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 […]
Late last year I booked a trip to Tiritiri Matangi Island for this February. It has been many years since I visited the island and I had never taken the Lumix G9 there at all. So I was keen to see how it performed in difficult light and with fast moving birds at the same […]
I spent the morning at Zealandia with a fellow photog yesterday. We were surprised at how many people there were there! Several school groups with guides, and several guided tours for tourists (I am assuming they are NZ tourists enjoying Wellington). We did a walk to the kaka feeders and back before having lunch and […]
I recently did a bird photography presentation at the Thames Camera Club, and one of the things I shared with the club was the fact that you don’t have to go far to find birds to photograph. In fact you don’t even have to leave your house! In the last week I have been unable […]
Finally we get back to Alert Level 2 and Zealandia have a couple of member only days. I didn’t need to be asked twice, I was on my way there with a couple of fellow photogs who were just as keen to get back into the bush with the birds. The cobwebs have been dusted […]
This morning I introduced Zealandia to a friend who is new to bird photography and currently visiting Wellington. Unfortunately the weather was not great so we were dealing with low light situations all day. I wasn’t going to let that stop me from getting at least one good image for the day. Lately I have […]
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 […]
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 […]
After a long winter where the photographic opportunities are squeezed into the few sunny days we have, spring is finally here. The last few weeks have been magic for bird photography and yesterday the best yet. We have two small kowhai trees out the front of our house. They are very close to the house […]
My membership had expired, so when it was suggested that we head to Zealandia this morning I figured it was a great opportunity to renew my membership. The benefits of being a member are awesome, I can go as often as I like and if I want to take anyone with me (who isn’t a […]