Archive for December, 2010

New Zealand birdlife

In: NZ Stories|Photographic

28 Dec 2010

Good images of birdlife in the New Zealand bush are difficult.  They require a lot of patience and skill, neither of which I have in abundance.  So when I get the chance, I jump at it.  Here are some results, from my ‘road trip’ back in November.  First the elusive Kokako, which we occasionally used [...]

Greymouth Bar

In: NZ Stories|Photographic

24 Dec 2010

The entrance to the harbour at Greymouth is an interesting place, even on a quiet day.  The road out to it provides views back to the harbour and town, especially early in the morning: (there is a high-quality version of this image available at New Zealand Photos Online.) These colours showed up for only a [...]

Greymouth again

In: NZ Stories|Photographic

18 Dec 2010

Got some nice images of  some locals enjoying the westerly swell:

Pike River again

In: NZ Stories

15 Dec 2010

This week I am back in Greymouth once more. I guess I am providing support for my wife, who in turn is helping to organise support for the victims of the Pike River mining disaster.  The Pike River mining company had just been put into receivership and the impact of this move on the surviving workers [...]

Wakamarina

In: Photographic

4 Dec 2010

For years I have been driving to Blenheim, zooming past the little settlement of Canvastown.  Last week I took the time to explore the area. About 15 km up the Wakamarina Road in the Mt Richmond Forest Park there is a camping ground located on the remains of some old mine workings. A photographer friend [...]

National Park

In: NZ Stories|Photographic

1 Dec 2010

One of the side trips I made last month was to National Park and Ruapehu. I can vaguely remember stopping at this railway station on a school trip more than 50 years ago:


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This blog presents the images and observations of someone who has had a long and successful career, ranging from heavy engineering to environmental sciences, from paper machines to marine biology.

The digital revolution has enabled Graeme Robertson to devote much of his time to a rediscovered passion, photography. His images have won national competitions and been published in magazines and newspapers.

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