St. Kilda at Night

St. Kilda is one of my favourite locations in Melbourne, especially to play with my photographic gears. The beautiful sandy beach, walking trail, palm fringed road, pier with kiosk, boats and yachts, great view of Melbourne's skyline, and little penguins all give lots of opportunities to press the shutter release.

When we had to choose a location at the last minute for a Friday night photo-walk, we chose St. Kilda unanimously. Though just missed the sunset by the time we reached there, we were not disappointed. Here are the sample shots of the night:

St. Kilda Pier and Pavilion

St. Kilda Pavilion

Another perspective of St. Kilda Pavilion

Melbourne skyline at night

St. Kilda Jetty and Melbourne skyline

St. Kilda Pier and Pavilion

St. Kilda Beach, Melbourne

St. Kilda is a famous inner city suburb of Melbourne known for its beautiful water front / beach, theatres, restaurants, festivals, theme park (Luna park), etc and is on the top of the list of destinations for short breaks among Melbournians. The common recreational activities at the beach includes strolling, jogging, cycling, sunbathing, fishing, rollerblading and sailing.

The easiest way to reach the beach by public transport is getting on a tram of route number 3a, 16 or 96 towards St. Kilda beach (zone 1). And, route 96 is the only one where Bumblebee trams are in service.

A Bumblebee tram in St. Kilda

Brooks jetty and St. Kilda lighthouse

Skating area

Beach Badminton

St. Kilda beach and the pier

People come here to relax...

... with their gears

St. Kilda Pavilion - a 100 years old kiosk

View of St. Kilda suburb from the pier

Sailing boats @ St. Kilda pier

Sailing boats in action

St. Kilda breakwater

Part of the St. Kilda break water is a home for a colony of Little Blue Penguins (a.k.a. Fairy Penguins) and the area has been fenced off from public access. Another protected species, Rakali - native water rat, also share this place as its home.

Melbourne's skyline seen from St. Kilda beach

Luna Park - St. Kilda's iconic amusement park

Palais Theatre - a live music and concert venue