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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
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
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
A daylight effect and a sea change with long exposure; simplicity as a composition cue
52. Moving hands, white face: high tide by moonlight
Time on the trot, subtle surf and a shadow; the frustrations of focus
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
19. Moonlight view to Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay
Camerawork along a lee shore on a very cold night; the thrill of a new camera and ISO 2000
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.
10. Moonlit surf on the Boulder Bank, Nelson
An invisible line of surf on a rocky shore; getting close enough but not too close.