Impressionism in Wildlife Photography
It started with panning. Panning is the technique where you track the subject as it moves, and with a slow enough shutter speed, you get a sharp subject and a…
Dawn on Tiri
Hearing the dawn chorus of birds on Tiritiri Matangi is something you have to experience. As light begins to tickle the horizon in the east, the islands swells into life…
Two Nights on Tiritiri Matangi
Tiritiri Matangi is an Island Sanctuary north of Auckland. It’s an amazing place, just over an hour away from the city by ferry. The forest is alive with song. I…
Double-exposures for bird photography
I was extremely lucky to spend a few nights on Tiritiri Matangi Island Sanctuary recently. I'll write a full blog about that soon, but today I wanted to share something…
Lake Okareka Evenings
It's taken me eight months to get up to Lake Okareka, which is unusual. It's my staple visit when I go home to Rotorua, and there's always something to see.…
Fur Seals and Rainbows
A few weekends ago when I was home and the weather was dismal, we headed to Mount Maunganui to walk the base track. We arrived to rain, which cleared, then…
Why fungi are great photographic subjects
The beginning of Autumn brings cold winds, rain, frost, and fungi. Little mushrooms and toadstools start popping up all over the place, adding little splashes of colour to the forest…
Leaf Skeletons
Something that inspires me is the very temporary nature of everything. I also have a fondness for delicate, ephemeral things. So the small collection of skeletonised leaves that Mum has became…
Tekapo Textures
What's most interesting about a landscape when you are in it? For me, it's all the little details, the textures that don't necessarily get picked up when you make a…
Mt John Observatory – Tekapo
The drive up to the Mt John Observatory is steep and winding, and seems to go on for much longer than it should. Once at the top, you're rewarded with…
Stargazing
A more accurate title would be "moongazing", but stargazing sounds infinitely better. On the night of the eclipse we were in Tekapo - the best place in New Zealand to…
Incoming Gull!
Colonies of birds are a lot of fun to photograph - but it's sometimes difficult to know where to look! We passed this roost of White-fronted terns briefly while boating…
The Tasman Glacier
You'd think I'd have had enough of glaciers after visiting Antarctica, but I will never get tired of ice! We visited the Tasman Glacier and hiked up a big hill…
The Recoleta Cemetery Stained Glass Windows
Stained glass windows are works of art. They look dull and mundane unless lit from behind, and then they glow like jewels. I've seen a few impressive ones during my travels…
The Recoleta Cemetery Cats
A cemetery seems an odd tourist destination (especially for those mainly interested in wildlife!), but as it was right next door to our accommodation and highly recommended, we decided to pay…