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59. Moonlight without shadows
Heavy cloud cover streaked with moonlight; the timelessness of unlit waters
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.
30. Foreshore wind-wand at night, New Plymouth
A subject in motion against a moving background; tungsten one last time
23. Moonrise on Mt Taranaki; Venus at greatest brilliancy
A moonrise after dark; waiting to see something appear in the viewfinder
22. Te Mata moonrise, Hawkes Bay
Photo ops on the evening before full moon; the three-punch theory of composition
21. Wind-blown trees and a long exposure by moonlight
Daylight effects and the blur of the wind. Scope versus depth: a hard choice.
10. Moonlit surf on the Boulder Bank, Nelson
An invisible line of surf on a rocky shore; getting close enough but not too close.
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.
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.