Images of Canberra - Gateway to the Territory

ant said :

I wonder why only some entrances to the ACT have that big important sign on them? I’m pretty sure teh southern entrance doesn’t have one,

The southern entrance at least on the Monaro Highway certainly does have one. It’s about 1km south of the Williamsdale servo, and looks almost identical to the one in Kerces’ photo. We often see tourists parked there getting there photo taken!

Kerces, I’d have thought shorter than 8 secs looking at the distance travelled by the car lights? But I bow to your immediate experience . 😉

Welcome to Canberra. Watch out for the Rioters…

To stop the taggers and vandalism.

WHat about the welcome to Ngunnawal country signs. Anyone know why they have to be 4m in the air?

PB, I think about 8 seconds but I was playing round with the timer between 2s and 13s so I can’t quite be sure. Manual focus and shutter speed, auto everything else and on a tripod cos my hands are damn shaky.

Loitering to commit photography is about right — I drive past this sign and tree a lot in the dark from visiting family and every time I pass it I think I should get a photo of that. So I did.

I always think we should have an ABANDON ALL HOPE YE WHO ENTER sign here.

Or mayhap a “ABANDON ALL SENSE OF EXCITEMENT, ALL YE WHO ENTER HERE…” sign?

dexi said :

Ok. I’m always struck by how untidy the private flats at Starlight look. To totally ignore this and then draw attention to public housing that is halfway into town, shows the same lack of vision and attention to facts.

Or … it shows that other people either don’t drive passed them that often or don’t share you view.

Howver, back to the photo:

I’ve rarely see the Gateway sign at night.

I like it as an entrance.

I always think we should have an ABANDON ALL HOPE YE WHO ENTER sign here.

… and a bloke that stops your car and hands you a complimentary beige cardigan.

Ok. I’m always struck by how untidy the private flats at Starlight look. To totally ignore this and then draw attention to public housing that is halfway into town, shows the same lack of vision and attention to facts.

Pommy bastard said :

but driving into Canberra down Northbourne one gets a sufficient view of the government flats and accommodation to form the opinion that Canberra is full of Bogans, does one not?

Possibly, but they do live in architecturally significant housing.

Dexi, let’s consider your point made and move on eh?

dexi said :

No they see private flats, private house’s, hotels, and buildings first. You could form the opinion Canberra’s full of fat balding bigots with huge mortgages. Try driving out of town and check your rear vision mirror.

Christ, here we go again!

No they see private flats, private house’s, hotels, and buildings first. You could form the opinion Canberra’s full of fat balding bigots with huge mortgages. Try driving out of town and check your rear vision mirror.

H1NG0 said :

ant said :

I wonder why only some entrances to the ACT have that big important sign on them? I’m pretty sure teh southern entrance doesn’t have one, and the eastern side certainly doesn’t (from teh Kings Highway). then again, there isn’t one on the western entrances, either (Brindabella Rd, and Namadgi Rd).

Its because the south is full of bogans and its not a good look for the ACT.

That may be true, but driving into Canberra down Northbourne one gets a sufficient view of the government flats and accommodation to form the opinion that Canberra is full of Bogans, does one not?

ant said :

I wonder why only some entrances to the ACT have that big important sign on them? I’m pretty sure teh southern entrance doesn’t have one, and the eastern side certainly doesn’t (from teh Kings Highway). then again, there isn’t one on the western entrances, either (Brindabella Rd, and Namadgi Rd).

Its because the south is full of bogans and its not a good look for the ACT.

Its called loitering to commit photography. Nice Pic.

This is the main entrance, as seen by the NCA, and that is why they maintain northbourne Ave and water the nature strip etc, as the ‘gateway to canberra’.

Noice!

Would it be rude to enquire WHY Kerces has been standing on the edge of the Federal Highway in the dark?

I wonder why only some entrances to the ACT have that big important sign on them? I’m pretty sure teh southern entrance doesn’t have one, and the eastern side certainly doesn’t (from teh Kings Highway). then again, there isn’t one on the western entrances, either (Brindabella Rd, and Namadgi Rd).

Back to the future….

Nice photo. Its a familiar site for me.

Nice image, what exposure time was used?