Archive for September, 2011

A couple of weeks ago the local Nelson Camera Club hosted visitors from other clubs from the West Coast to Marlborough.  There was an early morning field trip, to Nelson’s Boulder Bank and the Lighthouse:

We’ve gone all colourful and Italian, now the Rugby World Cup has started and Nelson is hosting the Italian team.  I’ll try to give an idea of the feeling in town with a few pictures.

The Pohutukawa tree is New Zealand’s Christmas tree, due to the colour of its spectacular flowers.

The Rugby World Cup is upon us! We celebrated the arrival of the Italian rugby team with a “Long Lunch” the other day.  800+ diners took over our main street for a few hours.

The annual Nelson Trolley Derby is to be made into a movie.

We have been watching on TV New Zealand crews at the world rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia. They’ve been doing very well (so far).  I realised that it is almost exactly 40 years since I watched a race which was an important step along New Zealand’s path to success in world rowing.


About this blog

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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