trees
90. Purakaunui Falls by moonlight
40-minute exposure by muted moonlight, where film still has the upper hand
89. Nightfall at Acacia Bay
Two minutes in the twilight; highlighting a volcanic bomb
87. Moonlit church, Waimea West
Simple imagery; it pays to look around the back
84. Night persimmons, Nelson
A seasonal opportunity by the full moon; adjusting computer screens and camera playback viewers
78. Apple autumn, by moonlight
An orchard close-up and work for saints; slow film, depth of field and colour shifts
67. Ti kouka in flower against a starry night
A cabbage tree lit up from an unlikely source; star movement, lens choice, colour casts
66. Maude Road mountain moonlight, Taranaki
Monochrome peak-and-pines at a road end; composition and the continuing lure of square format
58. Taupo at night, from Acacia Bay
In praise of pink; a secluded suburban waterfront and the challenge of the night-lit city
48. Summer evening at Triangle Flat, Golden Bay
Colourful star trails and a meteorite on film; digital disadvantages with extended exposures
42. Neudorf apples by moonlight
At close range at night with medium format; a monochrome study in tints
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
29. Moonlit cherub, Waimea West, Nelson
Wide angle vertical composition; depth of focus and a figurine
23. Moonrise on Mt Taranaki; Venus at greatest brilliancy
A moonrise after dark; waiting to see something appear in the viewfinder
21. Wind-blown trees and a long exposure by moonlight
Daylight effects and the blur of the wind. Scope versus depth: a hard choice.
3. Waitakere nikau and the rising moon
In a leafy Auckland suburb, an uncommonly “short” long exposure gives iconic silhouettes.
1. Mt Taranaki under full moon
Making the most of a break in the weather; mixing the sublime with an electric fence.