Category Archives: Evans Bay

January 10, 2020 … happy new year

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Hello! Happy new year to all who read this. I hope 2020 will be your best year yet. I also hope that it will see an improvement in the images and stories that I offer you. So, let’s begin this … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Airport, Birds, Cars, Cook Strait, Evans Bay, Forest, Landscapes, Machinery, Maritime, Waves, Weather, Wellington | 3 Comments

December 15, 2019 … that old man river … just keeps rolling along

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I have just watched a video by a well known photography personality and teacher. Among other things, he was lamenting the somewhat lacklustre progress of his own photography in recent times, and the way his self-image suffered as a consequence. … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Evans Bay, harbour, Maritime, Railway, Tararuas | 1 Comment

August 8, 2019 – brittle cold

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I seem to have slowed down again. I blame this on some unpleasant weather and perhaps a lack of motivation, rather than health issues. The upside is that it gives me time to seek guidance and inspiration from experts whose … Continue reading →

Posted in adversity, Airport, Aviation, Evans Bay, Maritime, Military, Railway | 6 Comments

July 25, 2019 … almost back to normal

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I am happy to report that I am restored to near normal after a period of recuperation. This restoration seems to have coincided with a a particularly mild period in what would normally be a bleak winter month. I am … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Art, Birds, Children, Evans Bay, harbour, Landscapes, Light, Lower Hutt, Maritime, Oriental Bay, Reflections, Rivers, Wellington | 2 Comments

June 7, 2019 … thanks for your many kindnesses

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Since I last wrote, the region has had more than its fair share of wild and downright ugly days. If I were a depressive personality this would be getting me down. Happily, I can sometimes use the bad days to … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Evans Bay, Geology, Haywards Hill, Hokio Beach, Kapiti Island, Landscapes, mountains, Pukerua Bay, Reflections, Rivers, Sunset, Waves, Weather, Wellington | 10 Comments

March 16, 2019 … a time of grief

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Our time of innocence is ended. For a very long time, New Zealand has been blessed to be  largely free of hate crimes. Yesterday, Friday 15 March, a deluded white supremacist burst into a mosque during Friday prayers. In an … Continue reading →

Posted in Eastbourne, Evans Bay, Forest, harbour, Maritime, Uncategorized, Weather | 4 Comments

January 19, 2019 … Wellington, my “Tūrangawaewae”

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I love the Maori concept of Tūrangawaewae. Literally, it translates as the standing place on which you plant yourself. More specifically, it is the place of special significance to you, the place of empowerment, your place in the world. A … Continue reading →

Posted in Airport, Architecture, Cook Strait, Evans Bay, harbour, Landscapes, Light, Maritime, night, Petone, Reflections, Weather, Wellington | 4 Comments

August 17, 2018 … nor any drop to drink*

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Though I am not an ancient mariner, I seem to find water, water everywhere*. My first image this week is of the bend in the Hutt River near Totara Park, Upper Hutt. Apart from the patch of white water, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic, Children, Day's Bay, Evans Bay, flowers, Landscapes, Light, mountains, Petone, Seasons, Upper Hutt, Weather, Wellington | Leave a comment

May 16, 2018 … for the simple pleasure of it

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The more I think about the recent photographic convention, the more I am persuaded that my favourite keynote speaker was exactly right. I should be attempting to create images that convey how the opportunity to make that picture made me … Continue reading →

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April 3, 2018 … drop anchor

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Another week, another post. I seem to be going through a flat spot, with little or no inspiration. However, we persist, as we always have. Mary and I went to the national museum, Te Papa. We had heard that the … Continue reading →

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