Tag: Auckland
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I have mentioned that with Winter approaching the days have been getting shorter and shorter. As a consequence, it’s often dark as I leave and go home from work during the week. Today I left just prior to sunset. It was a particularly amazing red sunset tonight, glowing off a mass of clouds. I battled…
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Todays image, ‘Toetoe in the Sky’, was shot on the same walkway from ‘Dark Mangroves’. Stretching up to the sky, Toetoe (often spelt/pronounced toitoi) are New Zealands Native version of the Cortaderia family – perhaps know to some overseas as pampas grass. Shot in color and converted to B&W in Gimp, I like the play…
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Another weekend stroll today took me on a different section of last Sundays path (Lazy Walk in the Park). Whilst picturesque in its own way, it didn’t have so much color, rather more low lying mangrove swamp. I snapped off a number of different shots, but chose this one for todays posting. Converting to B&W…
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Today’s photo ‘The Alleyway”, is another shot from Auckland’s central city. Perhaps especially in B&W I like the ageless quality small lanes, alleys and streets can have when taken in low light. The long cast shadows help create a mood as one searches for detail or clues around what is going on. Taken on my…
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I ventured into the city after work today. The weather has been stormy and wet, on and off all day. Although the city was busy with people, I didn’t get any street shots I was overly happy with tonight. So back to still life, todays ‘Tug By Night’ was my favorite shot of the evening.…
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