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16. Moonlit Moturoa from Back Beach, at Paritutu

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Moonlit surf on the Boulder Bank, Nelson

An invisible line of surf on a rocky shore; getting close enough but not too close.

9. Late sailing through the Cut, Nelson

9. Late sailing through the Cut, Nelson

A night-fishing boat leaves a light trail, making its way out into Tasman Bay.

8. Rustic evening near Omata, Taranaki

8. Rustic evening near Omata, Taranaki

Farm animals make good subjects for moonlight photography – precisely because they won’t keep still.

7. One a.m. and the last house on the street, Waikawa

7. One a.m. and the last house on the street, Waikawa

Find a quiet street and mix your moonlight with some sodium. Add your shadow to hide the tripod’s.

6. Twilight at Te Rewa Rewa bridge, Waiwhakaiho, New Plymouth

6. Twilight at Te Rewa Rewa bridge, Waiwhakaiho, New Plymouth

The madding crowd stayed only till sunset. Deep twilight is close to moonlight in exposure terms.

5. Stony River (Hangatahua) by moonlight, Taranaki

5. Stony River (Hangatahua) by moonlight, Taranaki

On the last evening of summer, a clear view from a wild river of the mountain bare, in oblique moonlight.

2. Harataonga moonrise

2. Harataonga moonrise

L-o-n-g exposure with a field camera, set up before dark. Clouds and moonbeams moving over water.

1. Mt Taranaki under full moon

1. Mt Taranaki under full moon

Making the most of a break in the weather; mixing the sublime with an electric fence.

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Barney Brewster – NZ Landscape Photographer

Based in Nelson, Barney loves to capture the New Zealand landscape, mostly through long exposures at dusk or after dark.

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