coast
75. Blue note at Oakura Beach
After midnight, the search for illumination continues, in a translucent sort of way
74. Moonstruck coast at Oakura
Silver surf and f16 on the beach; handling difficult focus by using a small aperture
72. No exit at Waikawa Beach, Horowhenua
Simple forms and shadow effects; street lighting used with wind-blown moonlight
68. Moonlit shipping, Taranaki waters
Shipping signature from the beach below Paritutu; exposing for highlights with a high moon
65. Round Rock by moonlight, Back Beach
Night magic in sepia; much longer exposures using a Pentax 6×7 as second camera
64. Urupa gateway, by the half moon
Decorative arch and summer peak from Surf Highway 45; working by the westerly early moon
63. Rising moon on an ebbtide, Marahau
Striking blue moonlight under a black sky; f16 and depth of field
60. High tide, low moon, Marahau magic
High contrast land, sea and sky; late moons, weariness and night safety
55. Twilight surf from the Waitoetoe cliffs
A big view on big film; monochrome surf in extended exposure; vertical compositions
A daylight effect and a sea change with long exposure; simplicity as a composition cue
52. Moving hands, white face: high tide by moonlight
Time on the trot, subtle surf and a shadow; the frustrations of focus
50. In silhouette, Nugget Point night
A moonlit figure unaffected by a passing car; low ISO and lens selection
48. Summer evening at Triangle Flat, Golden Bay
Colourful star trails and a meteorite on film; digital disadvantages with extended exposures
47. Moonlit figure at Okarito
Elf-portrait or self-portrait? Pricks of moongleam on the boathouse deck, in sepia
45. Karekare before dawn, west Auckland coast
Quiet water, rough rocks and a soft line of surf – after an unexpected threat to my well-being
44. Moonrise from the Devonport ferry, Auckland
Movement by the photographer, not something within the frame. But first set up your tripod.
43. Offshore squall, Taranaki, at night
Simple but fast-moving monochrome composition, in a square format.
34. Quirky but Perky, by moonlight
A bedecked piggy-bank in a wide angle daylight effect; about focal length and apertures
26. Gerry by broad moonlight, Ocean Beach, Hawkes Bay
A broad daylight effect; quicker people pix by moonlight; focus and movement
20. Spring willows and traffic from Waimarama, Hawkes Bay
Matching exposure time to the event in witness; moving away from the obvious vantage points
19. Moonlight view to Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay
Camerawork along a lee shore on a very cold night; the thrill of a new camera and ISO 2000
16. Moonlit Moturoa from Back Beach, at Paritutu
The big camera out on a wind-swept beach, well before full moon.
15. Leaving Port Taranaki at midnight
Monochrome in sepia; a vessel leaves port on calm seas, at high moon.
11. Self-portrait by moonlight, Jack’s Bay, Otago
Travelling with two tripods, a calendar photographer records his own work one quiet night on the beach.
10. Moonlit surf on the Boulder Bank, Nelson
An invisible line of surf on a rocky shore; getting close enough but not too close.