They cleaned the soot from the blackened Victorian Era buildings of the UK years ago which was quite a shock having grown up with them in their dirty post Industrial Revolution condition.
Many of the goldminers and shop keepers were Chinese and were not treated well, made to live in huts outside of the town for example. They received an official apology from the Government of New Zealand recently for the abuse and intimidation they suffered.
The Moa was an extremely large flightless bird native to NZ, hunted to extinction by the first polynesian settlers known as the Moa Hunter people, the predecessors of the modern day Maori.
Greenstone is a type of jade only found on the South Island of NZ, there is a small place at the head of Lake Wakatipu named after the stone where it can still be fossicked for. It is sacred to the Maori. They call it Pounamu.
cadman342001 wrote:
Nice Serge, can you do me a monochrome version ?
They cleaned the soot from the blackened Victorian Era buildings of the UK years ago which was quite a shock having grown up with them in their dirty post Industrial Revolution condition.
Andy
Thanks, Andy.
Speaking of cleaning the soot of historical monuments, Westminster Abbey looks totally different after its exterior restoration. I always admired the attractive patina the Cathedral had accumulated over the centuries.
DeltaSigma wrote:
Spectacular first shot.
The inclusion of the moon as the fire red horizon transistions with crepuscular rays to blue is just fantastic.
Colin
Hey Colin. Thank you. Awesome that you picked up on the moon. You can see I almost missed it. Include more of the foreground and it's out of the frame. Wider angle, and it'd be a tiny blob.
DeltaSigma wrote:
Spectacular first shot.
The inclusion of the moon as the fire red horizon transistions with crepuscular rays to blue is just fantastic.
Colin
Yes indeed. And the shading of the clouds in the second is stunning, mysterious. Great pics!
Horse parking. A 2 shot blend, 1 focused on the sign and 1 focused on the hitch rail (is that what it's called?) as I was shooting wide open on the NKJ 28/2
jimmuller wrote:
Yes indeed. And the shading of the clouds in the second is stunning, mysterious. Great pics!
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cadman342001 wrote:
Spectacular Siphewe !
A couple more from Arrowtown
Horse parking. A 2 shot blend, 1 focused on the sign and 1 focused on the hitch rail (is that what it's called?) as I was shooting wide open on the NKJ 28/2
Andy
Thank you Jim, and Andy. Andy, you're in the most beautiful place on earth. Even the old buildings have so much charm. Wonderful soft light in these.
Back to the Rob Roy Glacier track, this is the view looking back from the bridge in the previous shot. I did take a shot from the same spot on the way up but the light was sooooooo much better on the way down, golden light on the peaks in the late autumn afternoon.
Another picture from the archives, taken with Nikon F-801 & AI 50/2 (the Nifty Fifty I owned 30+ years ago ...) on tripod. Fujichrome Velvia 50 scanned with Coolscan 5000 ED.
On a walk up the South Ridge Trail on Cadillac Mt., Acadia National Park, Maine. All but one pic taken with 35mm f/2.8 Nikkor S Auto. I carried the 200mm f/4.0 Nikkor Q but didn't use it much.
Red Admiral, one of the early arrivals in the spring, a long distance migrator. The 35mm was the wrong lens but I had to take this picture before it flew off. RedAdmiral
by James Muller, on Flickr
We sat down for lunch facing south. I had just mounted the 200mm on the Z5ii when Sharon cried out "Look!". Quick get one "closeup" then re-mount the 35mm before the image disappears.
Sundog rainbow. SundogRainbow1
by James Muller, on Flickr SundogRainbow
by James Muller, on Flickr
Many of the goldminers and shop keepers were Chinese and were not treated well, made to live in huts outside of the town for example. They received an official apology from the Government of New Zealand recently for the abuse and intimidation they suffered.
The Moa was an extremely large flightless bird native to NZ, hunted to extinction by the first polynesian settlers known as the Moa Hunter people, the predecessors of the modern day Maori.
Greenstone is a type of jade only found on the South Island of NZ, there is a small place at the head of Lake Wakatipu named after the stone where it can still be fossicked for. It is sacred to the Maori. They call it Pounamu.
I'll add to the chorus on that first shot, the moon seals the deal.
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cadman342001 wrote:
Back to the Rob Roy Glacier track, this is the view looking back from the bridge in the previous shot. I did take a shot from the same spot on the way up but the light was sooooooo much better on the way down, golden light on the peaks in the late autumn afternoon.
Another picture from the archives, taken with Nikon F-801 & AI 50/2 (the Nifty Fifty I owned 30+ years ago ...) on tripod. Fujichrome Velvia 50 scanned with Coolscan 5000 ED.
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