Year 12026

Near four years since a post.

Near four months since I picked up a camera.

Here we are in a new year. 2026, or 12026 HE perhaps.

Image shot on the Lumix GF1 and 20mm f1.7 lens.

Introduced in September 2009, this now relic of a micro four thirds unit still produces images that please the eye. The 20mm renders beautifully and portraits are still stunning. Its functions come naturally as I wander the roads looking for creative release.

What’s the future here. This blog. Perhaps I will revitalise it.

January 1, 2026 2

Path to the Sea

May 1, 2022 0

Dawn, Day, Dusk

April 18, 2022 0

NZ Bush

April 14, 2022 0

A Devonport Stroll

Armed with the Pentax Q and mostly its 06 lens, I took a quick stroll through Aucklands Devonport Village. Autumn in full swing, the clear day didn’t put many off a dip in the cool water as some vintage warbirds flee over in the distance.

Shots shut in a vintage filter and further tweaked in Lightroom.

April 13, 2022 0

Mairangi Bay day2

Back to Mairangi Bay several days later, armed with togs and a different camera. Here in NZ we are fast approaching autumn with shorter days and cooler temps. Still warm enough to burn in the sun however…

5 cargo ships sit out in the distance, waiting for their turn to head into port.

April 3, 2022 0

Mairangi Bay stroll

Testing out a now aged, but nice Olympus Pen Mini 2, I took a seaside stroll along Mairangi Bay in Auckland.

Majority of shots using built in ‘art filters’ and just some casual experimental fun.

March 30, 2022 0

Concert Box Ukulele

A recent creation influenced by Sam Kamaka Jr’s 1940’s cigar box ukulele.

Built from merbau side/neck/fretboard/bridge and pine braced marine laminate front and back, this is a concert scale length uke. Fretboard has a 9.25” radius, something I don’t usually add to my ukuleles.

Finishing in linseed oil and beeswax gave the uke a nice dark aged look.

It’s reasonably thin bodied, but rings out nice as the strings settle in.

It’s been a while since I posted a project here. An alternative (if here for projects not photos) is to check out my YouTube channel as I have a bunch of historic and up coming project builds there also: https://m.youtube.com/c/MikeHawkey/videos

January 24, 2022 0