Glen Webber ~ NZ Wildlife Photography. - Auckland City

New Zealand Scaup Picture

nospam@example.com (Glen) — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:55:02 +1200

Photograph of NZ Scaup. Auckland, New Zealand.

[nz scaup photo]

New Zealand Scaup photo.

As promised another birding photo posted today. New Zealand Scaup are beautiful little endemic (only found in NZ) diving ducks. This photo is not a great "descriptive" image, but I really like this shot. It shows some character of the little duck. Usually you'll see see pictures of them sitting on the water with oversized looking heads. Like the Tui (as you can see here) they have more colour in them than you might normally see. Their bright yellow is pretty also.

The water in this photo is a little dirty. But I don't have time to clean up the image. So enjoy as it. :-)

Related photographs : Paradise Shelduck, NZ Shoveler.

This is photographic post #24 for 2010.

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NZ Scaup Information.

Maori name(s) : Papango.
Other names : Black Teal.
Abundance (In NZ): Uncommon.
New Zealand Status : Threatened protected endemic (Only found in NZ).
Found (in NZ): Lake areas and ponds around the North and South Islands.
Subspecies photographed : Aythya novaeseelandiae

NZ Scaup Photograph.
Image Description:	New Zealand Scaup scratching chin. Auckland, New Zealand.
Camera Make:	Nikon Corporation.	Camera Model:	Nikon D300 Digital SLR (DSLR).	Date:	11th January 2009.
Focal Length:	200mm	35mm Equiv Focal Length:	300mm	Aperture:	f/5.6
White Balance:	Manual.	Flash Used:	No.	Exposure Time:	1/400th second.
Light Source:	Cloudy.	Metering Mode:	Spot.	Exposure Mode:	Manual.
ISO:	320		Lens Used:	Nikkor 18-200mm VR.
Accessories Utilised:	Nikon MB-D10 battery grip, Scandisk Extream IV CompactFlash. Nikon EN-EL3e Li-ion battery pack.
Software:	Converted from RAW with Nikon Capture NX. Post edited with The Gimp 2.6.
Photo edits:	Slight crop and align. Levels. Selective sharpen. Border and scale.
Photographer Comments:		Cute NZ Scaup.
Model Credit:	New Zealand Scaup.	Photograph Copyright: ©	Glen Webber 2009. All rights reserved.

Yep will post another birding picture tomorrow.

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Glen.

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Australian Coot Picture

nospam@example.com (Glen) — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:51:00 +1200

Photograph of a Australian Coot. Auckland, New Zealand.

[australian coot photo]

Australian Coot photograph.

A little later in the day. Still I haven't forgotten. Another wildlife photograph up. Today is an Australian Coot photographed in an Auckland park. They are really cute little birds. With their simple black coat, white bill and shield and red eye they are very different to their young. Baby Australian Coots are an insane mix of many different colours, and you would never guess this is how they turn out.

Related photographs : NZ Shoveler, Paradise Shelduck, Weka.

This is photographic post #21 for 2010. Yay past the 20 mark!

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Australian Coot Information.

Other name(s) : Eurasian Coot.
Abundance (In NZ): Locally common.
New Zealand Status : Protected native.
Found (in NZ): Mainly in freshwater lakes of the main NZ Islands.
Subspecies photographed : Fulica atra australis The subspecies found throughout Australasia.

Australian Coot Photograph.
Image Description:	Australian Coot, photographed in Auckland, New Zealand.
Camera Make:	Nikon Corporation.	Camera Model:	Nikon D300 Digital SLR (DSLR).	Date:	14th September 2009.
Focal Length:	105mm	35mm Equiv Focal Length:	157mm	Aperture:	f/5.6
White Balance:	Manual.	Flash Used:	No.	Exposure Time:	1/640th second.
Light Source:	Fine Weather	Metering Mode:	Spot.	Exposure Mode:	Manual.
ISO:	320		Lens Used:	Nikkor 18-105mm AFS VR.
Accessories Utilised:	Nikon MB-D10 battery grip. Scandisk Extream IV CompactFlash. Nikon EN-EL3e Li-ion battery pack.
Software:	Converted from RAW with Nikon Capture NX. Post edited with The Gimp 2.6.
Photo edits:	Slight crop and align. Small levels. Selective sharpen. Border and scale.
Photographer Comments:		The Coot's eye colour is awesome.
Model Credit:	Australian Coot.	Photograph Copyright: ©	Glen Webber 2009. All rights reserved.

