Ever since I moved to the Wellington Region, I have wanted to go to Kapiti Island. I am not sure why it has taken nearly 23 years to do it, but thanks to a Hutt Camera Club field trip, I finally got there. Of course now I wish I had gone earlier and often! Everywhere […]
I am still trying to solve my focusing issues in the bush, and now with the help of the Panasonic engineers I am getting some improvement. Today I managed to get more in focus images than out of focus ones, so that is a big plus from my point of view. I am now using […]
One of the reasons I wanted to go to Zealandia was to give me some idea of the improvement in my feet. My last visit was just before an appointment with my surgeon, and yesterday’s visit is no different. I was surprised by how far I was able to walk without pain and compared to […]
It was a gorgeous sunny day so we decided to head to Zealandia. It was the first time I have been there without the aid of a crutch or scooter to get around and I was keen to see just how much I could manage. I surprised myself! I walked the Te Mahanga track […]
On arrival at Motuara Island I looked at the path ahead and it was all uphill. I headed off knowing that I was not going to get very far before I had to stop, so was on the lookout for a spot to set myself up in to wait for the birds to come to […]
Over the last few weeks there have been several really great images of the New Zealand falcon posted by Hutt Camera Club members on Facebook . Being a keen bird photographer I asked where the images were shot and promptly took myself there as soon as I could. It turns out that the falcons are […]