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82. Moonlit snapdragons
Garden flowers in full spectrum colour at maximum aperture; torch-aided focus.
78. Apple autumn, by moonlight
An orchard close-up and work for saints; slow film, depth of field and colour shifts
76. Moonrise at Long Bay, Auckland
The female form revealed on film; a summery advent of moon rays
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
65. Round Rock by moonlight, Back Beach
Night magic in sepia; much longer exposures using a Pentax 6×7 as second camera
55. Twilight surf from the Waitoetoe cliffs
A big view on big film; monochrome surf in extended exposure; vertical compositions
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.
42. Neudorf apples by moonlight
At close range at night with medium format; a monochrome study in tints
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
24. The rock Paritutu at night
Harbour lights illuminate low wispy cloud over Paritutu; introduction to star trails
16. Moonlit Moturoa from Back Beach, at Paritutu
The big camera out on a wind-swept beach, well before full moon.
13. Lake Rotoiti under full moon, Nelson Lakes National Park
Half an hour on an autumn evening, along the pebbly shore; in compositional thirds.
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.
4. Twilight view from South Rd, New Plymouth
City lights and headlights with a mountain backdrop: balancing picture elements in the fast-fading light of day.
2. Harataonga moonrise
L-o-n-g exposure with a field camera, set up before dark. Clouds and moonbeams moving over water.