Yes there will another birding photograph posted tomorrow too.

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Paradise Shelduck Photograph

nospam@example.com (Glen) — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:03:54 +1200

Picture of a female Paradise Shelduck. Auckland, New Zealand.

[female paradise shelduck photo]

Paradise Shelduck photo.

Here is another of those photos I've edited and for one reason or another not got around to posting. Its of a female Paradise Shelduck taken in an Auckland park last year. The Paradise Shelduck is a really beautiful bird. As you can see with the female pictured above. The male is differently patterned again, and the chicks are different still. I will have to find photos of the males and chicks so visitors can see the differences.

Related photographs : NZ Shoveler Duck.

This is photographic post #14 for 2010.

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Paradise Shelduck Information.

Maori name(s) : Putangitangi
Other names : Paradise duck, Parry.
Abundance (In NZ): Common.
New Zealand Status : Semi-protected endemic (only found in NZ). Legally killed during duck shooting season each year.
Found (in NZ): Around most parts of New Zealand. In particular farmland and sometimes city parkland.
Species photographed : Tadorna variegata.

Female Paradise Shelduck Photograph.
Image Description:	Photo of a female Paradise Shelduck. Auckland, New Zealand.
Camera Make:	Nikon Corporation.	Camera Model:	Nikon D300 Digital SLR (DSLR).	Date:	6th September 2009.
Focal Length:	500mm	35mm Equiv Focal Length:	750mm	Aperture:	f/8
White Balance:	Manual.	Flash Used:	No.	Exposure Time:	1/1000th second.
Light Source:	Fine Weather	Metering Mode:	Spot.	Exposure Mode:	Manual.
ISO:	400		Lens Used:	Nikkor 500mm f/8 reflex.
Accessories Utilised:	Nikon MB-D10 battery grip, Scandisk Extream IV CompactFlash, Manfrotto 055x Pro-b tripod and 486RC2 head. Nikon EN-EL3e Li-ion battery pack.
Software:	Converted from RAW with Nikon Capture NX. Post edited with The Gimp 2.5.
Photo edits:	Small crop and align. Slight levels. Selective sharpen. Border and scale.
Photographer Comments:		Good this picture is finally published.
Model Credit:	Paradise Shelduck.	Photograph Copyright: ©	Glen Webber 2009. All rights reserved.

Yep I will yet again be posting another bird picture soon.

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Photograph of a Eastern Rosella

nospam@example.com (Glen) — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:45:08 +1200

Photo of Eastern Rosella. Auckland, New Zealand.

[eastern rosella photo]

Eastern Rosella photograph.

A couple of weeks ago while getting ready for the long weekend photo trip to Pureora Forest, I could hear Rosella outside chatting away. The D90 was on my desk, so I grabbed it and walked out in to the courtyard. Yep sure enough their were a pair in the foreign tree that over hangs our yard. (and drops insane quantities of leaves at this time of year). The sun was just showing through the otherwise miserable weather. The lighting looked good. So I fired off a few frames and here ya go. A picture of an Eastern Rosella.

Real life has been keeping me from posting more regularly here. But I will update more again tomorrow. Yes there will be more photos.

This is photographic post #13 for 2010.

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Eastern Rosella Information.

Other names : Rosella.
Abundance (In NZ): Locally common.
New Zealand Status : Introduced species. Cage escapee / deliberate introduction / possible illegally released species.
Found (in NZ): Around greater Auckland region. Also other select North Island locations.
Subspecies photographed : Patycercus eximius from southern Australia.

Eastern Rosella Photograph.
Image Description:	Photo of a Eastern Rosella. Auckland, New Zealand.
Camera Make:	Nikon Corporation.	Camera Model:	Nikon D90 Digital SLR (DSLR).	Date:	4th June 2010.
Focal Length:	300mm	35mm Equiv Focal Length:	450mm	Aperture:	f/5.6
White Balance:	Manual.	Flash Used:	No.	Exposure Time:	1/125th second.
Light Source:	Fine Weather	Metering Mode:	Center Weight.	Exposure Mode:	Manual.
ISO:	250		Lens Used:	Nikkor 70-300mm VR.
Accessories Utilised:	Scandisk SD memory. Nikon EN-EL3e Li-ion battery pack.
Software:	Post edited with The Gimp 2.6.
Photo edits:	Small crop and align. Slight levels. Selective sharpen. Add vignette, border and scale.
Photographer Comments:		Another introduced NZ bird photo.
Model Credit:	Eastern Rosella.	Photograph Copyright: ©	Glen Webber 2010. All rights reserved.

