high ISO
96. Twilight at half moon, Te Hapu
An unexpected colour at second quarter; a wild coast made easy for the townie
95. Kaikoura evening
Moon and artist’s cloud over no. 2 shellfish processing factory; wide angle and mixed lighting
94. Kaikoura moonrise
Dramatic study in amber, green and blue; composition using the foreground in a classic thirds
93. Kapiti evening, heavy cloud
Full moon, full cloud; adding foreground highlights with Incandescent and an LED torch
89. Nightfall at Acacia Bay
Two minutes in the twilight; highlighting a volcanic bomb
80. Rotomanu evening contrasts
Twilight use of flash; subtlety, instantaneity and their opposites
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
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
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
56. Tree ferns and moonlit mountain, Koru Rd
Combining flashlight with moonlight; controlling the effect by ISO adjustment
A daylight effect and a sea change with long exposure; simplicity as a composition cue
51. Winter moonrise after dark, German Hill
Some unexpected blue between the scudding clouds; photography on evenings after full moon
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
32. Waimarama church at night, Hawkes Bay
Car lights add highlights to a country church while the moon hides behind the steeple
26. Gerry by broad moonlight, Ocean Beach, Hawkes Bay
A broad daylight effect; quicker people pix by moonlight; focus and movement
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