Rotorua lakefront photowalk
Little Black ShagFollowing on from last week’s Okareka photowalk, this week we are on a Rotorua lakefront photowalk to explore bird photography opportunities there. Little Pied ShagThe Rotorua lakefront offers…
New Zealand Dabchick
As mentioned in my post on Hoary-headed Grebe, New Zealand Dabchick are rare in the South Island having become extinct in the 1940s. Recently some have begun to re-establish the…
Recovering an underexposed Nikon D500 image
In my last post I mentioned this shot that I had taken after the light had gone from the Okareka boardwalk so thought it a good opportunity to write about…
Blue Lake Kayaking
Last Saturday I went in to town early to get the annual WOF for my motorcycle and then went for a ride up around the Blue Lake and Okareka before…
More Drone photos
The direct downward view obtainable from a drone is a unique aerial viewpoint less easily achieved from a fixed wing aeroplane or helicopter so I thought I would share some…
Swans
Our antipodean swans are black. I remember the first time I saw a Black Swan and how exotic it looked compared the the pictures of white Mute Swans of childhood…
Nikon D500 initial impressions
While the Nikon D5 announcement was anticipated, the Nikon D500 announced at the same time was a complete surprise. I have been using one for a couple of months now…
Southern Royal Albatross again
Preparing photos for last week's post it was difficult to choose from all the images I got so I thought that this week we would look at Southern Royal Albatross…