Taranaki
56. Tree ferns and moonlit mountain, Koru Rd
Combining flashlight with moonlight; controlling the effect by ISO adjustment
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
51. Winter moonrise after dark, German Hill
Some unexpected blue between the scudding clouds; photography on evenings after full moon
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
23. Moonrise on Mt Taranaki; Venus at greatest brilliancy
A moonrise after dark; waiting to see something appear in the viewfinder
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.
14. Moonlit mountain from Kent Rd, Taranaki
Swirling cloud in intermittent moonlight; problems with viewing in the dark and high ISOs.
12. Moonlit mountain from Paritutu, New Plymouth
A last shot before the clag closed in; moonlight balanced with a floodlit pylon.
8. Rustic evening near Omata, Taranaki
Farm animals make good subjects for moonlight photography – precisely because they won’t keep still.
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.
1. Mt Taranaki under full moon
Making the most of a break in the weather; mixing the sublime with an electric fence.