Back on Film

Pulling out the Ricoh KR-5 (circa 1978) and a roll of Fujifilm 200, we ventured out to the Auckland Winter Gardens. Featured sometime back in my past photos, the gardens were designed at the beginning of the 1900’s and opened in 1913.

What the Flowers See

Auckland Domain. View towards the Memorial Museum. Sony Nex 5n

Three Garden Shots

Giving my camera a quick check over,and taking a shot of the Violele, I took a few shots of the neglected lawn and garden now Spring is here. Nice and green!

Summer 2015

2MP in the Rain – Using a 2002 Canon A40

Cleaning out at work for an office move, we happened upon an old Canon Powershot A40. Boxed in pretty mint condition, this little compact was released in 2002. Producing a by now standards, obsolete 2MP at best image quality, this little machine was heading for the rubbish bin. For those of you who remember shooting with […]

Spring Flowers in B&W

Even without colour they shine.

Daffodil Day

Yesterday marked Daffodil Day in New Zealand. The days aim is to rase awareness, and funds for the Cancer Society. NZ has a stat seeing 1 in 3 of us being affected by cancer. No good. Walking through town,we came across a wonderfully assembled field of the daffodils (pretend ones).

Winter Flowers

Busy Bees

“If the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have four years left to live.” ― Maurice Maeterlinck, The Life of the Bee

Auckland Botanic Gardens (part2)

Continuing on from yesterdays images,here are a few more shots of the flora from my visit to the botanic gardens.