Pink Simplicity

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Canon 7D, 100mm Macro Lens

Beautiful Japanese Anemone in Pink found in a beautiful garden.  I love clean simpicity that this flower has, and the texture in the petals.

La Belle Epoque Carousel

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Canon 7D, 10-22mm Lens

Beautiful old double story Carousel in Avignon, France in the main Square.  We were there just as it was getting dark and this was lit up beautifully.  I can't find much information on it, but it is probably late 19th Century.

The Drawbridge

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Canon 7D, 10-22mm Lens

The Drawbridge and entrance to the Fortress of Carcassonne. Signs of settlement as early as 3600BC has been found, but the fortress was built in the 1130.  It is no a World Heritage Site.  The fortress was considered impregnable and never conquered.  We wandered around for a few hours then drove to Montpellier.

Bush Fern

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Canon 7D, 100mm Macro Lens

Ferns in the bush on our walk through Pelorus by the River.  Beautiful light coming through.  I've applied two textures to get this effect.  This the underneath of the fern leaves.

Bush Walk

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Canon 7D, 18-55mm (Bush Path), Sigma 120-400mm (Leaf)

I went on a bushwalk today at the Pelorus Bridge, Half way between Blenheim and Nelson, in the South Island of New Zealand. These are two of the photos I took overlaid with each other - the first a shot of a leaf with the sunlight shining through it, and the other the actual path we were walking on. Experimenting was fun and this is what I came up with, which I really like.

Love & Marriage

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Canon 7D, 100mm Macro Lens

Image put together for a club competition with a set subject of 'Before & After'.  Came up with a conceptual idea using tiny pieces of jewellery.  Had a lot of fun putting it together.

The Golden Door

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Canon 7D, 10-22mm Lens

Incredible intricate metal work on this golden door that graces a the Kings Palace in Fes, Morocco.. Taken in the late afternoon sun

Bumbly Bee

Canon 7D, 100mm Macro Lens

There's so many things I love about this image. The detail on the wings of the bee, the fly sitting up on top of the plant, and the spider web leading out of the image.  I only saw the fly and the web when the image came onto my computer - until then I was only concentrating on photographing the bee!

The Capitoline Temple

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Canon 7D, 10-22mm Lens


This ancient roman temple is situated in the Ruins of Volubilis, near Meknes, Morocco in North Africa.

The Capitoline Temple was of great importance to civic life as it was dedicated to the three chief divinities of the Roman state, Jupiter, Juno and Minerva. Civic assemblies were held in front of the temple to beseech the aid of the gods or to thank them for successes in major civic undertakings such as fighting wars. The layout of the temple, is somewhat unusual and it has been suggested that it may have been built on top of an existing shrine. An inscription found in 1924 records that it was reconstructed in 218.

The South Island Robin

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Canon 20D, 75-300mm Lens

The New Zealand native South Island Robin. They seem quite tame, coming quite close to you, but what they're after are the insects that you are disturbing.  Sparrow sized, and only found in New Zealand.  They are protected.

Beauty and the Beasts

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Canon 7D, 100mm Macro lens

Beautiful yellow rose that had two insects as an adornment, so couldn't resist stopping to photograph it.   Love the yellow tones with the hints of pink.

Lake Hawea

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Canon 7D, 18-55mm Lens

Mid December when the Lupins are out, make Lake Hawea a stuning place.  All along the beach are these flowers. A small fresh snowfall the night before was gradually disappearing. The lake was an amazing colour.

Lake Hawea

Canon 7D, 18-44mm Lens

Lake Hawea at sunset.  We had had a bit of snow the night before. So it was crisp clear and cold and fresh snow on the top of the ridges. I broke my ankle five minutes before I took this image.  I still managed to walk over, (limp over), and take this photo despite the pain.  Even I am amazed at my resilience!

Beach Romance

Canon 20D, 18-55mm Lens

Another take of the couple walking down Karioitahi Beach in South Auckland just before sunset. To me this sums up the beaches in summer all over New Zealand.

Ancient Tower

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Canon 7D, 10-22mm Lens

Ancient mosque tower inside the Chellah at Rabat in Morocco.  A fascinating place to explore with ruins of both an ancient roman city, as well as a 10th century mosque. I was there at the wrong time of the year to see the Storks, but the nests were still around.

In the Red

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Canon 7D, 100mm Macro Lens

Wandered around a friends garden yesterday, in beautiful weather, hot sun and blue skies and found this very beautiful red Gerbera in the shade of some tall trees. Would look great on canvas for that something red on a wall.

Country Meadow

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Canon 7D, 10-22mm Lens

Beautiful country meadow and fascinating sky at Lake Wanaka in the South Island of New Zealand. When I got here, it was overcast and the light was flat. Started taking photos, and just as I had to go, the sun came out and threw this at me. I stayed for few more minutes but wish I could have stayed longer!

Tui in Black and White

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Canon 7D, 75-300mm Lens

Tui Portrait in Black and White.  These birds are native to New Zealand and have beautiful birdsong.  They're also great mimickers and can mimick things like phones, trucks backing and other environmental noises whichcan confuse people!

Flight

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Canon 7D, 100mm Macro lens

A small New Zealand native Fantail was caught inside a bulk bin raw food shop in my town. I managed to get several image of him in sharp focus, but this is the one I loved the most as it shows how fast they are and his wing movements.

Golden Wheat

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Canon 7D, 100mm Macro Lens

Playing around in the grass, I sat myself high up a mountain in beautiful summer weather, and allowed myself to only take macro shots of what was immediately around me.  This is one successful image I was able to get.