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 came home with so many images to process from this trip that it is taking me some time to get through them all. I am super pleased with these images of the hihi and bellbirds, and of course the saddleback. Enjoy 🙂
We visited Zealandia again this morning and found a host of young birds everywhere we went. The first bunch we can across were at the feeder at the bottom of the beech track. There were three young bellbirds all lined up on a branch that was just impossible to photograph. Just my luck! However it […]
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 […]
Sometimes, when we visit Zealandia the tuatara are nowhere to be found. They like to come out to soak up the sunshine when it is out, so today I wasn’t expecting to see many. The sun was out briefly but for the most part it was overcast while we were there. Yet to our surprise, […]
The plan was to get up early and photograph birds at a wetland while the water was still and quiet, alas we slept in too late for that. So we headed off to Zealandia again so I could have another go trying to get the camera to focus correctly in the bush. To date this […]
Today I was helping a friend keep busy as she desperately needed a distraction. So we headed off to Zealandia for the morning. It was a dull windy day, a relief from the heat we have been experiencing recently. It was not exactly the best day to be taking our cameras and big lenses into […]
Back in September I wrote about a very short visit that I had to Bushy Park while attending the PSNZ Central Regional Convention. I said at the time I was going back and I did! My husband and I have just returned home after spending two nights at the Bushy Park Homestead and two days […]
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 […]
Three weeks, 3500kms and I am really pleased to be home. We had a great time, went to some amazing places and spent time with lots of family in all sorts of different places. There will be several blog posts about this road trip – there’s no way I could fit it all into one […]