Another, much more famous – and although it pains me to say it – far more accomplished photographer has an image in a book taken from this very location. He describes an hour’s drive followed by another hour’s walk to get here for the dawn. His is a great...
We were crossing the mouth of the river when returning to our tent when I noticed the incredible light being reflected of the tide’s surface to light the underside of the tree. right place, right time.
A ten minute exposure was required for this image and was a bit experimental as it was too dark too frame with any great degree of confidence. I knew the pier and the hills were there, but after that anything that appeared in the finished photograph was going to be a...
The evening after climbing the mountain, we headed north up the coast on our way home. Too tired to complete the journey that night, we stopped for the night at a beachside campground and were rewarded with a stunning sunset and I managed to drag my sore feet to the...
I was asked by a number of people to provide a photograph that included both of these Rotorua landmarks. I travelled all around the lake, sizing up many, many viewpoints but returned to my first idea eventually. Taken at first light with a heavy frost and a cold mist...
