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Slate Creek Waterfall

Reaching a Landmark

A Thank You to my followers... It was creeping up for a while and suddenly it was here - the figure of 12000 for my list of followers on Facebook. Having that many people watching my photography seems a bit…

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Jay Elaine Crossing Bar

Boats as Art

Over several years I've had a slow evolution in regard to how I photograph boats. Specifically boats that come in and out of the Port of Greymouth on the West Coast of the South Island in New Zealand. These are…

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Renovating

I'm spending a bit of time renovating the website. I haven't made major changes, it's more a matter of bringing some uniformity and consistency across the site. From time to time I've made some design changes to pager or galleries…

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Resolution II

Bumpy Ride

The FV Resolution II crossing the Grey River bar coming in from a turbulent Tasman Sea. 9 May 2023. The image portrays the miserable conditions – heavy rain, fog and a rough sea.  The skipper judged the conditions carefully, waiting…

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The old homestead

Back on Track

I've had a lot on the go for the last year but with winter coming on here and the days getting shorter (so the nights are longer) there's more time for getting the website up-to-date and putting my thoughts into…

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If you think you've read this before then you probably have. I had it on my homepage but I'm trying to reorganise my pages so that the content is relevant and logical. The homepage seemed a bit cluttered so I'm…

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Reflection

Website Changes

Now that I've retired from work I expect to have more time for photography and also for how I present my photos on the website. Some people tell me that that they haven't found it easy to find what they…

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Sunset at Cobden

Latest General Photos

Latest Photos of West Coast landscapes, nature and people.  A small gallery (10 - 15) of the most recent photos.  See latest general photos in the gallery below or latest boat photos here   Clicking on an image will bring…

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Watching a boat

Latest Boats

Latest Boat Photos. A small gallery (12 - 16) of the most recent photos of boats entering or leaving the Grey River.  See latest boat photos in the gallery below or latest general photos (landscapes, nature, etc.) here   Clicking…

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Landing Page

Some people tell me that links from social media (mostly Facebook) don't take them to where they expect to go. When they click on an image link they expect to go to that image on the website but it only…

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Sunset at Greymouth

A Restart

A new look is coming up. The site needs a facelift. I haven't done any updates for a while and when I looked at it I found it confusing. If I find it confusing as the author it must be…

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Kotuku launches into flight

Old becomes New

Re-working an old photo. I find it worthwhile looking back over my photos from a while ago re-working them. It's interesting to just start again with the RAW file. Sometimes the result is similar but other times it can be…

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