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MOUNTAINS

Mount Maunganui / Tauranga Flying

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One day in late April 2024 I got taken for a flight in a Gyrocopter and we went flying around the Coromandel and the Bay of Plenty... On that trip we had taken the door off on my side so I had a clear view for photography and, as such, there was nothing between me and Planet Earth - with just the seatbelt holding me in! As you can imagine the view was incredible and at the end … [Read more...] about Mount Maunganui / Tauranga Flying

Meteors over the Southern Alps of New Zealand

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Further to the post I put up of the Meteors over the Southern Alps in New Zealand, here's a bit more detail on it. It was taken in May of 2023 after an evening spent doing astrophotography at Lake Tekapo. I had zoomed across to Lake Pukaki to capture the sunrise over the Southern Alps via timelapse... Unbeknownst to me there was a meteor shower going on (as I later … [Read more...] about Meteors over the Southern Alps of New Zealand

BLOG: Daily of Black Peak Mountain (sorta)

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* 9 May 23 Let me say at the outset that there is just no chance that I will photograph this same shot every day... sorry! My zoom lens is knackered and currently away in Auckland for repair (damn it). But Black Peak Mountain is viewable from my lounge window, so I'm going to get some snaps of it - with or without the good zoom lens! Hence I'm going to put up some daily … [Read more...] about BLOG: Daily of Black Peak Mountain (sorta)

BLOG: Astrophotography in the South Island, NZ (1st session)

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I went out for my first Astrophotography session on the night of Friday, 12 May 2023. The moon was not rising until 11:30 pm with clear skies so I had a chance to get out try some photos. In the transition and using a new reduced setup, I forgot to include my head torch in my bag so had to repeatedly turn on the flashlight in my iPhone to check camera settings, lens focus … [Read more...] about BLOG: Astrophotography in the South Island, NZ (1st session)