Julie Powell – Photographer & Graphic Artist
Creating & Capturing Life's Precious Moments
If I add up how much time I spent with each creature, it’s possible it all adds up to five minutes, they are often so quick a minute or so is all you have. These were all taken on a morning stroll in Hamilton Gardens, New Zealand, such a marvellous place to visit – would…
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We spent the morning wandering around the Lakefront and then had a fantastic breakfast. After breakfast we went from Taupo, we drove back towards Napier and finally found Waipunga Falls, an amazing sight from the car park, but no way to safely get down. We missed this and another river on our way to Napier…
Read MoreHow exciting, I have joined the Photofocus Team as a Guest writer…here is my very first piece, of course, I will be primarily focusing on Still Life Photography…enjoy
(Editor’s note: This guest article is by Julie Powell who lives in Narre Warren, Victoria Australia. She is an award-winning still life photographer who loves to share her passion for this genre with others. 381 more words
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We woke to gorgeous clear skies and a view from our room, still freezing and there was a fresh dusting of snow on the peaks. Quickly got up and got dressed to go capture the stunning views and that touch of dusty white snow on the top of Mount Taranaki – it really was so…
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More questions this week from Sparkosacombustiblemind for the Share Your World weekly challenge, so here we go…. What is the best pick me up that you know of? To shake you out of the blues? Music is generally what gets me out of a funk, fun music that I just can’t help singing along with or even…
Read MoreIn the early morning light, while it was still cool and dewy we visited the Dugald MacKenzie Rose Garden, armed with our macro lenses and light rings, we took off for some still life goodness, I had not shot any real flowers in days 🙂 We left Palmerston North and drove through various farmland, mostly…
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We woke to rain and cold and of course a blinding gale, we eventually decided to drive to Cape Palliser, we almost didn’t – THAT would have been a huge mistake! It continuously rained and such low cloud, we could barely see, at one point the temp dropped below 9°C (remember it’s Summer) we were…
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After being diagnosed with Shingles last week and spending every day since then in constant pain, I decided that I really need to do something more constructive with my time than Netflix Binge, as opposed to sulking in despair, a few days sure but then I gotta get real. Then, of course, I also heard…
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Woke to grey skies, but no rain so we headed off to Zealandia EcoSanctuary , I know it is vitally important the work they do protecting native lizards and birds here, however, we actually found it a little boring. SORRY. The rare birds, while we spotted a few (Tui and Takahe) in the distance or hidden,…
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After being away for nearly a month, then being sick for the last two weeks, I feel like I have lost a lot of time, but my Doctor tells me the Shingles are normally brought on by stress and fatigue; so I am trying not to do too much. My patience is quite short, with…
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Julie Powell - Photographer & Graphic Artist 