Our New Zealand Adventure – Day 5

Today we drove to Paihia (pronounced Paheeha), we were booked on a Cruise out of the Bay to see some Dolphins and The Hole in The Rock, as well as Cape Brett Lighthouse and of course the coastline. We grabbed a coffee (best we have had the entire trip) and wandered the harbour, while we…

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Autumn Skies

I cannot really call it a day trip, more an evening out, about 30 of us all trouped up to RJ Hammer Arboretum, in Olinda and played with crystal clear Autumn skies, the moon would not rise until after midnight. I have shot in the park many times, but never at night, I’d never thought…

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Sunset to Sunrise (including nighttime shots)

This week Cee asks us to share from Sunset to Sunrise I love a good sunset, but it’s been awhile when I have my camera – nothing. When I have no camera and I am busy, amazing! Love a good sunrise, but generally, I am still asleep! But I have been lucky to witness quite…

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Monday Musings…

A mixed bag this week, some highlights and some very low episodes, where do I even start. I did a Post last week about my poor fur baby having a major crisis. We still have no idea whether its bug bite, an allergy, a chemical burn (Still most likely suspect) or something else altogether. She is…

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Summer Outings – Night time Beach Bliss

I am sure you are all aware now of my affection for the ocean, I always feel a sense of calm and release when I can see, hear and smell the ocean; apparently I’m not alone. I guess Seafarers for centuries have spoke of the desire to be near the ocean. The is a way…

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Autumn Outings – Snake Valley Astro Shoot

A weekend of fun, friends and fotos

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Summer Outings – Sorrento

So this weekend was our big Astro Photography Workshop, we had decided as it was Valentine’s Day we would get a BnB and stay down the Peninsula for the weekend. We stayed at Whitehall Lodge in Sorrento, a lovely old style lodging house right near the surf beach. Granted it could have done with a…

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Tales from the Shoot – Summer Night Skies

As I am sure you have all heard me babble on about the Astro 101 Workshop that Moth and I ran over the weekend……..it was a complete bust as far as the Summer night skies was concerned. Working with Mother Nature can be amazing and have it’s rewards, but she can be unpredictable. We also…

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Tuesdays Tales from the Shoot – Astro Photography

“Fail. Fail again. Fail better – Mary Gordon” I would love to be sitting here telling you about ALL my amazing adventures on the weekend, don’t get me wrong it wasn’t all doom and gloom, but it could have been better. The one truly amazing thing I got out of this weekend was that I…

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