Monday, June 21, 2010

AU2010 - Vivid Sydney

Between the 27th of May and the 21st of June 2010, the festival of lights, music and ideas, also known as Vivid Sydney, was unleashed across Sydney city.

 

 

Consisting of seven sub-events, the two greatest highlights were Lighting the Sails and Macquarie Visions. Over at The Rocks, …

 

Nice colour tones from a blurry picture

 

… the Lighting the Sails event shows spectacular illuminations, using the Sydney Opera House sails as a projection screen …

 

 

… turning the World Heritage-listed structure into a piece of art. And looking back into the city …

 

 

… the colourful lights complemented the projections very well. It seems as though most of the companies actually took part in the event to light up their own respective buildings.

Next, we drove along Macquarie Street for the Macquarie Visions, where Sydney’s most historic buildings came alive with lights. We thought that St Mary’s Cathedral’s illumination was the best among all since it actually looked like an illuminated Disney castle.

 

 

Thanks to the event, I think, during the month-long event, Sydney city became more lively and colourful, …

 

 

… even with the light rail tracks!!!

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