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Month: May 2012
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Some weeks it seems like Friday has taken a long time to arrive. This week felt a bit like one of those. With a questionable weather forecast for the weekend ahead, I made sure I had time to go for a bit of a wander after work to get some fresh air, unwind and get…
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95% of the time I either carry or are at arms reach to one of my handful of cameras. Every now and then, as with the above photo ‘Pink Flowers’ I find myself seeing an image I like, but not having a camera on me – not a traditional dedicated camera anyway. Mobile phone cameras…
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I was sad to hear this morning about the passing of Maurice Sendak, the author of the great children’s book (or adult children) ‘Where The Wild Things Are’. A story spanning generations I grew up with this book ~20 years after it was written, and those a little younger may have seen the 2009 feature…
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Another photo from the files today. I intended to head out after work to take some images, but the wet weather hit hard late in the afternoon, and neither I or my camera was prepared to venture out. Todays image was taken just outside a penguin colony at Oamaru in the South Island New Zealand.…
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On a recent holiday down in the South Island of New Zealand I visited Taiaroa Head, an albatross breeding colony, just outside of Dunedin. Armed with My Ricoh, I captured this great shot of the coastline. Setting the camera to bleach bypass at the time, I love how the contrasty nature of the image highlights…
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