Our usual Friday outing was off to an early start this morning as we headed up Transmission Gully to Queen Elizabeth Park wetlands. I find that the water is usually very still and mirror like if we arrive there early enough and it was indeed very still today. However with it being duck shooting season, […]
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Canada Geese, Fantail, Kingfishers, QE2 Park, Shags, Waikanae Estuary, Welcome Swallows
When we go to places we have been at many times before, it becomes a real challenge to photograph something new. Time of day, time of year, even time spent there, all play a part in the choice of subjects to photograph. Today the light was not terrific, and rain threatened for most of our
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Dragonflies, QE2 Park, Shags
Each time I head into the bush with my camera, I do so with the expectation of taking photographs of birds. I am not usually fussy about which bird so long as the image is clear and sharp. So I was a little disappointed yesterday when I spent two hours walking in the bush and
This morning a fellow photog and I headed off to Queen Elizabeth Park. She had never been to the wetlands there so I offered to show her around with the promise of a few good photos as well. This place never fails me, I always find something to photograph and today was no exception. From
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Fantail, Grey Warbler, QE2 Park
The Southern Bell Frog Litoria raniformisis an introduced species that is doing well over the whole country. It was introduced in 1860 from Tasmania. They are the largest frog in New Zealand and have made themselves well and truly at home at the wetlands at Queen Elizabeth park. They are very noisy when they think
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Frogs, QE2 Park
It was one of those days where the wind stopped and everything was still. We went in search of something to photograph. Our first stop was at the stilt ponds to see how the chicks were doing. Not sure where they were hiding but there were only two to be seen and they were
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Canada Geese, Dabchick, Paradise Shelduck, Pauatahanui, Pied Stilt, QE2 Park
Today saw us taking a drive to a favourite wetland just north of Wellington. This is the first time I have been there with the new camera and was amazed at the freedom of not having to cart heavy gear around with me. I could hand hold the camera and get good shots even with
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Frogs, QE2 Park
One of the benefits of working for myself, is that I can give myself a short working week. Fridays are the day I have set aside for my photography. When the weather doesn’t play nice, then I can work on tidying up my images and get on with cataloguing them, but when it is good then
I arrived to a quiet empty pond this morning, low cloud and a little wind. The dabchicks were no where to be found. I settled myself down into a place amongst the flax bushes and waited. I actually waited two hours before they showed themselves so kept myself occupied photographing so of the other wildlife
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Dabchick, QE2 Park, Wetland
Friday and Saturday mornings were pretty special. The weather was perfect and I got to sit, watch and photograph a dabchick family as they cruised around their pond feeding on all sorts of yummy treats. It was peaceful and quiet at the park, I only saw two or three other people the entire time I was there.
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Dabchick, QE2 Park, Wetland© Digitalpix Photography
