Photography fun

June 04, 2014  •  Leave a Comment
The weather on the long weekend was rather glorious, and my daughter wanted to take some photos around the Auckland Museum. So off we went on Sunday morning. It was a good few hours. While photography is often a solitary affair, just wandering around, chatting and taking pictures is quite rewarding. Well, that it was my daughter probably helped. Sh...
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Monday night spiders

May 19, 2014  •  Leave a Comment
Well, I seem to have got off on a classic Minolta lens binge at the moment. Minolta made the first popular auto-focus camera back in 1985, with the Maxxum (or Dynax) 7000. This was followed by a series of new AF lenses for this mount. These replaced the existing manual focus lens (MD or MC). In the film era, camera companies tended to produce lens...
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ANZAC Day 2014 at Browns Bay

April 24, 2014  •  Leave a Comment
Today was the 99th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing in World War One, and for Australia and New Zealand, an event that left its mark on the numbers of men killed and wounded. It is a poignant time. There is a sadness that propagates through the generation, in the stories, and in the quieter and sadder tone we grew up listening to. Within my fam...
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Tiger time in the Sping Thaw

April 23, 2014  •  Leave a Comment
Well as part of the last expedition to China we got up north. Very north. There was still snow on the ground even though it was early spring. This is one of the times when having a good relationship with the Chinese SFA matters. Got to see a couple of Amur tigers which I was able to photograph. They seem to be enjoying the thaw and the sunshine.
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Urban Grit

April 15, 2014  •  Leave a Comment
I think one of the challenges to travel photography is finding ways to capture the feel of a place. The reason this becomes a challenge is that often, the feel is not the same as the tourist postcards. Beijing for instance, is not blue skies and the Forbidden Palace. It is a large urban city, and at times, that dominates your experience. These are...
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