Into the Wild

Approaching the Match – with different processing

Im lucky enough to live next to a nice sized park and bush walk. The above image being one I have shown at some angle or another int he past. As with all parks, often various social and club games are played. Here its generally Football/Soccer in one season and Cricket in the other. At […]

Auckland Botanic Gardens (part1)

A beautiful hot day took us to the Auckland Botanic Gardens for a walk today. 64-hectare’s and home to over 10,000 plants, we only scratched the surface with todays visit. Although its been around in some form since the 1960’s (I think), I had never been before, from memory. Beautifully set and maintained, the crowds in […]

Natural Colour

Flowers seem intended for the solace of ordinary humanity. ~John Ruskin

The Park

Sony Nex 5N. Processed in Gimp 2.8

Golden Hour by the Park

Olympus e-500. Post processed in Gimp 2.8

The Park

A stroll around my local park. Olympus E-500, post processed in Gimp 2.8

The Trail part-2

Another image from my weekend walk. Using CS5 I converted to B&W and adjusted the various colour channels to both highlight the path and give the trees and grass a more menacing feeling (it is Halloween after all). Shot on the Sony Nex 5n with 16-50 pancake zoom.

Sketch in the Park

Morning Stroll

Sony Nex 5N, 16-50 Lens