59. Moonlight without shadows
Heavy cloud cover streaked with moonlight; the timelessness of unlit waters
58. Taupo at night, from Acacia Bay
In praise of pink; a secluded suburban waterfront and the challenge of the night-lit city
57. At Swim Three Birds, Lake Taupo
From a pier on a rainy summer’s evening; an experiment with flash, tungsten and long exposure
56. Tree ferns and moonlit mountain, Koru Rd
Combining flashlight with moonlight; controlling the effect by ISO adjustment
55. Twilight surf from the Waitoetoe cliffs
A big view on big film; monochrome surf in extended exposure; vertical compositions
A daylight effect and a sea change with long exposure; simplicity as a composition cue
53. Lakeside reeds, Kaihoka, by moonlight
Blowing in the wind on a sandy shore; the perils of calendar picture selection
52. Moving hands, white face: high tide by moonlight
Time on the trot, subtle surf and a shadow; the frustrations of focus
51. Winter moonrise after dark, German Hill
Some unexpected blue between the scudding clouds; photography on evenings after full moon
50. In silhouette, Nugget Point night
A moonlit figure unaffected by a passing car; low ISO and lens selection
49. Infra red church and moon, Baylys Beach
Moving cloud and torchlight add drama; an unusual high contrast film
48. Summer evening at Triangle Flat, Golden Bay
Colourful star trails and a meteorite on film; digital disadvantages with extended exposures
47. Moonlit figure at Okarito
Elf-portrait or self-portrait? Pricks of moongleam on the boathouse deck, in sepia
46. Bullock Creek moonlight, Punakaiki
Kahikatea framed by a West Coast canyon; trouble with really long exposures
45. Karekare before dawn, west Auckland coast
Quiet water, rough rocks and a soft line of surf – after an unexpected threat to my well-being
44. Moonrise from the Devonport ferry, Auckland
Movement by the photographer, not something within the frame. But first set up your tripod.
43. Offshore squall, Taranaki, at night
Simple but fast-moving monochrome composition, in a square format.
42. Neudorf apples by moonlight
At close range at night with medium format; a monochrome study in tints
41. After midnight on the porch at Te Hapu
Breezy movement, bright colour and a strong diagonal in a square format
40. Nightfall in blue at Waiwhakaiho
A tungsten study aided by a surprise arrival; using flash with long exposure at twilight
39. Mt Taranaki at night, from Centennial Drive
Electricity on the march, on a moonless night; long exposures and the ISO factor.
38. Mt Taranaki at twilight, from Junction Rd
Finding depth in a wide angle view; the challenge of a square format
37. Nude by moonlight, Wairarapa pastorale
A simple composition, but a pose requiring 15 minutes; reciprocity effects
36. April evening, Woodstock, near Hokitika
Full moon in low-rent country, West Coast, without banjos
35. Saturday night in the Domain, Auckland
Experimenting with long exposure on a slow and unusual film, on a drizzly night