clarity Peter.

Cheers
Jason.

aadilj (17950) 2009-06-30 1:25

Thats a nice and a busy looking scene Peter with lovely soothing colours and a relaxed ambience.I love the many boats and love the way you have positioned yourself to get this POV

Kielia (8387) 2009-06-30 10:41

Hi Peter,
the light and the colors are fantastic! It is not only the beautiful location that makes this impression very attractive it is the atmosphere of relaxation that you have captured perfectly. This is a sight that makes my heart jump a little bit higher since it reminds me of the cozy harbors of Denmark. Your note is also excellent! TFS!
Warm regards
Harriet

skippy007 (6963) 2009-07-07 0:00

Hello Peter, Nice view, busy but overly. Good quality image with nice natural looking colour. Warm atmosphere is provided by the warm winter's sun. Like your well written note not only interesting & informative but also entertaining.
Thanks
Cheers
Santo

gunbud (27763) 2009-07-09 19:27

Hi Pete,
The lovel bay looks quite gentrified these days with the pleasure crafts replacing the big tankers.
The homes perched on the background hill do seem to have a stunning view of the harbor.
Very nice true natural colors and sharp details to this lovely coastal scene.
Regards, Tom

MLINES (10856) 2009-07-10 4:25

Hi Peter, Another in this interesting series. The composition is good with lots of elements and bright colours. Crystal clear work. TFS. Murray.

ellelloo (4733) 2009-07-12 1:54

Hello Peter,
I like your marina photo with lovely evening atmosphere and warm, but natural colours. A nice composition with lots to view at, but not too much messed up though. Excellent clarity and sharpness. A good note as well. TFS!
Best regards,
Lasse

francio64 (10798) 2009-07-29 13:12

Ciao Peter,
bella composizione in una piacevole varietà di colori.
Il vaporetto rosso al transito, dà movimento alla scena e rende dinamica la foto.

TFS!
Francesco

jusninasirun (10150) 2009-10-20 6:03

Kodiang 2009

Hi Peter: You have very nice collection of pictures with sea and sky. This bay is a nice place to live where houses were built along the hillside with very good view of the bay. The activities on the water's surface are so well captured in good details and exposure. Well done and thanks for sharing. Regards. Jusni