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Beside the seaside – Lyall Bay

The wild winds of June have been whipping up the sea here for the last few days – there’s still … More

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Unfurling

The last of the summer monarch butterflies escaped it’s chrysalis today, pictured here climbing up to a suitable branch as it … More

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Butterflies start to flutter by

My two-shrub settlement’s worth of Monarch caterpillars have started to emerge as wonderfully gaudy Monarch Butterflies. These late-season Monarchs will … More

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In the Gardens

A local photography group organised an afternoon meetup in the Botanical Gardens with a model, so we could practice portraiture … More

botanic gardens, gardens

Miss Amanda Fish

I love the aesthetics of old photographs, the careful poses, the natural light, even the soft decay of an image. … More

photography, tin type, tintype, Victorian

Look Ma, no Photoshop!

This weekend I was a part of Chalkle‘s Space Camp; a night and a day devoted to all things space … More

light painting, night photography, space camp

Playing with lasers

Spent some time last night working out camera settings and such for an upcoming night photography workshop, using a couple … More

laser, light painting, photos

Happy monarchs-to-be

I’m enjoying the hungry little caterpillar scenario being played out on the swan plants (milkweed) in a pot at the … More

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Drinking bees and hungry caterpillars

Swan Plant (milkweed) is bringing hungry bees to my garden at the moment, suggesting someone near by has an urban … More

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Old postcards – Anita, The Living Doll, Ruby Westwood

The freakshow mentality has long outlived the literal freakshow.  Now we look at people who are other than the norm … More

Anita, circus, dwarf, Foxton, freak, freak show, giant, giantess, postcard, ruby westwood, the living doll, Victorian

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