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Classic Fighters: action on the ground
29 Apr 2011As well as all the action up above, there was plenty to look at on the ground. Lots of “Living History”: people dressing up in uniforms; re-enactments of battles; ancient tanks and vehicles trundling around; plus lots of loud bangs. Let’s begin with one of the bangs:
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Classic Fighters Airshow, Omaka 2011
25 Apr 2011I see it’s been three weeks since my last post. I’ve actually been very busy, including taking lots of photographs. Most of these however have been paid commissions and the images belong to the client. But I hope to remedy that over the next couple of weeks. This weekend saw a big event in Marlborough: [...]
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Havelock Mussel Festival 2011
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4 Apr 2011Sometimes I feel like a real photographer and sometimes I don’t. The Havelock Mussel Festival was one occasion when I didn’t. The problem was that I saw so many old friends from my time at Cawthron, when I was heavily involved with the marine farming industry, that I wanted to talk rather than take photographs. [...]
A day in Golden Bay
1 Apr 2011It seems ages ago now, but a couple of days before the big Christchurch earthquake we had my sister-in-law to stay. Here are a few snapshots of a day we spent over in Golden Bay. Well, half a day really. We got there in time for lunch, so asked for a recommendation from some locals [...]
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Race Unity Day 2011
14 Mar 2011Yesterday was sunny, cheerful and a celebration of Nelson’s growing multicultural community. Here are some images from “Race Unity Day 2011″, sp0nsored by Nelson’s Multicultural Council:
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A classic day at Lake Rotoiti
10 Mar 2011I had been looking forward to an event at Lake Rotoiti which began last Saturday afternoon, the annual Antique and Classic Boat Show. The weather forecast wasn’t good, so around mid-morning I looked up the Lake Rotoiti WebCam. It looked as if it was pouring down, you could hardly see the water. Then I realised [...]
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Kite surfing for the over 70s
6 Feb 2011Here’s a short photo essay on a person who is an inspiration for all retired folk. Ernie told me he’d been down at Tahunanui on each of the past six days, but this was by far the best wind.
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More kite surfing
3 Feb 2011Saturday was a big wind day, 25 knots gusting 30. That brought the kite surfers and windsurfers out to Tahunanui in droves. Here’s some action from the afternoon from the kite surfers:
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Stand-up Lasers
28 Jan 2011From the veranda in front of our house we get a good view of what’s going on in Nelson harbour. Sailboats, swimmers, kayaks, ships coming in or out, seabirds fishing and on rare occasions even orca. During the school holidays especially, a lot of training takes place. A few days ago it was Laser yachts, [...]
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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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