A friend's cat called Macy. She was a bit wary of me at first... shy at best. But she has gotten very used to me & become my little buddy. She often comes to visit me to see what I'm up to and - being such a small thing, she can even balance on my knee when watching telly! Macy watching the world go by from her viewing spot. Macy balanced quite happily on my … [Read more...] about Meet Macy
BLOG: Daily of Mt Aspiring (sorta)
* 9 May 23 Let me say at the outset that there is no chance that I will photograph this same shot every day... But, that said, with my zoom lens knackered and currently out for repair and a 10,000 ft (almost) Mount Aspiring viewable from my lounge window, it struck me that I need to get some snaps of it (with or without the good zoom). Hence I'm going to put up some … [Read more...] about BLOG: Daily of Mt Aspiring (sorta)
Astrophotography Rock at Lake Tekapo
On a recent jaunt to Lake Tekapo, I took this picture of a rock with the Milky Way stretching up behind the lake and distant mountains. There was some lovely green airglow in the air which added to the lovely scene. A rock on the foreshore of Lake Tekapo with the Milky Way … [Read more...] about Astrophotography Rock at Lake Tekapo
Astrophotography of the Church at Lake Tekapo
On one little adventure up North I was able to go to Lake Tekapo to do a bit of Astrophotography. I've been there about 5 times and I still get excited to go there. You see Tekapo has been designated as a Dark Sky Reserve. Because of its geographical location it has unnaturally clear views of the night skies. The small township has taken this further in doing their best to … [Read more...] about Astrophotography of the Church at Lake Tekapo
Clyde Dam Astrophotography
I went on a jaunt westwards from Wānaka to a wee township called Clyde, in Central Otago. My plan had been to do some astrophotography at the Clyde Dam. That didn't go too well originally as the Milky Way was not where I thought it was going to be, the front of the dam was extremely lit up at night (killing any chance of doing Astro stuff with it) and there was no way to get … [Read more...] about Clyde Dam Astrophotography