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Camera Etiquette Questions

Posted on February 26, 2015 by lensaddiction

(Reposted Feb 2015) Someone posted a question about this in a forum I browse regularly, and it got me thinking. Most of the responses the poster got was around wedding photography (there may have been an element of that in … Continue reading →

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Whats your inner photography vision?

Posted on February 12, 2015 by lensaddiction

(reposted Feb 2015) I was talking to a friend about photography recently, and she blithely commented “if you are taking photos this good then you will do weddings, right?”. She was quite surprised when I replied an answer of “No”. … Continue reading →

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Rules of Composition Followup

Posted on May 3, 2013 by lensaddiction

(Repost – first posted Sept 2009) So I posted my Rules of Composition post in a couple of photography blogs I hang out in, and got some really interesting responses, and some new ideas and concepts. Big SHOUT OUT to … Continue reading →

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My first ever Sunrise Shoot at Moeraki Boulders

Posted on June 25, 2011 by lensaddiction

Queens Birthday is a 3 day weekend here in NZ, and its the first weekend in June. 3 days beforehand I crashed my car, but my BFF (DJ) managed to wangle permission to use her work car, and so our … Continue reading →

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Another major CHCH earthquake Monday June 13th

Posted on June 20, 2011 by lensaddiction

So life in the shaky city of Christchurch continues. For those not paying daily attention (ie everyone who doesn’t live here) we have had 7000+ earthquakes since 4th Sept 2010 and we are still going with no end in sight. … Continue reading →

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Australia Zoo Part 5 – Croc and Reptile show

Posted on June 19, 2011 by lensaddiction

This is obviously the highlight show for Australia Zoo, given the founders penchant for pulling the tails on wild crocs for fun (and for TV) so I wasn’t sure what I was going to see here, but I was pleasantly … Continue reading →

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Australia Zoo Part 4 – Jabiru and Free Flight Raptor Show

Posted on June 12, 2011 by lensaddiction

The Jabiru or Black Necked Stork was my favourite bird at Australia Zoo. I had seen its back from a distance at Currumbin so didnt realise how gorgeously coloured these birds are. And they are tall as well – a … Continue reading →

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Australia Zoo Part 3 – Cassowary, Barn Owl and other native Australian birds

Posted on May 31, 2011 by lensaddiction

One of the delights for me in visiting Australia was discovering the huge interesting diversity of the native birds. They are far more colourful and flamboyant than our native NZ birds, and come in a wider range of sizes. Birds … Continue reading →

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Australia Zoo Part 2 – Komodo, Tortoise, Tasmanian Devils and a Wombat

Posted on May 29, 2011 by lensaddiction

Australia Zoo is quite large and we decided to do the area closest to the entrance before wandering further. After looking at the map, planning for lunch and the Croc and the Birds of Prey shows, that was the plan. … Continue reading →

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Australia Zoo Part 1- Dingos and other critters

Posted on May 26, 2011 by lensaddiction

Australia Zoo was the second animal themed outing on my holiday. It has a very different feel to Currumbin, the paths are wide, flat and concrete, there are lots of signs (which is good because its big and the paths … Continue reading →

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