Tākapu Australasian Gannet at Muriwai
Recently
I'm busy writing up my Doctoral thesis, which doesn't leave time for much else in life, apart from work. But here's a few images from recent adventures, to let you…
Otago Wildlife Masterclass November 2022
We had another stunning weekend in Ōtepoti for the Wildlife Photography Masterclass a few weeks ago! I've not run a workshop in spring before, so it was interesting to see…
Freeze-frame
This image is actually a still taken from a video, shot handheld on a rolling boat! There are four species of seabird cruising through the frame, and while the video…
Blue morning
A wee while ago I went up to Tāwharanui for a morning wander with Yusuf (see his photos here!), looking for birds, looking for light, looking for nice images. The…
Wildlife in portrait
Kotoreke / Marsh Crake | Nikon Z9 + 800mm f/6.3 I've been shooting a lot in portrait mode recently, flipping the camera on its side and trying a different perspective.…
Bird Photography with the new Nikon Nikkor Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S
Impressions of the new Nikon Nikkor Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S lens for bird photography - what a dream lens!
Spring babies
Spring really is a fantastic time for bird photography, with babies abound. As well as the pīpīwharouroa from last week's post, I enjoyed following this pīwakawaka/pied fantail family around as…
Pīpīwharouroa
Last spring I finally managed to get some photographs of pīpīwharouroa - Shining cuckoos - that I really like. They're so elusive, noisy but sneaky and perfectly camouflaged. There were…
Photo Updates
Doing a PhD during a pandemic has annihilated my weekly habit of blogging. It's been a bit tough to maintain space in my schedule and brain for photography, let alone…
Antipodean albatross
Why you should Vote Toroa for Bird of the Year
Why you should vote #seabirdsnottreebirds and support toroa/Antipodean albatross for #BirdoftheYear
Kākā calling
Lockdown is dragging on, and with delta cases popping up outside of Tāmaki Makaurau, I'm content to wait it out. That doesn't mean it's easy. I'm losing my field season,…
Snares crested penguins
Escapism
Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) is still in L4 lockdown, which means I can't do fieldwork. I'm running out of research-related things I can do. So as well as photographing backyard birds…