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Misty Morning Sunrise over Lake Pearson
While I was editing my images from my Cass trip last week, I was mucking around with some presets and I got this as a result and really liked it. Was it what I saw when I was there? No? … Continue reading
Lake Tekapo Cloudscape
While I was in Lake Tekapo, photographing the lupins earlier this month, this cloud formation hung around the eastern mountain range for several days. Determined to capture it, we drove up the other side of the lake, past Mt John … Continue reading
Lake Tekapo Lupins
Once a year there is a floral phenomenon in the Mackenzie Country – the lupins come into bloom and cover the landscape in a carpet of all shades of pink, purple, blue and other tones. The kind of scenery that … Continue reading
Posted in Camera Adventures
Tagged flower photography, lake tekapo, landscape photography, lupin, new zealand scenery, nz mountains
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Fire and Bright Lights in Christchurch
Recently there have been two opportunities to get out and take advantage of the early winter night. A local fire spinning group did a photography shoot performance at Sumner Beach which was excellent fun. It was a cold frosty night … Continue reading
Burkes Pass Panorama
Please click to embiggen this – it is a three shot panorama of the hills in Burkes Pass. Taken last August on my way to Te Anau, the weather was overcast, dull and grey all the way down for all … Continue reading
Awake – An Exercise in Black and White Conversion
One of the cession 5 Awake classes was Black and White conversions and we were taken through ways NOT to do this in PS and also a couple of ways TO do it in PS. I found this very interesting … Continue reading
Great Southern Lakes of NZ
This is the view I was hoping to get on my trip down south, bright blue skies, crystal clear lakes, snow capped mountains OH MY! As you can see from the above image of Lake Te Anau – taken from … Continue reading
Posted in Camera Adventures, Waffle and Burbling
Tagged aoraki, eqnz, fiordland, lakes, milford, mountains, mt cook, New Zealand, new zealand scenery, nz landscape, snowy mountains, te anau, winter landscape
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To the Mountains and Back Again
Some dear friends moved from Kaikoura to Lake Te Anau a year ago, which happens to be 7 hours drive one way from here, through at least two mountain passes. That is a long way to drive in one go, … Continue reading
Posted in LR & Photoshop
Tagged alpine scenery, cloudy sky, lake, lake tekapo, landscape, mountains, New Zealand, new zealand scenery, photography, scenery
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Light Show Botanic Gardens Christchurch
Its school holidays and someone decided to carry on the tradition of doing a mid winter light show in Christchurch (started a few years ago after the earthquakes). This year they used the Botanic Gardens which is a lovely idea, … Continue reading
Posted in Camera Adventures, LR & Photoshop
Tagged "low light", 2015, botanic gardens, Christchurch, coloured lights, new zealand scenery, night shooting
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Landscape vs Portrait Orientation for a Pastoral Scene
I have an exam in a week and a half and am quite bored with study right now, so took some time to revisit images from my Maniototo trip in Easter last year. Due to my study schedule then I … Continue reading
Posted in For Beginners
Tagged composition, landscape photography, new zealand scenery, photography, scenery
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Learning to See Light 