Pinesong Presentation

Thanks to all the wonderful residents of Pinesong Retirement Village who attended my presentation this week. This was something new for me and was a real success. I think that showing a multimedia presentation of work really allowed me to engage at a more meaningful level with the audience. As opposed to the usual exhibition opening approach in which you only get to speak to a limited number of people attending. Presenting and talking about your work gives an opportunity for the audience to gain some insights into what motivates the artist and tell some of the stories that go into making a number of the images.

Gallery Q

Gallery Q located out at Waimauku is now stocking a range of my framed wildlife prints. Check them out at:

Gallery Q
Waimauku Shopping Centre
411 7292
021 798 271

Signal Gallery Re-Opens

The Signal Gallery has re-opened out a Bethels Beach for the summer season. Check it out at:

160 Bethels Beach Road,
Te Henga,
Auckland.

Image: Nikon D2Xs, 12-24mm Nikkor, 4 image stitch in Autopano Pro.

ANZANG Sixth Collection

The finalist images of the 2009 ANZANG Landscape and Nature Photographer of the Year competition have been published in a great book. Awesome images of the natural world in the Australasian region. The book can be purchased direct from the publisher.

Two of my images which made the finals appear within the book.

Kumeu Art in The Garden (7th & 8th Nov)

Kumeu Art in the Garden is a festival over two days showing almost 100 artists and sculptors within the gallery of six of Kumeu’s award winning gardens. The event run on Sat 7th & Sun 8th November 2009 10 am to 3pm.

I will be at the Dragonfly Garden which is at 130 Muriwai Valley Road, Waimauku.

For tickets and more information visit the official website

The Conductor

This sequence of an Australasian Gannet at Muriwai reminds me of a conductor vigorously controlling an orchestra. Click image for a larger view.

Nikon D300, 300mm F2.8 VR.

NZ Dotterel (tūturiwhatu)

I spent a few hours photographing the endangered New Zealand dotterel at Wiawera last Friday. The Dotterel is inquisitive allowing you to get quite close without stressing the bird. Best approach is to just sit (or lie) on the sand and let them come to you. The dotterel was once widespread but has been subject to introduced predators and human impact and now only numbers 1500.

This bird was feeding on sand hoppers and would stand and perform a little stamp of the feet until hoppers jumped free. At this point a rapid chase ensued usually with the Dotterel getting a meal. Quite interesting behavior to observe.



Images shot with a Nikon D300, 300mm 2.8 VR lens and 1.7TC.