Muriwai South

Muriwai SouthI was speaking to someone the other day, mentioning mikehawkey.com and the (to date) daily photo post. They asked the simple question ‘how do you find something different to take a photo of each day?’. Prior to this site, I also completed a few Photo 365 projects, so I guess I have had some practice, but the plain answer is ‘easily at times, difficult at others’. There are days I dig into the archives, not always because I have not taken a shot that day, but sometimes because I have been uninspired. As with many of us, some days and weeks all roll into one, revolving around work and sleep. These last few weeks, aside from my Hamilton run, have felt a little like that of late.

Determined to break my creative lull, I managed to get out this morning and drive far from home, and into some nature, my relaxation release where I can unwind and take photos. I headed to Muriwai. If memory serves, the last time I went there I managed to get a few shots off just before a storm broke. Todays forecast was not much better, but aside from a short shower, the weather was cloudy, but acceptable.

Over the next few days I’ll share some of my shots, perhaps with a bit more information about this west coast beach/area.

Todays image ‘Muriwai South’ is from the southern most point of the beach, looking down the coastline.

Shot on the Sony Nex with cropping and sizing in Gimp.

 

Lazy Walk in the Park

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 cramped line of people treating their mothers to morning tea was not overly exciting, the walk itself was scenic.  As you can see in todays photo, the park contained a good volume of deciduous trees – something I have mentioned is not quite so prevalent in New Zealand as some countries (not that you would know with todays park). Taken on my Ricoh, post photo I upped the contrast one notch and rounded the corners. Enjoy your Sunday!

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