|
| |
CoffeeWaffle
|
Wednesday, 30 May 2007
|
|
One of the coolest things about the world wide web is... no matter what stange hobby you take up (eg kite aerial photography), or what odd habits you aquire, somewhere there is an internet based group of people who will make you feel right at home. I've got into the habit of photographing myself and my bike, or parts thereof, while riding. Apparently these are 'Panda Portraits', and there's a Flickr group just for them. cool aye?
8:13:36 PM 
|
|
|
|
Monday, 28 May 2007
|
|
4:25:22 PM
|
|
|
|
Sunday, 27 May 2007
|
|
After spending most of the morning collecting firewood (from yet another apple orchard which has been bulldozed to make way for vineyards to grow grapes for the booming wine industry here), this sunny Sunday afternoon was spent in the housebus playing Settlers. Can you spot Kaycee in the picture?
9:04:50 PM
|
|
|
|
Friday, 18 May 2007
|
|
I went for a bike ride out to Cable Bay this evening to watch the sun go down.... 
8:58:25 PM
|
|
|
|
Monday, 14 May 2007
|
|
The days are getting shorter and the mornings colder. I'm leaving for work in the dark these days, which means there's lots more sunrise photography to look forward to as I cycle through winter.
9:48:03 PM
|
|
|
|
Saturday, 12 May 2007
|
|
I went back to Boulder Bank Drive this afternoon to try some more kite aerial photography. The light last time, on Monday, had been to scarce get any good shots looking straight down. Today was much better and the low afternoon sun really lit up the reds in the odd assortment of flora in this unique habitat. The esturay on the other side of the road also provided some nice fractal arrangements in contrasting greens, blues and greys. 
9:45:39 PM
|
|
7:38:13 PM
|
|
Toutouwai is a fearless little bird, bolder even than the Fantail. They will fly within an arms reach and are even known to perch on a persons head of shoulder. I have still found it challenging to get good shots of this species however because I usually come across them in the deepest darkest parts of the NZ bush where the light for photography of fast moving, dark coloured birds is not the best.
11:16:11 AM
|
|
|
|
Monday, 7 May 2007
|
|
At the northern end of the huge esturay that is Nelson Haven, is Boulder Bank drive. On one side of the road is the esturay, on the other Wakapuaka sand flats and wildlife reserve. 
This kite aerial photography session was late in the day so most of my shots looking straight down were slightly blurred, but I got a few shots with a faster shutter speed looking out towards the setting sun. 
Each time I launch a kite-borne camera I take a self-portrait test shot at low altitude to check everything is turned on and connected. I must remember to smile next time, but there is quite a bit to concentrate on while taking photos via radio control and flying a kite at the same time. 
6:56:14 PM
|
|
|
|
Sunday, 6 May 2007
|
|
Tonights sunset over an incoming tide at Cable Bay Esturay.
7:25:39 PM
|
|
|
|
Saturday, 5 May 2007
|
|
11:35:57 AM
|
|
|
|
Friday, 4 May 2007
|
|
9:21:28 PM
|
|
|
|
Thursday, 3 May 2007
|
|
8:54:06 PM
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, 1 May 2007
|
|
While on our South Island cycle tour I got into the habit of photographing our various campsites. It was always an odd feeling when I'd packed all my gear back onto the bike each morning, to look back as we rode away and see no sign of what had been my home for the night. Here's some of my favourite campsite shots... 
Clarks Reserve on our first night of the trip. I like how Kaycee came prancing out of the tent just in time for the shot.
Punakaiki was night six of our cycle tour. This is just down the road from the famous pancake rocks.
A bit of fun with a tripod and a torch under a full moon at our campsite near Wanaka. This was night 15 of our tour. We got woken up at dawn by a grumpy campground manager demanding our camp fees that we had failed to pay into the honesty box 'on arrival'. We were gonna pay.... honest.
This is the start of a (nice sunny) cycle touring day in Manapouri. I sleep with a camera by my pillow :)
I can't even remember exactly where this campsite was. Somewhere near Waikouaiti I think. I do remember I couldn't have coffee in the morning because we were short of water. We discovered the river nearby was actually tidal after we had made camp so (fresh) water was on very short rations. Luckily there was a little town just a couple of kilometers away, with a little bakery, that had suuuuperb coffee. Phew.
8:20:42 PM
|
|
|
© Copyright
2007
Murray Neill
.
Last update:
30/05/2007; 8:14:21 p.m.
. |
|
|
|
