New Zealand – On The Road

In New Zealand, naturally, we had some specific destinations in mind, and you’ve already seen photos from those places in earlier posts. But between those destinations was a lot of driving, and a lot of stops along the way. Here’s a gallery of shots from along the road. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View […]

Stress

Since learning I would be losing my day job, stress has been an infrequent visitor in my life. Sure, there’s the ever-present uncertainty about the future, but nothing of the “things could go really wrong really soon” type stress that occasionally comes with corporate life. Kylie and I drove from Queenstown to Glenorchy one morning, […]

Milford Sound

In 24 hours at Milford Sound, we experienced just about every mood that this magical place offers. After the long drive from Queenstown, we arrived to a blue-sky, t-shirt weather afternoon, but within a few hours, the clouds had come down the valley and winds picked up, giving us a taste of the moody, primordial […]

Glacier Valleys

It was cold, it was raining, it was misty. But you kind of feel like you should see as many glaciers as you can while you still can, you know? View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize

Queenstown

Wow. I’ve been in New Zealand for the last two weeks, touring from Auckland in the north, down to Milford Sound, staying in a different place just about every night. We spent two nights in Queenstown, and are now back for one more night before flying home. What an amazing, spectacular, awe-inspiring landscape. View fullsize […]

Misty Morning

(or, when options come in handy) View fullsize Photographers often say “the best camera is the one you have with you”, meaning any camera, even if it’s just your phone, is better than no camera. While that’s true, yesterday’s outing demonstrated the benefits of sometimes overpacking and giving yourself a few options to choose from. […]

Cedar Creek

Up early for a pre-dawn drive to Mount Tamborine this morning, arriving just in time to start exploring Cedar Creek as the sun came up. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize

Groote Eylandt

For the last three or four years, I’ve regularly travelled to Groote Eylandt in Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria. The Eylandt is Australia’s 4th or 5th largest, and is Aboriginal land, managed on behalf of the traditional owners by the Anindilyakwa Land Council.  Most of my time on Eylandt has been spent visiting the GEMCO Manganese Mine, […]

How I Made That – Sunday Serenity

Here’s another in a very occasional series describing the process I used to create a photograph. Today, we’ll look at the first shot in yesterday’s Sunday Serenity post. The photo was taken at around 5:00pm, about 15 minutes before the sun set behind my left shoulder. It was a 17sec exposure, using a Lee Big […]