Lumix LX3
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
66. Maude Road mountain moonlight, Taranaki
Monochrome peak-and-pines at a road end; composition and the continuing lure of square format
62. Venus from Te Rewa Rewa bridge
An inspiring new structure, after dark; noise, scale and safety
A daylight effect and a sea change with long exposure; simplicity as a composition cue
53. Lakeside reeds, Kaihoka, by moonlight
Blowing in the wind on a sandy shore; the perils of calendar picture selection
52. Moving hands, white face: high tide by moonlight
Time on the trot, subtle surf and a shadow; the frustrations of focus
51. Winter moonrise after dark, German Hill
Some unexpected blue between the scudding clouds; photography on evenings after full moon
48. Summer evening at Triangle Flat, Golden Bay
Colourful star trails and a meteorite on film; digital disadvantages with extended exposures
43. Offshore squall, Taranaki, at night
Simple but fast-moving monochrome composition, in a square format.
41. After midnight on the porch at Te Hapu
Breezy movement, bright colour and a strong diagonal 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
33. Night-for-day at Kaihoka, Golden Bay
Unusual daylight effects, movement and a surprise cameo role for the woman-in-magenta
31. A winter’s walk to Groom Creek, Nelson
Slow photography while out with friends; the extra dimension to night photography
29. Moonlit cherub, Waimea West, Nelson
Wide angle vertical composition; depth of focus and a figurine
28. Twilight at the MDF plant, Waimea Inlet, Nelson
Balancing the last of the day with industrial lighting; the tungsten setting and colour temperature
27. St Mary’s evening vigil, Nelson
The Holy Mother looks out on city lights; the subtlety of moonlight
25. Holy Virgin & Infant, Brook Reservoir, Nelson
A surreal study with a figurine; flowing water effects by long exposure.
17. A grove in early spring, and a moonlight metaphor
Moonlight draws the veil; a stallion becomes a pony.
15. Leaving Port Taranaki at midnight
Monochrome in sepia; a vessel leaves port on calm seas, at high moon.
14. Moonlit mountain from Kent Rd, Taranaki
Swirling cloud in intermittent moonlight; problems with viewing in the dark and high ISOs.
12. Moonlit mountain from Paritutu, New Plymouth
A last shot before the clag closed in; moonlight balanced with a floodlit pylon.
10. Moonlit surf on the Boulder Bank, Nelson
An invisible line of surf on a rocky shore; getting close enough but not too close.
9. Late sailing through the Cut, Nelson
A night-fishing boat leaves a light trail, making its way out into Tasman Bay.
8. Rustic evening near Omata, Taranaki
Farm animals make good subjects for moonlight photography – precisely because they won’t keep still.