365 Favourites – January
I thought I'd share a few of my favourite photos from my current 365 project that I've been posting over on my tumblr. It's been a little difficult to keep…
I thought I'd share a few of my favourite photos from my current 365 project that I've been posting over on my tumblr. It's been a little difficult to keep…
What's most interesting about a landscape when you are in it? For me, it's all the little details, the textures that don't necessarily get picked up when you make a…
The drive up to the Mt John Observatory is steep and winding, and seems to go on for much longer than it should. Once at the top, you're rewarded with…
A more accurate title would be "moongazing", but stargazing sounds infinitely better. On the night of the eclipse we were in Tekapo - the best place in New Zealand to…
Colonies of birds are a lot of fun to photograph - but it's sometimes difficult to know where to look! We passed this roost of White-fronted terns briefly while boating…
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…
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…
We don't see Australasian Crested Grebes in the North Island. They're impressive waterbirds that look ridiculous on land because their legs are set very far back on their bodies! It…
You'd think I'd have had enough of glaciers after visiting Antarctica, but I will never get tired of ice! We visited the Tasman Glacier and hiked up a big hill…
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,…
Welcome Swallows are usually quite difficult birds to photograph, in my experience. They're small and very swift, so flight shots are a serious achievement! Even when perched they don't stick…
There's nothing I love more than falling asleep to the plaintive hooting of Moreporks. It's something that speaks of home to me - we live near a forest and they…
Rabbits are adorable, but they're also a huge pest in New Zealand. They're all over Mount Maunganui, and every summer we see hundreds of little baby buns running around nibbling…
There's no shortage of photographic opportunities walking around the Base track of Mount Maunganui. While Dad and I were largely after birds, Mum pointed out this ominous tree with roots…
It's always windy at Muriwai - it's why the Gannets nest there. There were serious gusts blowing when we spent the evening there after our day on Tiri, so much…