composition
93. Kapiti evening, heavy cloud
Full moon, full cloud; adding foreground highlights with Incandescent and an LED torch
91. Half-lit shadows by the rising moon
Simplicity and multiplicity; vertical frame with a wide angle
87. Moonlit church, Waimea West
Simple imagery; it pays to look around the back
85. Midnight girls, Auckland
The joy of glamorous and co-operative subjects, in colour infra red; the near side of night photography
80. Rotomanu evening contrasts
Twilight use of flash; subtlety, instantaneity and their opposites
79. Light ribbons at Puponga, Golden Bay
Fun with a torch in motion; colour temperature, cloudy skies, late moons
77. Madonnas by moonlight, Nelson
Strong contrasts in form and colour; perspective, light balancing and the winter moon
74. Moonstruck coast at Oakura
Silver surf and f16 on the beach; handling difficult focus by using a small aperture
73. Late spring evening, Ngauruhoe
A twilight twist from the Chateau; telephoto and perspective
72. No exit at Waikawa Beach, Horowhenua
Simple forms and shadow effects; street lighting used with wind-blown moonlight
71. Stockyard gate at night, Koru
Using flash with moonlight; square format composition
70. Rapids at the tidal limit, by moonlight
The fall – and rise – of water over 2 minutes; unusual soundtrack of a cascade silenced
69. Three wary birds, one wet night
30 seconds in the life of waterfowl; balancing harsh and hand-crafted lighting
66. Maude Road mountain moonlight, Taranaki
Monochrome peak-and-pines at a road end; composition and the continuing lure of square format
62. Venus from Te Rewa Rewa bridge
An inspiring new structure, after dark; noise, scale and safety
60. High tide, low moon, Marahau magic
High contrast land, sea and sky; late moons, weariness and night safety
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
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
50. In silhouette, Nugget Point night
A moonlit figure unaffected by a passing car; low ISO and lens selection
48. Summer evening at Triangle Flat, Golden Bay
Colourful star trails and a meteorite on film; digital disadvantages with extended 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
43. Offshore squall, Taranaki, at night
Simple but fast-moving monochrome composition, in a square format.