I will be posting another bird photograph very soon.

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Male Ring-necked Pheasant Photograph

nospam@example.com (Glen) — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:44:33 +1200

Photo of a male Ring-necked Pheasant. Auckland, New Zealand.

[pheasant photo]

Ring-necked Pheasant photograph.

The last few days have been busier than expected, and I haven't had the time I would have liked to update GCN. So its another quick pic for the moment. I promise new pics will continue to be posted. Yes I will also update on last weekends failed Rifleman photo trip soon.

As might be obvious, today's photo is of a Ring-necked Pheasant. Photographed in a park in central Auckland. Its another of those pictures thats been waiting around to be posted.

This is photograph post #11 for 2010.

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Ring-necked Pheasant Information.

Other names : Common Pheasant.
Abundance (In NZ): Locally common.
New Zealand Status : Introduced species. Released as a game bird.
Found (in NZ): Most of the North Island, and some parts of the South Island.
Subspecies photographed : Probably Phasianus colchicus torquatus (originating from China), although difficult to be certain. NZ stock is derived from several subspecies, which may have interbred.

Male Pheasant Photograph.
Image Description:	Photo of a male Ring-necked Pheasant. Auckland, New Zealand.
Camera Make:	Nikon Corporation.	Camera Model:	Nikon D300 Digital SLR (DSLR).	Date:	6th September 2009.
Focal Length:	500mm	35mm Equiv Focal Length:	750mm	Aperture:	f/8
White Balance:	Manual.	Flash Used:	No.	Exposure Time:	1/800th second.
Light Source:	Fine Weather	Metering Mode:	Spot.	Exposure Mode:	Manual.
ISO:	500		Lens Used:	Nikkor 500mm f/8 reflex.
Accessories Utilised:	Nikon MB-D10 battery grip. Nikon EN-EL3e Li-ion battery pack. Scandisk Extream IV CompactFlash, Manfrotto 055x Prob tripod and 486RC2 head.
Software:	Converted from RAW with Nikon Capture NX. Post editing with The Gimp 2.5.
Photo edits:	Small crop and align. Slight levels. Selective sharpen. Border and scale.
Photographer Comments:		Introduced NZ bird photo.
Model Credit:	Ring-necked Pheasant.	Photograph Copyright: ©	Glen Webber 2009. All rights reserved.

I will post another bird photograph up very soon.

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Photo of a female Auckland Tree Weta

nospam@example.com (Glen) — Tue, 25 May 2010 16:27:50 +1200

Photograph showing a female Auckland Tree Weta eating her shed exoskeleton.

[female auckland tree weta picture]

Female Auckland Tree Weta eating her recently shed exoskeleton.
As I was saying yesterday I'm making a real effort to edit and post photos from my massive backlog of images needing review. As some readers may have noticed a lot of these are of New Zealand native birds. (Today's photo is an exception.) The reason for this is simple. Over the about the last year and a half I've become a lot more interested in New Zealand's native plants and animals. As someone who has spent a large amount of time in the outdoors in NZ, its slightly disappointing just how little I knew. Over this time I've been actively trying to photograph as many birds, reptiles and insects as I can. Learning about them and their habitat as I go. When it comes to such things in NZ, you end up photographing birds. We don't have bears, fox's or snakes. In other words more birds to come. :-)

The photo today is an interesting one of a female Auckland Tree Weta. She is still a juvenile and has just finished moulting. Weta like other insects that have an exoskeleton cannot just "grow bigger". The exoskeleton prevents it. So as they grow they shed the old one. Some (as this girl is doing) will then eat the shed exoskeleton. If you look closely you can see that some of her markings are a lot softer than those on the old "skin". Also usually the stripes are more distinct on tree weta. This photo was taken on the fence of our courtyard. She has taken up residence in a hole in one corner of the fence. There is also a male thats made his home in the diagonally opposite corner. Flash used as weta are of course nocturnal. I only fired off a couple of frames so as not to disturb her too much.

