The iconic Gold Coast skyline bathed in the early morning light. Is it a heat-haze or sea-spray?
As the sun rises higher and gets hotter the mist/haze evaporates. It is going to be another hot day in the city…
(These photos were taken by Jack on his morning walk)
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Life has taken over these past 2 weeks and I almost missed the window of time for the “Len’s-artists photo challenge”. This week Patti has asked for cityscapes.
Living in Paradise... 
Pleased you posted these photos, and the temperature is best early before the sun gets high in the sky.
There are beautiful things to photograph and my favourite time and place is at sun rise on the beach.
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Definitely best time. Not so crowded then and cooler
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Beautiful shots, Pauline. Jack did a great job! What a beautiful view you have!
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The city spreads along almost 40 kilometres of beachfront and most of the hi rise buildings are concentrated in the middle section around Surfers Paradise.
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Beautiful.
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That is quite a cityscape. I always thought that the Gold Coast was a region in Queensland, not an actual city. My recollection of being there was of Surfers Paradise where we went for a meal, so is that just a suburb of Gold Coast City?
Looking at these pictures those high risers have definitely multiplied in the 20 years since I was there.
Lovely photos Jack 🙂
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Yes GC is a city with nearly 600,000 population Surfers is a suburb, the photo is looking towards Surfers where most of the hi rise buildings are.
Do you have a new blog “living on the edge”? Must check it out…
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OK. That makes sense. The blog isn’t new, just the title 🙂
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Ps we have lived here 20 years now. Don’t know we’re the time has gone….
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Well you have been travelling a lot during that time so I suppose you haven’t really been there all that long!
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No, feet on ground here about 14 years
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Hasn’t it been a stinker? We’re not near the ocean and we get very little breeze so I tend to venture out early or after 5pm. Surfers certainly looks better as the sun rises and from the vantage point of the coast 🙂 Great photos!
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We are so lucky with the sea breezes, they make the temperature tolerable. We don’t go to Surfers very often, just look at it from afar
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I love both of Jack’s photos, but that second photo is awesome.
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Very iconic
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Ah but you’re just in Time with some beautiful cityscapes Pauline!!
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Now the next challenge has arrived…
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The heat is getting worse or is my tolerance getting less? Although I can’t complain when I read about the southern temps. Your cityscape is very familar to me. Good choice for the season.
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We are lucky to get sea breezes, keeps the temperatures bearable. Poor folks down south and west are copping it
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I am up at Buderim for a while and it is much better here!!
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We were at Mapleton last weekend lovely climate in the mountains
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Absolutely
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You just made it! 🙂 🙂 Hope it’s been an enjoyable busyness…
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It has, daughter from NZ here at the moment. As you know it can be difficult to find time for blogging
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Fabulous! Enjoy yourselves 😍💕🍸xxx
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We are 👍🥂🍾
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Ah, beautiful shots, Jack! Love the hazy look.
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Like your forest, every day is different
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😙
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Two marvellous Cityscapes!
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Thanks Sue
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Well done Jack!
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They built those high rises really close to the sea didn’t they?
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Yes right on the beachfront and by about 4pm the beach is in shade behind them
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I sort of wish that San Jose had a more impressive skyline. It is the tenth most populous city in America, but really does not look like much. There are not many skyscrapers, and those that are there are relatively low because they are under the flightpath for the airport.
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What is the population of San Jose?
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more than a million. It is the tenth most populous city in America, and is surrounded by other rather populous towns. Yet, it lack an impressive skyline like those of much smaller and less populous towns like Oklahoma City or Sacramento.
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Truly amazing light in these pix. Fabulous, Jack.
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I was at home watering the garden that morning
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I always love that vista of the coast. It’s such a beautiful area.
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Very photogenic too
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That first shot would make a perfect painting. Beautifully captured.
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It would
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