Elephant rocks, Waitaki Before moving to the Waitaki District, I didn't even know that the region existed! It's essentially North & East Otago, up to the Canterbury border. After thirty-odd years in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland it's a really big change: from urban sprawl and native bush, to wide open landscapes and agricultural pastures. While I lived … Continue reading Exploring Waitaki: Elephant Rocks
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Exploring Waitaki: Nenthorn
A couple of weekends ago our camera club went for a drive to Nenthorn, an old town from the goldmining heydays. We're lucky enough to have a member who knows the area - and history - like the back of his hand, and he put together an informative tour for us. It was a real … Continue reading Exploring Waitaki: Nenthorn
Bug of the Year 2023
Today's blog is about Bug of the year 2023 - vote here: https://bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/
Exploring Waitaki: Anderson’s Lagoon
Despite living in a town with a population of less than a thousand, I am lucky enough to have a local camera club - and within walking distance, too. We meet once a month and occasionally go on trips to local spots for photography. At the end of last year, before the busy Christmas season … Continue reading Exploring Waitaki: Anderson’s Lagoon
365 Project: November Highlights
I started part-way through the month, but now we're into a new month I thought I'd share a few favourites from November. A 365 project is pretty straightforward - take a photo every day for 365 days. So each day I post my photo on the 365 Project website with a short blurb (you can … Continue reading 365 Project: November Highlights
Photographing with human scale
This was the first photograph I took with actual photography techniques in mind. When I lived in Tāmaki Makaurau I did a lot of tramping, and would often take photos. After a while I naturally wanted to improve my photos and somewhere (probably some photography blog online) I came across the concept I tried here. … Continue reading Photographing with human scale
Dwindle River Studio 