NZ Trip - Oct17

We spent a week in NZ late last month - this included two days in Wellington and five in Christchurch, staying with Mum and Dad.

It really was a superb trip. We caught up with a lot of friends, family + old work mates, took in a lot of sights and spent time with Mum and Dad. We also had excellent weather which always helps!

I took the Canon 5D Mkiv on a good road trip and got up early on a couple of mornings and took sunrise shots, firstly at Waimari Beach (close to my parent's house) and secondly at the top of the Port Hills.

Plus there are other random shots of our trip which included Jonathan's early 4th birthday. Enjoy, and as always, click on the images to enlarge.

Cleveland Lighthouse Pre Dawn - Sep17

Early this morning I took the 45 min drive out to the Cleveland Lighthouse to capture some early morning views.

This is a popular scenic spot, but at 4.30am today it was very gusty. I did fire off a few shots regardless.

I've crossed the line a bit here and created a couple of blended images using stock astro shots I've accumulated by the various trips to Lake Moogerah the last couple of years combined with a couple of shots I took this morning.

Personally I think the results look pretty amazing irrespective.

Sculptures by the Sea (Gold Coast) - Sep17

We went to this last year and really enjoyed it so it prompted a return visit!

The sculptures by the sea (a.k.a. "Swell") is held at Currumbin on the Gold Coast. It is an excellent day out and hard to appreciate the work that has gone into some of the exhibits.

Below are some shots of the three of us and a selection of the artworks.

As always, click on each image to enlarge.

Lake Moogerah - Aug17

My work colleague David and I made another trip out to Lake Moogerah which is about a 1 hour 15 min drive from Brisbane.

The spot offers brilliant night sky observation due to the low light pollution. This time of the year is good due to the low humidity and positioning of the Milky Way. Having said that, it was too high to allow for any decent panoramics, but we played around with David's remote triggered flash gun and tried a few different style of shots.

As always, click on each image to enlarge. Enjoy the shots!

Jenn's Mum's Birthday Trip - Jul17

The three of us went down to the Hunter Valley to celebrate Jenn's Mum June's 80th birthday last weekend.

It was a busy family affair with Jenn's siblings Chris and Jacquie also making it, along with their respective partners (Jacinta, Chris's wife plus Derek, Jacquie's husband and their son Stephen and his friend).

Apart from the family get together, another highlight of the trip was a day trip to Lake St Clair which turned out to provide some excellent evening astro imaging.

Chris and Jacinta were an excellent help - in some of the images they used a torch to paint in letters and effects. Enjoy the shots!

Wellington Point Sunrise Shoot - Jul17

I went back to Wellington Point which is on the bayside, or about a 35 min drive from our place.

I did some early morning shots here about a year ago, but had poor light so I returned only to get stunning colours and a beautiful sunrise (very lucky!).

There were a few other photographers here enjoying these near perfect conditions.

Enjoy the shots, and as always, click on each image to enlarge.