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Downtown Wellington
I recently went on a week long family holiday to Wellington. It was the first time my now three year old flew on a plane (which went surprisingly well). We spent quite a bit of time in and around downtown, where I got to have some time to myself after dinner most nights. I seem to be in a bit of an architectural phase recently, and the area offered plenty of interesting opportunities.
These were all shot hand-held - I had a small tripod with me but given the limited time I had available, I never bothered taking it out of the hotel... the night shots were all stacked using Kandao Raw+.
Te Ngākau Civic Square
Wharewaka Function Centre
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Frank Kitts Park
Queens Wharf
Old Bank Arcade
Cable Car to the Botanic Gardens28Jan 25, 2019 -
another forest walk :)
walking in Golden Ears Provincial Park yesterday. I have to say I really enjoy the close focussing capabilities of the Olympus standard zooms
4Nov 11, 2018 -
Postcards From Chile
Felt like a holiday and was intending to take another drive around Iceland this autumn but I changed my mind and my finger stopped the spinning globe at Chile. Also, a companion wanted to join me and she didn’t fancy sleeping in a car for a week
So this was a pleasure vacation and these images should be viewed in that context. I didn’t go just to take photos; I just happened to have my camera on me. Anyone hoping for long exposures at sunrise should stop reading and visit another post. We wanted to have a great time and enjoy the experience of this country and we fulfilled those criteria completely.
Chile is a vast and spectacular country, with the Atacama Desert and the Salt Flats to the north and the mountains and glaciers of Patagonia to the south. All braced by the long arm of the Andes mountain range. With private guides for just the two of us we managed to cram in quite a bit with no less than four internal flights taking us up and down the country from the mid point of the capital city, Santiago.
One particular ambition of mine was to see the flamingoes in the Salt Flats. But I also indulged myself with a swim in a hot spring at 4200m up in the Andes. We visited beautiful lagoons, salt mines and rock formations, and were treated the whole time to a wealth of information about the landscape and its remarkable geology. At one point our vehicle, with the ignition off and geared in neutral, was pulled uphill by magnetic minerals in the ground.
Patagonia was a little cooler but not too cold in their late spring. The scenery was reminiscent of Norway with ice-capped mountains looming over sapphire blue lakes and windy fjords. Wildlife was in abundance too with no shortage of guanacos, hawks, vultures, rias and cormorants.
One disappointment, given that Chile has the clearest skies in the world, was not getting a night sky shot of the Milky Way. Rather unluckily during our visit the Moon polluted the sky with too much light.
We also didn’t go to Easter...10Dec 6, 2018 -
Review Strobius StrobiStrip strip-light review
Arriving in a tightly packed box, I had two identical, nylon cylindrical cases. One contained a 50cm Strobius StrobiStrip, whilst the second contained a 100cm model.
After removing the modifiers, the first thing that struck me was the quality of the materials and construction. The diffusion panel seemed quite thin, yet durable, with four lines of stitching providing an extremely strong bond to the main nylon body. This theme of quality and care extended throughout the product.changing...6Apr 2, 2018 -
MU-43 Photo Contest-WIDE ANGLE VIEW
The new contest for February 2019 is Wide Angle View. Post your 2 best photos (separate posts please) that you took this month that exemplify wide angle, no worries about what lens or process, stitched photos are fine. The winner will be chosen by the usual method.
37Feb 3, 2019 -
Studio Move's Christmas Show
I was hired to shoot at this annual event for a local dance studio since their regular photographer wasn't available. Finally the break I had been waiting since the day I started shooting at these kinds of events (for fun - I'd like to add)! The only downside was that I needed to sit in the audience and stay focused for ~7 hours to shoot over 70 different performances since I promised to deliver at least ~5 good pictures per act.
The youngest performers were 3 or 4 years old and to be honest I did struggle to get 5 good pictures of them. The adults though... Oh man, there were acts where I had 30-40 really good ones and had hard time trimming them down to ~10. I guess you win some and lose some, eh?
In case you're interested in reading more about the event and my choice of gear etc., you can do it on my website/blog: Studio Moven joulunäytös 2018 – TeemuP.net11Jan 21, 2019
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