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The Crawley Edge Boatshed (or that little blue boathouse) is a well recognised and frequently photographed site at Crawley in Perth, Western Australia. It is thought to have been originally constructed in the early 1930s.

That Shed

NIKON D750 + 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8 @ 27 mm, 60 sec at f/16, ISO 50

It’s literally been photographed to death but as I was in Perth I felt I had to go and take some photographs of this iconic location for myself before leaving.

The boatshed itself sits at the end of a narrow wooden boardwalk leading out into the Swan River just off the foreshore below Kings Park near The University of Western Australia.

The shed has been painted a very nice shade of blue which does contrast nicely with those warmer sunrise or sunset colours.

The Little Blue Boatshed

NIKON D750 + 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8 @ 24 mm, 47 sec at f/14, ISO 50

Note: These images (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger – so click any of the images below to see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer.

This location is actually positioned very nicely for both sunrise or sunset shoots. I decided to head there for sunrise and I was there and setup at the end of the boardwalk very very early, well before sunrise.

It’s actually quite fortunate I was the first to arrive. The boardwalk is very narrow (barely wide enough for one person) so I got the prime position right at the start of the boards – those who arrived well after me had to shoot over me from the steps right behind me.

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