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
Waikato
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
Timelapse of Water on a Rock.
I'd forgotten about this picture for a long time. I was scurrying back in fading light from a waterfall in the Waikato, NZL, when I remembered I wanted to do a quick timelapse of this bridge on the way down. The NZ DOC (Department of Conservation) had said it was a 45 minute walk and they weren't kidding.. You could do it in 45 minutes yes, but it was a serious walk with … [Read more...] about Timelapse of Water on a Rock.