Auckland Tree Weta Photograph.
Image Description:	Photo of a female Auckland Tree Weta eating her recenlty shed exoskeleton. Auckland, New Zealand.
Camera Make:	Nikon Corporation.	Camera Model:	Nikon D300 Digital SLR (DSLR).	Date:	19th April 2010.
Focal Length:	70mm	35mm Equiv Focal Length:	105mm	Aperture:	f/5.6
White Balance:	Manual.	Flash Used:	Yes.	Exposure Time:	1/250th second.
Light Source:	Flash.	Metering Mode:	Spot.	Exposure Mode:	Manual.
ISO:	500		Lens Used:	Nikkor 18-105mm VR.
Accessories Utilised:	Nikon MB-D10 battery grip, Scandisk Extream IV CompactFlash. Nikon EN-EL3e Li-ion battery pack.
Software:	Converted from RAW with Nikon Capture NX. Post editing with The Gimp 2.6.
Photo edits:	Crop. Levels, selective sharpen. Border then scale.
Photographer Comments:		Taken in our courtyard, Auckland city.
Model Credit:	Auckland Tree Weta.	Photograph Copyright: ©	Glen Webber 2010. All rights reserved.

And there will be more photos tomorrow too!
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Glen.

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How to photograph lightning with your Nikon D300 DSLR

nospam@example.com (Glen) — Tue, 11 May 2010 17:54:18 +1200

Lightning photos. A how-to.

[lightning photograph]

How to take photographs of lightning with a Nikon D300 or Nikon D300s DSLR camera.
Wow two photoblog posts in two days. That must be some kind of a record. Today's photo is one I shot last year, edited and then forgot about. So I figured I might as well get it online.

Also since posting some earlier lightning photographs I often get asked "how do you take photos of lightning?" So here's a basic how-to. Using the above photo of lightning hitting Sky Tower as an example. As per normal shot with my Nikon D300 SLR.

Note: this guide should work just as well for a Nikon D300s DSLR, and many other Nikon SLRs. If you're prepared to read your camera's manual, then the bulk of this guide will work for almost any DSLR.

Step 1. Get a storm.
Easy enough if you live somewhere that has regular storms passing through. If not you might want to consider it when planning your next holiday. Auckland gets a few each year... More often than not lightning photos work best att night. But sometimes the storm itself will naturally darken things enough. So don't rule out the possibility of getting a shot just because its day time.

Step 2. Find a safe location to photograph from.
Get somewhere dry for yourself and your camera gear. Preferable out of the wind to avoid camera vibration. You must always keep in mind being safe yourself. You are after all out and about in a lightning storm. Use your brain. Don't set up under trees. If you can see lightning hitting buildings around you, don't sling your tripod over your shoulder and go for a walk in it. When I shot the lightning photos in Wisconson I used building entrances and bus shelters as cover. In the example above I simply setup on the balcony off our bedroom.

Step 3. Set up your camera.
A tripod is essential for this sort of photography as long exposures are needed. The biggest and heaviest you can carry is best. Then frame your shot. Try to include some foreground of some sort. A shot of lightning against a black sky can wind up rather boring. Also a wide angle zoom lens will be very useful here. A big prime might be tempting, but these are not ideal conditions to be shooting under. You might not be able to "just move the tripod forward a little". I don't own a wide angle zoom, and my 10mm prime was way too wide for this shot. Instead I used a Nikkor 18-105 VR. The kit lens that comes with the D90. It worked fine for this shot.

Lightning photo tip : As in the case of Sky Tower (above) big tall structures get hit most often during lightning storms. So they can be a good subject to start with.

Also once you have your shot framed turn the lens focusing motor off. Once set you don't want the lens adjusting itself between photographs. I've seen several people recommend turning any stabilisation off. I've experimented with this and found no discernible difference in results.

Step 4. Camera settings.
As always with camera settings you'll want to adjust things to get everything you want in your shot. A general rule of thumb with lightning is, less light is better. The lightning itself will provide more light than you need.

Exposure length: This is the most important element in getting a lightning photo. Obviously lightning flashes happen very quickly. Too quickly to snap off a frame and capture it, and trying to guess when its going to happen is pointless. So the trick is to use a long exposure times. Have the shutter open "watching" the sky for as long as possible. Exactly how long an exposure will very. While taking shots of distant slow moving storms I've found 2 minutes or more just fine. Yet when right under a fast violent storm anything more than 5 to 10 seconds was too much. Start at 30 seconds then adjust accordingly. Also turn any long exposure noise reduction off. This function will otherwise cut your "watching the sky" time in half.

Note : Most cameras will require the use of an advanced remote control with the your shutter speed to set to "bulb" for automated exposures of greater than 30 seconds.

