Autumn
Autumn. I love autumn. The turning of the leaves, the bite of polar winds sneaking up from the south. Autumn is best experienced on long dog walks in the forest,…
Preening Duck
I wrote a bit about composition a while back. In that post I lamented accidentally amputating parts of birds by not zooming out enough. In trying to diverge from just taking…
Flying South – Looking down at Ruapehu
My favourite thing about flying is looking out the window. I love seeing things from a different perspective. I don't usually get window-seats though, unfortunately! Flying south to Christchurch, I…
Lake Tekapo Collie Statue
The long list of Antarctica blog posts means that what I'm up to at the moment will get pushed until later this year. Normally due to university this wouldn't matter,…
Antarctica : I’m Back!
Like it says, I've just returned from a rather overwhelming trip with Dad to Antarctica, or to be more precise, the Antarctic Peninsula. And to be honest, I'm not yet…
2014 in Review
Both photographically and generally speaking, this has been a fantastic year. I've learnt a lot, not just about photography, but about why I take photographs and what drives me to…
21
It's apparently a big deal when you turn 21. To be honest, to me it's just another number. I'm marking the day by running a half marathon (a suitable 21km)…
New Zealand Geographic Young Photographer of the Year
What can I say that hasn't been said already? Dad was quick in getting a blog post out about this last night! Having my photographs recognised in such a large…
100 Posts!
In roughly 2 years I have written 100 blog posts and kept to my goal of posting one every Sunday. It's been a fantastic exercise, constantly pushing me to learn…
Spring
It's spring here in the Southern Hemisphere, which means warmer weather (and rain), an unfurling of blossoms and a cacophony of birdlife. It's a good time for bird photography, as…
Western Cattle-Egret
D-Photo Sigma Amateur Photographer of the Year 2014
A few weeks ago I got a very exciting phone call while I was at work, and it's been a hell of a time keeping mum (and keeping Mum mum)…
South Africa Trip Masterpost
Here is the order that all of the South Africa Trip blogs go in: Snapseed for Photo Editing Weavers Red Bishops Caught in the Rain Frustrating Days - Malachite Sunbirds…
iPhoneography update
To curb my procrastinatory habit of editing photos while I should be studying, I left my photo storage hard-drives at home so I could devote this week to some proper,…
Keeping Going – Photography during the semester
We're taking a little break from the South Africa blogs this weekend, as University is currently draining a lot of my time. Next week (hopefully!) we'll be back with more…
subaruforester.org Calendar Competition
I'm a predominantly a wildlife photographer. I do enjoy experimenting with other things though, dabbling in a bit of portraiture, landscape, and even automobile photography. Chris is fond of his…