Moving cloud and torchlight add drama; an unusual high contrast film

Colourful star trails and a meteorite on film; digital disadvantages with extended exposures

Elf-portrait or self-portrait? Pricks of moongleam on the boathouse deck, in sepia

Kahikatea framed by a West Coast canyon; trouble with really long exposures

Quiet water, rough rocks and a soft line of surf – after an unexpected threat to my well-being

Simple but fast-moving monochrome composition, in a square format.

At close range at night with medium format; a monochrome study in tints

Breezy movement, bright colour and a strong diagonal in a square format

A simple composition, but a pose requiring 15 minutes; reciprocity effects

Full moon in low-rent country, West Coast, without banjos

A bedecked piggy-bank in a wide angle daylight effect; about focal length and apertures

Unusual daylight effects, movement and a surprise cameo role for the woman-in-magenta

Car lights add highlights to a country church while the moon hides behind the steeple

Slow photography while out with friends; the extra dimension to night photography

A subject in motion against a moving background; tungsten one last time

Wide angle vertical composition; depth of focus and a figurine

A broad daylight effect; quicker people pix by moonlight; focus and movement

A surreal study with a figurine; flowing water effects by long exposure.

A moonrise after dark; waiting to see something appear in the viewfinder

Daylight effects and the blur of the wind. Scope versus depth: a hard choice.

Matching exposure time to the event in witness; moving away from the obvious vantage points

Camerawork along a lee shore on a very cold night; the thrill of a new camera and ISO 2000

Fun with car light trails; balancing car lights with much dimmer moonlight.

An invisible line of surf on a rocky shore; getting close enough but not too close.

A night-fishing boat leaves a light trail, making its way out into Tasman Bay.