I enjoy taking night photos; for one, you don’t get strange looks, the colours are often interesting — especially compared with boring, overcast days — and seeing once bustling areas devoid of activity brings a new dimension to everyday locations. Lastly, since you need a tripod and the exposures are long, I feel encouraged to take my time and plan shots out more than I would normally.

I made my way down to South Yarra, and parked right a minute or two walk away from the river itself. In just over an hour I walked from the Chapel St bridge to a bit past the Punt Road bridge, just opposite the Royal Botanic Gardens.

In that time, I photographed bridges, the historic Nylex sign, swans eating grass on the banks of the Yarra, a tree with a metallic letter ‘M’ drilled onto it, and more.

One of the benefits of shooting in RAW mode, is that you have post-process all of the photos in one way or another to see them. I think this gives you better understanding of the photos you’ve taken, as well as taking more time to manipulate them.

I wonder if I can roll the counter over before the one-year anniversary of having my camera. I’m currently sitting on just under five-and-a-half-thousand shots.