ISO setting: Use the lowest ISO setting your camera has available. In most DSLRs this will be 50 to 100 ISO. This is not just reducing the light being recorded, but also helping to reduce noise in the frame. In the example above it was set to ISO 200 as I forgot to change it.

Lens speed: You want to use the slowest lens speed (the highest f-stop number) you can get away with, while still retaining any additional scenery in your frame. Again reducing the amount of light entering the camera. Since you'll be working with long exposures, you can wind it right out to start with. My example above was shot at f/22.

Automatic exposures: Next make things easy for yourself. You could of course press the shutter yourself every 30 seconds. But this gets tedious and even using a remote you risk introducing vibration. Fortunately the D300 (and many other cameras) have a build in solution. Nikon calls it "Interval timer shooting" and its found under the shooting menu. It allows the camera to automatically take an exposure every so many seconds. So if you're taking 30 second exposures set it up to take one every 31 seconds, etc. This means you can virtually "watch the sky" for the entire duration of a storm if you desire.

For my above shot I setup the camera to take a very large number of shots then went downstairs and watched TV.

Step 4. Rinse and repeat.
Once you've got all that done you wait ... and wait ... and wait ... until you see lightning where you're shooting. All going well you got it in your frame. Stop the camera shooting and check your results. Adjust as you think best and try again. There is always a bit of luck involved.

Step 5. Edit your photo.
Theres not really anything special needed for editing a lightning photo. However one thing that can product great results is merging multiple shots. If you have several lightning strikes all photographed from the same position, you can combine them into a single image. I've never managed to get the frames to successfully do this, but there are some great examples out there if you hunt around a bit.

And thats really it. Good luck!

Got a great tip on photographing lightning or your own lightning photo?
Add a comment by clicking the comments link at the bottom of this post.

Photo of lightning striking Sky Tower, Auckland , New Zealand.
Image Description:	Lightning strike on Sky Tower, Auckland, New Zealand.
Camera Make:	Nikon Corporation.	Camera Model:	Nikon D300 Digital SLR (DSLR).	Date:	26th August 2009.
Focal Length:	18mm	35mm Equiv Focal Length:	27mm	Aperture:	f/22
White Balance:	Manual.	Flash Used:	No.	Exposure Time:	30 seconds.
Light Source:	Cloudy	Metering Mode:	Spot.	Exposure Mode:	Manual.
ISO:	200		Lens Used:	Nikon 18-105mm VR DX.
Accessories Utilised:	Nikon MB-D10 battery grip, Scandisk Extream IV CompactFlash, Manfrotto 055x Prob tripod and 486RC2 head. Nikon EN-EL3e Li-ion battery pack.
Software:	Converted from RAW with Nikon Capture NX. Post editing with The Gimp 2.5.
Photo edits:	Minor crop. Levels and sharpen. Add border and scale.
Photographer Comments:		OK, if a little boring lightning photograph.
Model Credit:	N/A.	Photograph Copyright: ©	Glen Webber 2009. All rights reserved.

And yet another photograph up. See I told ya.
Cheers,
Glen.

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Cactus close up

nospam@example.com (Glen) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:20:36 +1200

Close up of a cactus.

[close up cactus picture]

I've been thinking a lot recently about what's required to improve my photography.
In particular about the basic compositional elements that help make up a great photo, and where my photos fall short.
While doing this and searching through my ever growing stack of not-yet-reviewed shots I came across this.

It's a close up picture of the centre top of one of my cacti. Its a great example of pattern used in photography.
Something thats usually one of my weak points. So I was more than happy to edit it up when I had time.
The depth of field in this shot is awesome too. Especially considering I shot the cactus at f/10.
Its caused by there being a noticeably dip in the centre of the cactus's top, and steep sides falling away very quickly around the outside.
Cactus photograph taken with my Nikon D300 SRL of course :-)

Glen news: I'm starting to feel a lot better, so hopefully updates will get back their there usual regularity soon.

Photograph Information
Image Description:	Cactus close up of its top. Auckland, New Zealand.
Camera Make:	Nikon Corporation.	Camera Model:	Nikon D300 Digital SLR (DSLR).	Date:	5th April 2008.
Focal Length:	120mm.	35mm Equiv Focal Length:	180mm.	Aperture:	f/10.
White Balance:	Auto.	Flash Used:	No.	Exposure Time:	1/25th of a second.
Light Source:	N/A.	Metering Mode:	Center Weight.	Exposure Mode:	Manual.
Software:	Converted from RAW using Nikon ViewNX. Post editing with The Gimp.
Accessories Utilised:	Nikon MB-D10 battery grip. Nikon EN-EL3e Li-ion battery pack. Nikon lens hood, Scandisk Extream IV CompactFlash.
Photographer Comments:	None.		Lens Used:	Nikkor 18-200mm VR DX lens.
Model Credit:	N/A.	Photograph Copyright: ©	Glen Webber 2008. All rights reserved.

