Pentax
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
73. Late spring evening, Ngauruhoe
A twilight twist from the Chateau; telephoto and perspective
71. Stockyard gate at night, Koru
Using flash with moonlight; square format composition
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
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.
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
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.