As the year winds to a close, we often experience fairly changeable weather around the Christmas/New Year time.
Aside from a few drops of rain, we have been pretty lucky so far.
Taking a trip to Devonport,we ventured up Mt Victoria to see the view.
Journey to the Golden Beach
The Golden Beach
Hidden by the hill at the head of the peninsula
Away from the crowds of people
Down the bumpy trail to the shoreline
Waves rolling in
Out to sea it looks
Rusted Pier
Old shot from the Archives.
Here Comes Summer!
Labour Day here in New Zealand today – a national public holiday!
After mixed weather forecasts, we had an overall fine, sunny and hot weekend. A signal summer is on the way!
I mentioned the other day having issues with Gimp since updating to OSX 10.9. I since confirmed an identical issue on my laptop, suggesting something goes not quite to plan whilst updating. I uninstalled and downloaded another version of Gimp 2.8 on the laptop and it seems to have fixed the issue, so I’ll do the same on my desk unit.
Until then, todays image shot on the Sony Nex 5N and minor adjustments made in CS5.
Early Morning Sea
Crisp clear day to get out on a mates boat and do some fishing.
View of the Sea
Sunday been, a mate and I headed over to Piha on Auckland’s West Coast for some early morning shooting. The night before had seen a particularly heavy thunder storm, but welcomed the morning with a clear sky.
Oddly, the tide always seems to be more out than in when I head with camera to Piha. This day was no different.
Walking down the south side of the beach, I caught todays image of my mate looking out to the surf, towards the Tasman Sea.
On a very different topic, this week I have been participating in ‘Live Below the Line’ challenge. A worldwide awareness program, Live Below the Line challenges individuals to live off $2.25 NZD (~$1.50USD/1Pound)per day for all their meals. I cant accept food donations, or use food from the garden without offsetting the cost. Its proving to be challenging and eye opening. Breakfast porridge is fine, but by evening my energy levels have been better! About 1.2 Billion people live on this amount every day, covering not only their food, but any other bits and pieces needing money.
I’d welcome any support, but equally, encourage others to get involved!
Glide Time
Glide time – Just the norm for some.
The Gannets of Muriwai
Todays shot, to some level or another, is likely mirrored in many peoples albums who have visited Muriwai. The gannets, when in full force, must be one of the major draw cards to this wild western beach. As mentioned yesterday, originally off the mainland (look to the horizon), once real-estate ran out, they began setting on the cliff top in the foreground of todays image. Centre right, half way down the rock wall, we can see the Terns lower populated spot that featured in yesterdays image.
Out to the distance we can see Oaia Island, the Gannets motherland (for the area). Also home to fur seals, it paints an image of the sort of island a pirate may get marooned on when his crew shout a mutiny.
Looking over the images form my visit, its amazing how calm the sea was last week!
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