Civic Square Ball
New wooden sculpture on top of the bridge going over the road from Civic Square in Wellington.
New opportunities for framing the ball hanging in the middle of the square.
Have taken this again with better framing but film is still in the camera.
Nikon F5, 50mm f1.8 Lens, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO film… (this mostly doesnt change) 🙂
Reflection Sculpture and Diver
It was kind of a nothing happening day so I decided to go shoot the statue/sculpture I had seen a couple of days ago on the Wellington waterfront. The sky was pretty overcast so the conditions were pretty good (although I will go back at nigh and shoot with flash sometime in the future).
So I get there and start taking some shots when all of a sudden people start jumping off the wharf directly behind the sculpture…wtf… some sort of training for dive people I guess… They started doing circuits on the dock so it gave me a good opportunity to get some pics.
P N D S was written on their wetsuits but didn’t get anything from google and they were going pretty hard out so was thinking they were possibly Navy… If anyone knows?
I love it when stuff like this happens 🙂
Reflection.
The one on the right is a sculpture.
Jumping with Fins
Nikon F5, 50mm f1.8 Lens, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film
Mr Key
Shot at the start of the parade for the All Whites Football team after their undefeated record at the world cup (didn’t win a game but got 3 draws).
The person in the middle of the scrum is the Prime Minister of New Zealand John Key. The thing I really like about New Zealand is that we are all pretty relaxed and it was cool to see the PM hang around after the parade had left and talk and pose for photos with the large amount of kids who stayed. Even if I don’t agree with his politics at least he hung round and had his photo taken with pretty much anyone.
The funniest thing that happened was a dancer from a Salsa Dancing float tried to get her picture taken with the PM and had to run to catch up with her float which had left without her. unfortunately I was changing a roll of film at the time and missed shooting it…
It also seemed like entrance to the fenced off area was by the look of your camera rather than any type of Press Pass, I was tempted but liked the angles I was getting so decided not to try…
I possibly pissed off some newspaper photographers by using my 50mm and getting close and getting in their way while they were all shooting 70-200s.  Ngh like I cared 🙂
Nikon F5, 50mm f1.8 Lens, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO film.
More Knitting Graffiti
More knitting graffiti seen this time in the Leftbank Mall off Cuba Street.
No someone didn’t lose a scarf it was definitely knitted on to the post.
Nikon F5, 50mm f1.8 Lens, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO film.
Bubble Man
Man blowing bubbles in Manners Mall, Wellington.
He wasnt too happy with me taking his photo and stopped whenever I was in his sight. I sniped this one while walking past from the other end of the mall.
This image is kinda inspired by THIS IMAGE which is much more impressive… Cheers Fergus.
Nikon F5, 50mm f1.8 Lens, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO film.
Puddle Reflection
Seen opposite The Beehive in Wellington after a heavy rain and a blocked drain.
Nikon F5, 50mm f1.8 Lens, Ilford HP5 400 ISO Film.
Protest 2
Protest on Cuba Street about prisioners being held at Guantanamo Bay
Nikon F5, 50mm f1.8 Lens, Ilford HP5 400 ISO Film.
Pigeon Houses
Pigeons roosting near the back entrance of where I work.
Possibly needs a bit of straightening but what the hey…
Home Along
Minding the Nest
Apartment Living
Nikon F5, 50mm f1.8 Lens, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film.
Not as Dead Flower
Not as dead as the last one
Nikon F5, 50mm f1.8 Lens, PK13 Extension Tube, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film
Dead Flower
Dont you just love it when your walking along (admittedly in a cemetery) and you go “Hey, that dead looking flower is pretty cool, I just happen to have an extension tube  and a 50mm on my F5, This could be a cool image”
And it was True Story
🙂 
Nikon F5, 50mm f1.8 Lens, PK13 Extension Tube, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO film, Gold toning care of Photoshop.
Thistle
Thistle at the Cemetery
Flash situated above the head of the thistle just out of frame in order to have more light fall-off.
Nikon F5, 50mm f1.8 Lens, Velvia 50 ISO film, SB80DX Speedlite, Radio Remote Flash Trigger.
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