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As the day draws to a close, a beautiful sunset reflects over the Yarra river from the Docklands harbour in Melboune with the Bolte Bridge at the horizon. The sky is ablaze in fiery red color and it decorates the sky making it surreal across the surface of the calm waters.

This picture of seagulls watching over the river, waiting for the sun to warm down was shot at the Yarra riverbank in Melbourne one summer afternoon.

Docklands in Melbourne is a great place to enjoy the evening sun overlooking the waterfront especially during the summer. The reflection of wooden pillars/pylons in the blue water looks more like an oil canvas painting. This nature's canvas was captured at the break of dawn.

The Shrine of Remembrance, located in Melbourne, was built as a memorial to the people of Victoria who served in First World War.

The picture shows a view of the 40 metre long gallery of Medals wall displaying around 4000 medals. Each of the medal represents 100 Victorians who have served in war and peacekeeping operations.

Going to the zoo is not an activity I look forward to. I find that boring. There is a lot of difference between seeing animals in the wild and seeing them in zoos. The poor souls don't 'live', they simple exist in the man-made habitats. Any day, I would prefer seeing them on Animal Planet rather than in the unappealing confinements.

I wanted to see a live Kangaroo in Melbourne, and heading to the nearby Melbourne zoo seemed to be the convenient option considering that I couldn't find enough time to do a wildlife trip. The kangaroos in the zoo disappointed me that day, showing no signs of enthusiasm and few of them even looked sick. They might have been resting after a heavy meal, but I was disappointed of not being able to get any lively pictures of the national symbol of Australia. I decided to move on to other sections of the zoo and let them 'live'.The Zoo has a good number of animal species from around the world making it a favourite among the places of interests for the tourists.

Now you know what I went for and you can see what I have got. This picture was shot at the reptile section of the zoo. In this photo, it is all about the position of the light source.

Australian pelicans are huge water birds with very large wingspan and long beaks. They are mostly white in colour with black wingtips. They are found in abundance almost all over Australia.

This picture of a pelican sitting on a lamp post enjoying the sun, was shot at the St Kilda beach, Melbourne.

St Kilda is a bay side suburb of Melbourne. It is a vacation spot with picturesque views of the bay, good beaches and attractive shopping and dining areas. St Kilda Pier provides panoramic views of the Melbourne skyline and is a popular destination for strolling, cycling and fishing.

This is a view of the bay from the St Kilda Pier with Melbourne skyline as the background.

This was shot at the Fitzroy Gardens on a summer evening in Melbourne. The empty wooden bench creates a sense of silence and loneliness and the black and white composition adds to that feeling.

Melbourne has a good collections of gardens and the Fitzroy Gardens is one of the best. They are wonderfully laid out across 26 hectares, with huge formal garden beds, walking paths and a superb collection of trees.

Cape Chestnut tree is noted for its flowering display in early summer. It bears masses of showy, light pink to dark mauve flowers. In bloom, the pink-draped Cape Chestnut is a magnificent sight.

A clear sky and a bright sunny afternoon helped me to capture the above frame of Cape Chestnut flowers at the Fitzroy Garden.

This frame was captured at the Victoria Harbour, Docklands. The Docklands is an inner city suburb in Melbourne and is a primarily waterfront area centred around the banks of the Yarra River and therefore a waterfront tourism destination. The Victoria Harbour Precinct is the centrepiece of Docklands with 3.7 kilometres of waterfront.

The parked vintage car in the scene does add some mysteriousness to the shot.

This shot was taken in Melbourne Victoria from the Docklands area looking over the Bolte Bridge. From December till February its summer here. Australia enjoys longer days during summer and this beautiful sunset was framed at about 9 in the evening.

This was shot on the rooftop of the hotel I was staying in, during my trip to Melbourne. The hotel has its rooftop developed into a beautiful garden with even facilities for sunbathing and barbecue.

Eureka Skydeck 88 is Melbourne's tallest observation deck giving a 360 degree view of Melbourne and what makes it special is the world's only 'edge' experience. Its the highest viewing platform in the Southern Hemisphere and currently the world’s tallest residential building.

The 'Edge' experience is created by a glass cube which slides 3 metres out from the building suspended almost 300 metres above the ground, with you inside, offering panorama views over Melbourne.