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Very very tired but OK
So you may have heard about the 7.5 earthquake that hit the South Island just after midnight (some 20 hours ago). I am OK, the cats and the house are OK but I had to evacuate due to tsunami warning, … Continue reading
Posted in Blog Admin
Tagged checking in, Christchurch, christchurch earthquake, earthquake, New Zealand, tired
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Waterfall on the Milford Sound Road
Last year I went to Te Anau to visit my friend P and her family. She now lives 7 hours drive from me so its a bit of a mission, but she also now lives in the heart of some … Continue reading
Posted in Camera Adventures, LR & Photoshop
Tagged landscape photography, New Zealand, nz landscape, photography, scenery, te anau, waterfalls
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Sunrise at Taylors Mistake
It has to be confessed that I am NOT a morning person. AT ALL!! So that is my excuse for the fact there are only two sunrise shoots in my collection. However both were excellent mornings and I don’t want … Continue reading
Posted in LR & Photoshop
Tagged Christchurch, impression, landscape photography, New Zealand, oil paint filter, photography, Rob Dickinson, sunrise, taylors mistake, topaz
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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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Christchurch Street Art
Some of you may know that 5 years ago we had two major earthquakes here in Christchurch, and the second one was particularly devastating, damaging nearly all the buildings in the CBD area in the city. As a result there … Continue reading
Posted in Waffle and Burbling
Tagged Christchurch, christchurch earthquake, grafitti, New Zealand, photography, street art
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An Anniversary Of Sorts
On the 6th of June I celebrate 8 years in my current job. I post about it here because it was due to some end of year commission bonuses that I was able to purchase my first 40D Canon DSLR … Continue reading
Posted in Waffle and Burbling
Tagged landscape photography, New Zealand, nz scenery, photography
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First Panorama done in LR6
This is a shot – well actually its 7 images shot of Blue Lake at St Bathans when I was there a year ago. I have taken several lots of shots to assemble into a panorama but the software I … Continue reading
Jim Goldstein wants my best images of 2014
Apparently Jim Goldstein does this thing every year where he asks people to submit their best images for a year and he will feature the ones he considers the best. EDIT: He wants your images too – a few more … Continue reading
Learning to See Light 