Posts tagged “photography

Collaboration

Collaboration with Dining With Gunz

Amusing because both of us were thinking of doing this but neither of us wanted to ask the other.

Hopefully there will be more collaboratons in the future.


Death of a Tree

Sequence of a pine tree being felled.

Amusing things to note: Shot on Ilford Pan F+ 50 ISO film so had to shoot at f2.8 so not to get motion blur and had 9 month old Samantha in the backpack trying desparatley to grab the camera strap.

More tree related shots coming.


Fatherhood Friday 2

Just finished developing these last night (yay black and white film)

All I can say is “when the heck did you grow up so much?!

This picture really sums up Samantha in my opinion “its all about me!”  It is possible at 9 months that she has a diabolical plan to rule the world.

This is a picture of Emily posing, not quite sure what she’s being… I only put it in because one of this weeks big things was watching them cut down the trees that she is standing in front of…Those pics with action sequences of trees being felled coming soon 🙂


Surfer and the Storm

Shot after a big storm overnight… It still seems crazy that these guys wait for the big waves to go past and then jump onto the back of them from the rocks to get into the water… I guess it saves lots of time paddling.


A couple of macro shots (aka mushroom hunting)

Underside of a dead rose

Underside of a leaf

I have always enjoyed playing round with macro lenses (in this case extension tubes) and find that you usually dont get interesting images unless you spend a bit of time looking for different angles. Both these images were shot underneath so you dont get the cliche’d looking straight down on the rose (yawn) shot.


Peacock

Pretty


Typical New Zealand Photo

On the way back from a Castle mission had to stop for some cows crossing the road… Had camera, will take photos

This is for all the Non New Zealanders out there… Apparently there are more cows in NZ than people, not to mention a couple of sheep


Lost Printer

Ive noticed over the last couple of weeks that my printer has been starting to fade into the background, possibly because it is out of ink. After purchasing some ink (which cost more than I initially paid for the printer) I cant find it anywhere…. Weird. This pic is of a slightly cleaner desk as I used a camera, speedlite and off shoe TTL cable that was otherwise on the desk.

The situation has gotten worse… Amanda actually needsd something printed (ukulele music) and the printer cartridge has also been eaten by my desk…

Might have to tidy somewhat before work today.


Fatherhood Friday

Amanda and Emily

They both have the knack of saying things unintentionally that make me laugh my ass off

Amandas best this week: Lip Waash instead of whiplash

Emilys best this week: ” That necklass looks really pretty mum. When you die can I have it?”

Samantha

Had a hard week teething. 1 top tooth down 1 to go!


Balance by Torchlight

Fort Balance, Wellington

Nikon F5, Ilford Delta 3200 film, f1.8  30 secs with fill light from torch

Pre WWII gun emplacement… Abandoned by military, Adopted by graffiti artists.

Part of a series I am currently working on about abandoned gun emplacements around Wellington.


Snail on a Wire

As the title suggests it a snail on a power line… Not sure where it was going or even where it had come from… All I know is it had a long way to go.


Infrared Stable

Reconstructed Stable in Old Cromwell Town, Cromwell, Central Otago, New Zealand

Nikon  D70s  ISO 200  f22  for 15 seconds with a Cokin 007 IR filter

The composition of this shot was based on Lawrence Aberhart’s style ( I wish I could have shot it on an 8×10 camera like Mr Aberhart)