Seals at Ohau Stream
This is quite a cool spot, just outside of kaikoura in New Zealand’s South Island. These New Zealand Fur Seal pups head up the stream to play under a waterfall. They are completely friendly and the day that we went,…
Kahurangi National Park, NZ
This place is wet and damp – as is most of the west coast of New Zealand’s South Island. Debbie and I had gone here to photograph the limestone arches that this park is famous for, (we took this shot…
Debbie Having a Whale of a Time
Debbie reading the newspaper outside the town library in Kaikoura, New zealand. Kaikoura is all about whale watching - hence this mural of a whale. I like the composition of this shot so that you can't see the rest of…
Moonrise on Lake Rotoiti
This is a bracketed shot (three exposures) as night falls on Lake Rotoiti near Nelson in New Zealand. The shots were combined in Photomatic to produce a high Dynamic range photos. I plan to write a tutorial about how to…
Moeraki Boulders, NZ
The Moeraki Boulders on the East Coast of New Zealand's South Island look as if they are a set of marbles left behind by a careless giant. The rocks are perfectly round and volcanic in nature (don't quote me on…
Nugget Point Lighthouse
I woke up about an hour earlier than I needed to get this sunrise shot of the Nugget point light house in New Zealand. I had to scramble up a hill and sit in the cold freezing my nuts off…
Purakaunui Waterfall
This is probably the most photographed waterfall in New Zealand. Purakaunui Waterfall is in the Catlins on the east coast of New Zealand’s South Island.
Arrowtown cottage
A goldminer's cottage in the historic town of Arrowtown, near Queenstown in New Zealand. There was lots of bright dappled light and dark shadows so it isn't as good as it would be if I had returned when the light…
Road to Karame
This shot was taken on the West Coast road to Karame, heading towards the Kahurangi National Park. It was right on sunset so I did three exsposures using a tripod to capture the colours in the sky and in the…
Woolly Jumper
I love this sheep – well not literally of course – but check out his horns. He was in a paddock full of rams with equally impressive head gear but this one was decent enough to look straight at me.…
Variable Oystercatchers
These little fellas are fairly common in New Zealand. The black ones like these are called Variable Oystercatchers and the black and white ones are called Pied Oystercatchers. They live on sandy beaches just above the tide line.
Te Waikoropupu Springs
These springs in the South Island of New Zealand claim to be some of the world’s clearest fresh water. If you want to photograph them at their best you need an absolutely windless day without a ripple on the water…
Moria Gate
This shot was taken in Moria Gate, Kahurangi National Park, on the west coast of the South Island in New Zealand. The biggest challenge - getting the campervan up the metal road to the car park. It had been raining…
Archway Islands
And there were seals too! There were some rocks just out of shot to the right that was home to a seal colony and the tidal pool served as a make shift nursery and was full of seal pups. You…
Kaikorua Tractor
Some things just look better old. Other things, like food in your fridge and Robert Redford, have a more limited use-by date. Debbie and I came across this tractor on a beach just out of Kaikorua which is used by…