Author: hawkeyx

  • Another day where the sun beats me to clock out time! Todays image is of my home city, Auckland. For those reading from overseas, Auckland is New Zealand’s biggest city with a relatively small (by world standards) population of around 1.4 million – Somewhere around 30% of our population. Taken on my Ricoh, partially hand-held,…

  • By the time I stepped out the office today the sun had gone down and the area was surrounded by rain and thunder. I might head into the city for some rainy evening shots at some stage as we enter winter, but for today, especially being a Monday, I had a look over recent photos…

  • I love Sunday mornings. I’ve had a day off work and am really into the ‘weekend zone’. Today we went for windy coastal stroll on Auckland’s North Shore to a little quirky cafe called “Little and Friday” . It is Mothers Day here in New Zealand so the place was packed. Whilst waiting in a…

  • I read with interest this morning that Leica has just announced its new camera, the Leica M-Monochrom. Well beyond my camera spending budget, it comes with a B&W sensor – something people in the photography world online have been calling out for, regardless of their brand of choice. I am a bit nostalgic at times,…

  • 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…