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Photo Magic in Your Garden
When you are new to photography. If you are wondering where to start with your image taking, you need to look no further than your garden. If you don’t have a garden you could try the local park or anywhere where there flowers, trees or insects. Anybody who has looked around on this blog can see that my photography is either scenic or plants and flowers. I became hooked on garden images after being given my Nikon Coolpix and usually use just the closeup setting. A Garden of Opportunity. Flowers and leaves make amazing images. You just need to capture these images while your subject is in its prime. This…
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Goat Island Marine Reserve Day Trip From Auckland
Goat Island Marine Reserve The first Marine Reserve in NZ Goat Island Marine Reserve is within a 90 min drive North of Auckland Central. The perfect day trip, at which you can walk, swim, kayak and snorkel or dive. Take a picnic and have lunch on the bank overlooking the reserve. On a nice day, you need to get there early to secure a close park. During the summer there is usually see-through kayaks to hire and a glass-bottom boat that you can go out on if you do not wish to get your feet wet. There is a shop that you can hire snorkel gear from located just before…
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4 Islands for Day Trips Hauraki Gulf NZ
Summer is the time to get out and enjoy the Hauraki Gulf Take a look at 4 Islands that I love to visit and that are perfect for day trips in the Hauraki Gulf. All 4 of these Islands are only a short ride by Ferry. Kawau Island I love this Island, I have many childhood memories from visiting Kawau Island as it was often the choice for picnic stops while we were boating in the Hauraki Gulf. You can easily grab a Ferry from Sandspit and it only takes about 20 mins across, give or take depending on scheduled stops in the many scenic bays along the way. Many…
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Photography -A Walk in the Park
The park can be a good place to start when taking up photography. There are four places that I really love taking photos, the beach, the bush, my garden and the park. Photography is the hobby that can also double for exercise. On a nice day while out walking don’t forget to take your camera.The park is a great place to start when your new to photography especially if there are some amazing large trees, ponds and often ducks or birds.I am lucky as I have a really cool park at the end of the road. Not just a park but a park with a scenic river running along side.…
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The 2 Sides Freedom Camping NZ
How I see it there are 2 sides to freedom camping in NZ This is becoming a big topic around the social table of NZ and it is not too difficult to see the good the bad and the ugly with the pros and the negatives to the practice of freedom camping. For the happy campers Of course you may love this option to just park up, some in cars but most in vans. Why wouldn’t you. No booking, no fees, no schedule to keep, the best views, company of similar minded company and total freedom. There are positives I can see, but what about the negatives. Lack of bathroom…
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Scenic River Image NZ
I am lucky enough to live in a river town. It is so good to be able to take scenic river images so close to home and during all seasons. The best times to take a river walk with your camera When I head down to the river with my camera it is usually because it is a beautiful day, the tide is in, it is autumn and the leaves on the trees in the park have changed to beautiful shades of orange and reds, or it is a misty and or frosty morning. During these days the photography is usually good. Early morning and evenings are always promising for…
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Wet Winters Day Auckland What to Do
With winter upon us, you may find yourself looking for something to do if you are spending time in Auckland. Luckily there are a number of options from Museums, Galleries, to shopping, restaurants, bars and Themed Attractions. Auckland Museum and Wintergardens. The Wintergardens are a great and interesting place to visit. With two large glass houses to enjoy wandering around and the huge range of Tropical and Exotic plants to check out along with free entry, the garden sits amongst park grounds to which in itself is great for a walk or picnic. Located in the Auckland Domain and within an easy walk to the Auckland Museum, also in the…
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Coastal Image Scenic Drive North Auckland
For an Auckland coastal image choose the coastal route when travelling north of Auckland. I do drive this road on occasion and I always prefer the coastal road. It is quite hilly but on a good day, the scenery will take your breath away. Another good reason to take the coastal road during summer is so you can stop along the way to cool off in the tide. The Scenic Route To Capture a Coastal Image I was heading down the coast towards Auckland the other day and I had the camera in the car, so I stopped to grab some images. Following the Coastal Route. My journey started by…
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A Good Night Photo can be tricky.
Do you manage to get a good night photo?. It can become the good the bad and the ugly when you take your camera out at night. Trying to get a good night photo is not easy, Some may choose just to enjoy the evening without their camera and that I can totally understand. My success at night photography is 50-50. That is probably because I have not learnt the skill needed for total success. In fact, I have been known to fry a camera trying to capture night images of the moon before. Trying to Take Photos of the Moon Last night I almost fried two cameras. The experts…
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The Ruins of Warkworth NZ
Many people do not know about the Cement Ruins of Warkworth. I have been in the area for most of my life so I learnt about the Cement works in Warkworth from a very early age. As a child, we often used to go there for a swim. Growing up as a teenager in the area the old Ruins at that time was also a favourite hang out. About the Old Cement works of Warkworth. These cement works were the first for NZ of manufacturing Portland Cement in the 1880s Foundered by Nathaniel Wilson’s The Cements works closed in 1928 during the depression. Then left to slowly become the ruin…
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