Petone
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This photo was taken on a cloudy, rainy, miserable day at Petone, Wellington, NZ. Even then I found it fascinating for me that I actually notice days like this and want to capture them. The eye is drawn into the background and back to the foreground again and makes you want to keep looking at it. The darkness of the road and the top timber on the fence creates a nice contrast against the lightness of the clouds in the background. A cross-hatching filter was applied for added softness.
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Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray. / / Lord Byron (1788-1824)
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The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. James Allen (1864-1912)
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Taken just before sunset on the Petone Foreshore, Wellington Harbour, New Zealand.
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Taken just before sunset on the Petone Foreshore, Wellington Harbour, New Zealand.
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Taken just before sunset on the Petone Foreshore, Wellington Harbour, New Zealand.
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Taken just before sunset on the Petone Foreshore, Wellington Harbour, New Zealand.
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The sun sets peacefully from where I stand on the Petone foreshore, in Wellington, New Zealand. You can just make out Wellington. This is my first crack at an HDR photo. Wow, I love this medium!
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This photograph was inspired by a painting by Gerda Leenards from a book entitled Landscape Paintings of New Zealand by Christopher Johnstone. / ‘Leenards explained that her work ‘Preciitation’ “aims to capture a small point in time – a state of calm before change”. Much of her work grew out of her interest in transformation of earth and sky caused by weather and light, so consequently what we see is never fixed. Gerda uses multiple layers of paint so that the imagery changes according to both light and the viewers position.’ / / ‘Precipitation’ by Gerda Leenards / As a photographer I am deeply moved by daily changes over Wellington Harbour, cloud, light & mist playing on the water’s surface. This view is looking from Point Halswell North towards Petone with Somes Island on the right and Motuere Island on the left. It was just before a storm set in.
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“If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough“. Robert Capa’s wisdom echoes as fresh today as it ever was. If you accept the truth that you can’t be too close, how far is too far? I was sharing the afternoon with my computer, all the light stuff, browsing and shifting files around, when events in the harbour hijacked my attention Just one look through the window, and you know it’s the moment you should be part of, somehow. As a dedicated instinct driven photographer you grab your camera and run into the oncoming rain, braving the wild wind and the clusters of objects, which on an ordinary day don’t reside in mid air, just to get a shot, or better, The Shot. Not quite, not me. I did take my compact camera but observed the menace for a while behind the safety of a closed window. The dark clouds extinguished the sunlight within minutes, and what was left of it refracted considerably before hitting the harbour from different angles, creating an extraordinary dance of light and shadows on the motionless surface of the ocean. I took a couple of shots from left to right with the clear intention of stitching them together. Shortly after, the darkness descended. How come the most threatening events can look so spectacular? The storm climbed uphill and started to shake the house, rattling windows in an attempt to rip the glass from the frames, as it wished to suck in that couch potato and spit him out there, where he should be. Yeah baby, just go hard; you may be angry but the structure is sound, and I know it. I casually walked back to my seat and continued browsing the Net as if nothing had happened. What else can you do on a day like this?
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… But you have to search for, and hope for them.
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Pohutukawa Bloom, a New Zealand Native tree, known as the Maori Christmas Tree, blooms between November through February.
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A digital composition
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Memory feeds imagination. Amy Tan
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Shot at Petone Foreshore, New Zealand
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Shot at Petone Foreshore, New Zealand
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God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages. / / Jacques Deval (1895 – 1972)
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Couldn’t believe my luck, took a detour on the way to work via Petone Esplanade and low and behold! is this the mystery machine? Scooby, Scooby Doo Where are you?, this is as Kiwi iconic as it gets, 9.30 in the morning on a busy road by the sea and all the occupants are asleep! kiwi spirit, travel light, can do, next stop South Island? Look at the distortion from the wide angle lens on the rear wheel, that combi is raring to go bro! Shot on a Nikon D700, 17-35mm Nikkor Lens
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Wellington has been getting a battering by the weather lately. 140km southerly winds (chilly!), rain, hail and even snow! / So I went for a Jolly stroll down the petone pier….. :)
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Acrylic on canvas The main entry to Wellington City runs along the bottom of those hills.
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An opportune snap, driving to work on Monday i was able to pull off the motorway heading for wellington (in the distance) and snap this storm front moving in over Petone wharf and Wellington harbour, very dramatic, you’ll never guess what happened next?, yes it went vertical, that was the last of the blue sky for the day. Shot on a Nikon D700 with 17-35mm Nikkor Lens, cokin ND8 grad.
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Taken mid September, an opportunist shot on the way home, I noticed the sky colour in the rear view mirror, turned of at Petone and raced don the wharf, just got a couple of shots of before it died. View towards Wellington, very cold air seems to bring out a rich colour spectrum but only lasts for seconds. / taken on a nikon D700 with 17-35mm Nikkor lens, 100 ISO, active D-Lighting on, processed in photomatrix and photoshop.
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