34. Quirky but Perky, by moonlight
A bedecked piggy-bank in a wide angle daylight effect; about focal length and apertures
33. Night-for-day at Kaihoka, Golden Bay
Unusual daylight effects, movement and a surprise cameo role for the woman-in-magenta
32. Waimarama church at night, Hawkes Bay
Car lights add highlights to a country church while the moon hides behind the steeple
31. A winter’s walk to Groom Creek, Nelson
Slow photography while out with friends; the extra dimension to night photography
30. Foreshore wind-wand at night, New Plymouth
A subject in motion against a moving background; tungsten one last time
29. Moonlit cherub, Waimea West, Nelson
Wide angle vertical composition; depth of focus and a figurine
28. Twilight at the MDF plant, Waimea Inlet, Nelson
Balancing the last of the day with industrial lighting; the tungsten setting and colour temperature
27. St Mary’s evening vigil, Nelson
The Holy Mother looks out on city lights; the subtlety of moonlight
26. Gerry by broad moonlight, Ocean Beach, Hawkes Bay
A broad daylight effect; quicker people pix by moonlight; focus and movement
25. Holy Virgin & Infant, Brook Reservoir, Nelson
A surreal study with a figurine; flowing water effects by long exposure.
24. The rock Paritutu at night
Harbour lights illuminate low wispy cloud over Paritutu; introduction to star trails
23. Moonrise on Mt Taranaki; Venus at greatest brilliancy
A moonrise after dark; waiting to see something appear in the viewfinder
22. Te Mata moonrise, Hawkes Bay
Photo ops on the evening before full moon; the three-punch theory of composition
21. Wind-blown trees and a long exposure by moonlight
Daylight effects and the blur of the wind. Scope versus depth: a hard choice.
20. Spring willows and traffic from Waimarama, Hawkes Bay
Matching exposure time to the event in witness; moving away from the obvious vantage points
19. Moonlight view to Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay
Camerawork along a lee shore on a very cold night; the thrill of a new camera and ISO 2000
18. Pineapple Drive by moonlight, Waimarama, Hawkes Bay
Fun with car light trails; balancing car lights with much dimmer moonlight.
17. A grove in early spring, and a moonlight metaphor
Moonlight draws the veil; a stallion becomes a pony.
16. Moonlit Moturoa from Back Beach, at Paritutu
The big camera out on a wind-swept beach, well before full moon.
15. Leaving Port Taranaki at midnight
Monochrome in sepia; a vessel leaves port on calm seas, at high moon.
14. Moonlit mountain from Kent Rd, Taranaki
Swirling cloud in intermittent moonlight; problems with viewing in the dark and high ISOs.
13. Lake Rotoiti under full moon, Nelson Lakes National Park
Half an hour on an autumn evening, along the pebbly shore; in compositional thirds.
12. Moonlit mountain from Paritutu, New Plymouth
A last shot before the clag closed in; moonlight balanced with a floodlit pylon.
11. Self-portrait by moonlight, Jack’s Bay, Otago
Travelling with two tripods, a calendar photographer records his own work one quiet night on the beach.
10. Moonlit surf on the Boulder Bank, Nelson
An invisible line of surf on a rocky shore; getting close enough but not too close.