New Plymouth
108. John and Ilona by moonlight, Te Rewa Rewa
Long exposure outdoor portraits: problems and solutions
99. Moonlight multiplicity, Te Rewa Rewa
Self-portrait in gumboots, in a daylight effect; multiple personas using layers
81. Suburban traffic at twilight
Abstract of evening traffic; use of two planes of movement
80. Rotomanu evening contrasts
Twilight use of flash; subtlety, instantaneity and their opposites
75. Blue note at Oakura Beach
After midnight, the search for illumination continues, in a translucent sort of way
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
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
62. Venus from Te Rewa Rewa bridge
An inspiring new structure, after dark; noise, scale and safety
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
43. Offshore squall, Taranaki, at night
Simple but fast-moving monochrome composition, in a square format.
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
30. Foreshore wind-wand at night, New Plymouth
A subject in motion against a moving background; tungsten one last time
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.
15. Leaving Port Taranaki at midnight
Monochrome in sepia; a vessel leaves port on calm seas, at high moon.
12. Moonlit mountain from Paritutu, New Plymouth
A last shot before the clag closed in; moonlight balanced with a floodlit pylon.
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
On the last evening of summer, a clear view from a wild river of the mountain bare, in oblique moonlight.
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.