South Island Family Holiday - Aug18

The three of us crossed the Tasman and had a lovely 8 days in Christchurch with my parents, and then did our first campervan trip. This included a long drive down to Wanaka, then we continued on to Queenstown.

Plenty of stops were made along the way. Highlights included a day trip to Glenorchy, plus driving around Lake Wakatipu.

It was also nice to see Mum and Dad and spend time with them.

We were very active on the photography and drone front. Included in these images are some astro shots I took on the Port Hills one night (a bit too much light pollution but not too bad), and early morning shoot at the Christchurch Pier as the sun came up, plus a day trip to Christchurch's Orana Park. Also shots from locations around Queenstown.

Enjoy the shots!

Lake Moogerah - Jul18

Another trip out to Lake Moogerah for some more astro imaging. This spot is really hard to beat, primarily as it is not too far from Brisbane, and the views facing south have minimal light pollution.

This time we had a couple of added bonuses - firstly the sun set was excellent (potentially aided by a bush burn off which may have added colour to the sky) and secondly a boatie cast some excellent lighting into the scene which illuminated the mid ground.

I have also played around with the temperature and tint settings in Lightroom to create some interesting colours in the Milky Way.

Anyway, enjoy the shots!

Lake Wivenhoe - Jun18

It was time to try a new location out for my astro project. Normally I shoot from Lake Moogerah which is a 1-1.5 hour drive from home. The advantage of this location is the very low light pollution.

Last night I drove to Lake Wivenhoe which is slightly shorter in driving time and offered a new perspective.

While it was good to try a new spot out, there was some definite light pollution on the southwards facing horizon, but still enjoyable nonetheless.

The selected images I experimented a bit with the temperature range - any feedback on which colours work best would be appreciated! As usual, click on the images to enlarge.