On a cold night in April I went out to capture a bit of Astrophotography. First time in ages that there was no clouds or moon to ruin things. It was the coldest night of the year so far and the car reckoned it was 1 deg C at times, but it was well worth it. As the fog rolled in from the nearby Waikato River, I captured the centre of the Milky Way near Atiamuri in the Central … [Read more...] about Astrophotography at Atiamuri
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Wombling about Piha
For a couple of days I stayed in the Campground out at Piha, in West Auckland. One day out trekking and this was the view back into Lion Rock. … [Read more...] about Wombling about Piha
Mountain fun
Well, I was in the neighbourhood, a 100km North and decided to scoot down to the mountains in the central North Island of New Zealand. I was hoping and made it in time for the sunrise, but the mountain tops were covered in cloud - so that was a bit of a write off!Nonetheless, the cloud burnt of within 45 minutes of the sun rising and the temperatures warmed up nicely from 3 … [Read more...] about Mountain fun
In the Mirror – Mt Ngauruhoe
Looking in the car mirror this time is Mt Ngauruhoe, captured early in the morning as the clouds were burning off. Mt Ngauruhoe n the mirror … [Read more...] about In the Mirror – Mt Ngauruhoe
A young female Kiwi Aviator
There's some cool street art in New Zealand. One that caught my eye up north was this one of, what I'm seeing as, a young female Aviator in NZ. With a bi-plane reflected int the mirrored glasses, I can't help wondering if it refers to Ms. Jean Batten, at all? A cool piece of artwork that takes up two stories of a building. … [Read more...] about A young female Kiwi Aviator