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 […]
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 […]
We made it back to Zealandia again today, that’s three weeks in a row that I have visited there. It’s been a while since I was such a regular visitor there. They were very busy this morning with two cruise ships in town and a very large number of people arriving in buses to experience […]
I know each year our front kowhai tree flowers late, and usually when most of the other trees in the area have finished flowering. This makes it very appealing to the tui even though it is a dwarf tree. So having my camera handy is a given at this time of the year. Not being […]