Cya all,
G/

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Auckland Cityscape In Colour

nospam@example.com (Glen) — Fri, 02 May 2008 13:18:37 +1200

Auckland cityscape in colour at night.

[Auckland cityscape in colour]

Photograph of the Auckland cityscape at night using my D300 DSLR camera. Complete with Sky tower in yellow.
Photo's a 30 second exposure taken not far away from where my black & white Auckland at night shot was taken in '07.

You can checkout another Auckland night time long exposure photograph.

Also see my complete long exposure photography section.

GCN news: Stay tuned folks. There might be an update this weekend.
Wow!

:-)
G/

Playing With Lasers Again

nospam@example.com (Glen) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:25:52 +1200

Electric pillow, or playing with lasers again.

[electric pillow picture]

While playing on the weekend, I pulled out the green laser again.
Using a long exposure at night I was able to create this little bit of fun.

Tip:
I was able to keep the colour in the picture by leaving the lights in the room on for the first couple of seconds of the exposure.
Then I just killed the lights and painted the pillow with the laser as per normal...
Pic taken with my D300 DSLR of course...

See also my earlier photograph resulting from me playing with a green laser and a chess set.

Anyway thats it for today,
CYa's.
G/

Crab in the deep dark black

nospam@example.com (Glen) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:17:54 +1300

In the wildest darkest depth lurks a monster!

[crab in black]

.... or perhaps not. Its still a cool crab in the black pic though.
Yes a new picture for today also.
Photograph shot the Sunday of the Easter '08 weekend, with my Nikon D300 digital SLR camera.

Check out the jet plane wing posted earlier today.
Yes I'm still doing the double post thing.

L8Rs,
G/

Tennis Ball

nospam@example.com (Glen) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:13:44 +1300

An old tennis ball.

[tennis ball]

Once again a new picture for today.

Its a old tennis ball that even a dog has given up with, or perhaps given up looking for.
Just noticed it in one of the gardens at the Auckland Domain and figured I'd take a photo of it.

Photograph shot the Monday of the Easter '08 weekend, with my Nikon D300 SLR camera.

Check out the F18 fighter jet over Melbourne photo also posted today.
Yep still doing the double post thing make up for last week.

Cya's,
G/

Water Lilly

nospam@example.com (Glen) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:02:06 +1300

Water lilly in purple.

[water lilly picture]

Here is today's new photograph.

Purple water lilly with pad in background.
Not much to say, other than its a Lilly. :-)

This picture taken the Monday of the Easter '08 weekend, with my Nikon D300 digital SLR.

Don't miss the Melbourne roundabout art picture posted today also.
A double post for today to help make up for last week.

Cya's,
G/

Lift Off

nospam@example.com (Glen) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:57:20 +1300

Monarch Butterfly takes off!

[monarch butterfly take off]

I was in the process of taking a flower pic when out of nowhere a bumble bee lands on it. I'm thinking this is great and take a couple of "bumble bee feeding on flower" shots. To my amazement a monarch swoops in and chases off the bee! So I then get some "monarch feeding on flower" shots.

This is a cool little photo, of the monarch taking off from the flower in question.
My only annoyance is I never clicked the shutter button when both butterfly and bee were on the flower.

Photograph taken Monday of the Easter '08 weekend with my Nikon D300 digital SLR.

Another cool butterfly photo.

No further pictures last week after the Green Gecko picture.
Was a bit crook. I'll see what I can do to make up for it this week.
:-)
G/

Green Gecko

nospam@example.com (Glen) — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:40:28 +1300

Photo of a New Zealand Green Gecko.

[green gecko photo]

So feeling inspired by Karen's great Skink photo and not having a bath tub in which to find one, I was forced to venture in to the wilds of Auckland. All the way to the Auckland Museum. Well worth the visit.

Even better I now have this nice little Green Gecko picture to show for my efforts.

You can learn about Gecko's, Skink's and more over on the New Zealand Herpetological Society's website.

Photo taken using my Nikon D300 digital SLR camera.

hey, thats a good start to the week. More tomorrow, maybe.
G/