moonlight
91. Half-lit shadows by the rising moon
Simplicity and multiplicity; vertical frame with a wide angle
86. Moonlit cemetery, western Taranaki
Graveyard in white and the mountain in grey; a harmony of moon rays and lingering daylight
84. Night persimmons, Nelson
A seasonal opportunity by the full moon; adjusting computer screens and camera playback viewers
83. Lilies by moonlight at Marybank
Close-ups by the hour at home; vertical frames and wan moonlight
82. Moonlit snapdragons
Garden flowers in full spectrum colour at maximum aperture; torch-aided focus.
79. Light ribbons at Puponga, Golden Bay
Fun with a torch in motion; colour temperature, cloudy skies, late moons
78. Apple autumn, by moonlight
An orchard close-up and work for saints; slow film, depth of field and colour shifts
77. Madonnas by moonlight, Nelson
Strong contrasts in form and colour; perspective, light balancing and the winter moon
76. Moonrise at Long Bay, Auckland
The female form revealed on film; a summery advent of moon rays
75. Blue note at Oakura Beach
After midnight, the search for illumination continues, in a translucent sort of way
74. Moonstruck coast at Oakura
Silver surf and f16 on the beach; handling difficult focus by using a small aperture
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
68. Moonlit shipping, Taranaki waters
Shipping signature from the beach below Paritutu; exposing for highlights with a high moon
67. Ti kouka in flower against a starry night
A cabbage tree lit up from an unlikely source; star movement, lens choice, colour casts
66. Maude Road mountain moonlight, Taranaki
Monochrome peak-and-pines at a road end; composition and the continuing lure of square format
65. Round Rock by moonlight, Back Beach
Night magic in sepia; much longer exposures using a Pentax 6×7 as second camera
64. Urupa gateway, by the half moon
Decorative arch and summer peak from Surf Highway 45; working by the westerly early moon
63. Rising moon on an ebbtide, Marahau
Striking blue moonlight under a black sky; f16 and depth of field
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
56. Tree ferns and moonlit mountain, Koru Rd
Combining flashlight with moonlight; controlling the effect by ISO adjustment