Photos of Clyde Quay Boat Sheds
About Clyde Quay Boat Sheds
Sitting along the Oriental Parade footpath, Clyde Quay Boat Harbour is lined by a long row of eye catching boat sheds. Each one has wide double doors facing the water and a brightly coloured paint job. The first two groups went up in 1905 and a third in 1922, all built to match. Behind them, the hills of Mount Victoria rise up to look down over the whole bay. For a layered frame you can stand on Clyde Quay Wharf at the western end of the harbour and shoot across the moorings, with boats in front, sheds along the waterline and St Gerard's Monastery looking down over it all. If you have a longer lens in your kit you can experiment with tightening the doors into a repeating band of colour. There is lots of space to set up along the Oriental Parade footpath and shoot the boat sheds from the top either at an angle to use the roofs as leading lines or as a foreground leading out to the harbour. Soft light suits the paint so early mornings are the perfect time to be here. Plus the water is much calmer in the mornings so the moored boats will be sitting still on flat water. The sheds are leased to boat owners and clubs, so make sure to shoot from the footpath and the public waterfront. (Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand)
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