Contemporary Aucklanders contemplate some old-fashioned modes of transport as part of the city’s 175th anniversary celebrations. Photo: Su Leslie, 2015.
It’s 175 years since the city of Auckland was established, and so our Anniversary Day celebration back in January was pretty special. One of the things I really enjoyed was a display of large-scale photos from the Council archive showing how the city used to look. I have posted a couple of these images before, but I thought they were so appropriate for this week’s travel theme, Old Fashioned, at Where’s my Backpack that I’ve re-edited and re-used them.
A vintage car adds to the old-fashioned ambience of Auckland’s Anniversary Day celebrations. Photo: Su Leslie, 2015.
Old-fashioned oratory. A giant photo of Sir John Logan Campbell, one of the city’s founding fathers. I wonder what he would have made of the casual dress code of modern New Zealanders? Photo: Su Leslie, 2015
Cars have changed a lot in the last 80 or so years, but the Auckland Town Hall looks pretty much the same. Photo: Su Leslie, 2015
Fabulous photos! love the juxtaposition of the old fashioned photos in the background and modern day people enjoying them. Made me do a double take to figure out what I was viewing!
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Thanks Leanne; that’s what I was hoping for!
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Since that was almost to the word my comment, I’ll just say ditto. 🙂
janet
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great minds think alike ….. they also say fools never differ but seeing as you are a great mind I am very happy to go with that!
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🙂 I’ll just go with your interpretation, Leanne. 🙂
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a brilliant choice!
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And ditto again. Love the juxtaposition. I also did a double take. I think it’s enhanced by the brilliant colors against the b&w. 😉
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Thanks Hannah.
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De rien. 🙂
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Enjoyed each image and want more. Great that you put your own sense of the past and present together to show us.
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Thanks Sally; I had such fun taking these photos. It was a challenge trying to get the visitors in the right perspective so that they looked like they “fitted” in the shot. Tricky with so many people around. But it was a beautiful, sunny day and the atmosphere was lovely.
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Your patience and persistence rewarded.
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I truly enjoyed your photos. Wonderfully composed, Su. The play with old and new was brilliant.
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Thanks Lucile
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Lovely. Great counter-point with the old B and W photos and the colour shots.
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Thank you. The huge black & white posters were a photographer’s gift!
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Fantastic photos. Both the large-scale city photos and the ones you made using them. “Gifts” like that are so much fun when they happen.
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Great photos Sue. I love them
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Wow, what a trip in time! I truly enjoyed it, great work.
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Thank you 🙂
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You did the superimposing?! Wow!!! Are the people walking/standing in the same spots as when the photos were taken?
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