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83. Lilies by moonlight at Marybank
Close-ups by the hour at home; vertical frames and wan moonlight
82. Moonlit snapdragons
Garden flowers in full spectrum colour at maximum aperture; torch-aided focus.
81. Suburban traffic at twilight
Abstract of evening traffic; use of two planes of movement
80. Rotomanu evening contrasts
Twilight use of flash; subtlety, instantaneity and their opposites
79. Light ribbons at Puponga, Golden Bay
Fun with a torch in motion; colour temperature, cloudy skies, late moons
78. Apple autumn, by moonlight
An orchard close-up and work for saints; slow film, depth of field and colour shifts
76. Moonrise at Long Bay, Auckland
The female form revealed on film; a summery advent of moon rays
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
71. Stockyard gate at night, Koru
Using flash with moonlight; square format composition
70. Rapids at the tidal limit, by moonlight
The fall – and rise – of water over 2 minutes; unusual soundtrack of a cascade silenced
69. Three wary birds, one wet night
30 seconds in the life of waterfowl; balancing harsh and hand-crafted lighting
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
59. Moonlight without shadows
Heavy cloud cover streaked with moonlight; the timelessness of unlit waters
58. Taupo at night, from Acacia Bay
In praise of pink; a secluded suburban waterfront and the challenge of the night-lit city
57. At Swim Three Birds, Lake Taupo
From a pier on a rainy summer’s evening; an experiment with flash, tungsten and long exposure
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
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
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