NZ Photos

[ROB]

A few snaps from NZ trip last week. As you can see I spent most of the time on the farm, but a few shots are from down at Rotorua.

[DrDave]

Those are some awesome shots. Never been there, but that kind of beauty sure makes me want to visit.

Thanks for that

[ROB]

Thanks Dave.

Yeah, it’s a pretty awesome sort of place. That farm in the pics has so much stuff to explore, I didn’t really want to leave it. It had plenty of wild dear, river flats, limestone cliffs, possum shooting, quadbiking, photography options galore, caving, hotsprings next door, settler ruins, rainforest – lots of fun. Been there twice and still haven’t seen the whole farm.

[Stiv]

Stunning stuff Rob!

Really well done!

Friends farm? Family farm? Farmers farm?

How’d you get hooked up with that? Just how big is it?

Best,
Stiv

[Lee Ridley]

Good light.

[ROB]

Thanks Lee – the stuff I took in Rotorua was all taken at the wrong time of day so I didn’t get that many decent shots there. On the farm however, I was able to go out each afternoon after dinner so the light was a lot more friendly for photos.

Stiv – family member owns 500 acres about an hour south of Auckland.

[ROB]

This is from the local beach – we caught two snapper and a trevally the day I took this one:

And these following ones are from my last trip. You can tell it was the wet season cos the grass is a lot greener than the most recent trip.

[Sean Rorison]

Great photos ROB. Including that last one, the self portrait. :lol:

[ROB]

it was a bad hair day

[Stiv]

Not to be a jerk (though I know more often than not I am :cry: ) you have to watch that dodging tool Rob!

It’s making me crazy :P

Best,
Stiv

[ROB]

no dodging tool used

what does a dodging tool do anyway?

[ROB]

hmm – same as in a darkroom apparently.

makes sense now I think about it.

[Stiv]

@ROB wrote:

hmm – same as in a darkroom apparently.

makes sense now I think about it.

Ok Mea culpa it just looks like the tree has a halo around it…again really nice photos and light.

What can I say I get paid to critisize images on a technical level and generally speaking I never cease to do so.

Please don’t take it personally as I’m my own worst critic.

It’s become almost a maladaptive behavior :oops:

Best,
Stiv

[lightstalker]

Lovely pictures ROB.

:D

[ROB]

LS – thanks.

Stiv – Do you think I should use a burning tool to get rid of that halo? I noticed it to, but it certainly wasn’t put there on purpose.

[Stiv]

@ROB wrote:

LS – thanks.

Stiv – Do you think I should use a burning tool to get rid of that halo? I noticed it to, but it certainly wasn’t put there on purpose.

Yeah it’s weird, it’s always good practice to fiddle with this type of thing.

I’d lighten it a tad and then burn it a bit, and lower the contrast down just a skosh (dubious technical term :? )

If I have a moment I may play around with it.

Best,
Stiv

[Lee Ridley]

I’d leave it alone. You may have inadvertantly photographed the modern day burning bush! The picture before it has an eclisiastic quality, so y’know, I might be on to something.

:D

[DrDave]

I think it was a ghost trying to tell you THAT was where he buried the treasure. Geez Rob, you dropped the ball.

[ROB]

@DrDave wrote:

I think it was a ghost trying to tell you THAT was where he buried the treasure. Geez Rob, you dropped the ball.

Mate, that tree is actually in a ditch that is also used as the ditch where the carcass of every dead farm animal is thrown. Last time I looked it had three dead sheep, a goat and about 2000 possum carcasses all left to rot.

I guess that makes it the perfect place to bury treasure!

[Lee Ridley]

I guess that explains the halo then!

Eeeuueeww!

[DrDave]

That’s a lot of possum!

[rickshaw92]

Great pics Rob, the cow one that was there yesterday would make a way cool avitar.

[Kapa]

Hey Rob, aint been to PBs for a while- but you’ve got some great pics of NZ. Where was that farm you were at, central NI? Next time you’ve heading over here drop me a line- im based in Wellington. Cheers

[ROB]

Kapa – Good to see you still kicking!!

Yeah, that farm is just south of Auckland. I get over there a bit – maybe even again this year. If I get to Wellington, will drop you a PM for a beer!

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