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Auckland’s Sky Screamer – a three person egg shaped cage with a big rubber band on it. Sit down, strap up and get propelled into the sky at something like 200kph (124mph). Ive been on it a number of times over the years – each time as harrowing as the next if your not overly…
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Auckland’s rail network (or part of it)
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The missed shot. So often its because one has not brought their camera with them. Other times, its the fumbling around getting ones camera at the ready just as something happens. Today was a bit of both. Arriving home, it was a welcoming sight to see a couple of goldfinch pecking away at my cropped…
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A busy day had me heading out late tonight to hunt down the once was cyclone Lusi. Now downgraded and no longer a cyclone, Lusi is still packing a punch in the wind department. I had bagged my Sony all up in waterproof gear, anticipating a late afternoon shoot, but neither that, or any rain…
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The old phrase ‘red sky in the morning, shepherds warning’ (or sailors depending on your upbringing and geographical location) appears to be ringing true today as I await the cyclone that is Lusi on its way to New Zealand. We have been told to cancel upcoming weekend activities outdoors, prepare for a king tide, massive…
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