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Hurunui Hills

An evening was spent on a high viewpoint to take in the views of the Hawarden and Waikari region. These images capture the variety of topography in the area – plains, rolling hills, and mountains. Recent rains had them all…

Blossom Time

On a recent visit to Christchurch during a gloomy weekend, I found that the cherry trees in Hagley Park were in bloom, although were past their best as they had blossomed earlier this year than normal. The daffodils however did…

Hilltop Session

I’m back to the previous location where the objective was to capture an Aurora above Christchurch. However, the Milkyway was also an option (which I used) and which I calculated would be in a more suitable position later in the…

Limestone Country

While in South Canterbury I took the opportunity to visit the Maungati area and in particular the limestone escarpments found in the region, most of which are to be found on Craigmore Station. What is not shown in the images…

Astro

The idea on this occasion was to photograph the Aurora but a sure thing turned into a damp squib, so I focused instead on honing my craft in recording the night sky – in particular the Milky Way and Christchurch…