Sweeping across the land
Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old. Franz Kafka (1883-1924)
Shot at Paraparumu Beach New Zealand 2008
Shot at pukerua Bay, New Zealand, view towards Kapiti Island. a digital composition.
Shot at pukerua Bay, New Zealand, view towards Kapiti Island.
Shot at pukerua Bay, New Zealand, view towards Kapiti Island.
Shot at pukerua Bay, New Zealand, view towards Kapiti Island.
Dogs do dream.
Holden HSV with Kapiti Island – New Zealand
Kapiti Island is a nature reserve lying off the West Coast of the North Island, New Zealand. All the introduced species which cause havoc with the local flora and fauna have been eradicated, and the island is reverting step by step to virgin forest. At the North end of the Island I came across ths old chair lying on the verandah of an old shed. My eye was drawn to the broken down appearance of both the shed and the chair.
A group of children enjoy themselves swimming in a river on the Kapiti Coast, on the South-West Coast of the North Island of New Zealand. Fuji Velvia 100 / Nikkor 28 mm lens / Circular polarising filter
After seeing the amazing photos of Antanas I wanted to have a try at his “face in the sky” pic. So here it is, my first go at layering different photos! Photo of my daughter taken by my mother, Maya Moora, used with permission. Photo of Kapiti Island, New Zealand, my own. Layered and colour adjusted in Photoshop Elements 2.0. Featured in The Sisterhood March 2009 / Second Place in New Zealand Children challenge for the New Zealand Made group. / Placed 10th in the Royal challenge in the First Things group, May 2009. / Featured in #1 Artists of Redbubble Sept 15, 2009.
While I was shooting this sunset, some boys came along, aged around about 12-14. One came up to me and asked me what I was taking photos of. I said “The sunset”. He asked, “the what?”. Thinking he hadn’t heard me properly, I repeated, “The sunset”. He looked at me blankly, as though he had never heard of such a thing. I pointed to the sky and said “Look, over there!”. He looked up and said “Oh, you mean all that f-ing orange and shit?” / Yeah. That. I was, quite frankly, stunned that a child could get to the age of 13 (or thereabouts) and not know that the sun sets and rises, or that all that “f-ing orange and shit” is called a sunset. Even a week later, I am still gobsmacked. And more than a little sad. Sunset in Aotearoa’s beautiful Kapiti Coast, on the North Island of New Zealand. Straight off camera, apart from slight cropping and retouch of a distracting streetlight. Kodak Easyshare CX3700 point and shoot.
Perfect end of a wonderful day. Taken with a Canon EOS 20D Views: 335 / Favs: just 10! http://images-0.redbubble.net/img/art/backingcolor:white/product:greeting-card/view:preview/3217226-2-sunset-over-kapiti-island.jpg
Acrylic on canvas, learning that just because we know its green doesn’t mean we have to paint it green.
Sunset over Kapiti Island, New Zealand
This was my entry for the Yellow Pages Art Awards. The brief was “show us what you love about where you live” on a square-shaped artwork. For me, that is the beach and the view of Kapiti Island. Among other things, of course. The image shows my eye, with an image of a Kapiti beach and Kapiti Island. This entry didn’t make the finals but that’s ok by me, I love it anyway!! :) All resources used my own, taken on my Canon Powershot A480 P&S. Proudly New Zealand-made. :) Featured in Eye Macros, Nov 13, 2009.
Sunset and sky above Kapiti Island, New Zealand
Kapiti Coast Sunset, Raumati Beach, North Island, New Zealand
My favorite subject: the ever changing sunset skies over Kapiti Island, New Zealand
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