Does Not Hide It’s Pride And Joy Mitchells Cottage, Alexandra – Central Otago Thursday, July 17th 2013 Camera maker: Canon F – Stop: f/8 Exposure time: 1/250sec ISO speed: ISO 100 Focal length: 16mm Historical Note: Mitchells Cottage is a superb example of what living would have been like in the 1880’s in Central Otago. It was built by gold miner, Andrew Mitchell, for his brother and sister-in-law. Building began in 1880 and he used local stone and stone masonary techniques he had learned from his father. Photographic Note: There were so many different ways to photograph this wonderful old building it was hard to decide which image to choose. What drew me to this one was the fact that you get a real sense of the hillside and the harsh surrounds.
And I Saw It Was Filled With Memories Past Tautuku Estuary Boardwalk, The Catlins – Clutha District Monday, January 6th 2014 Camera maker: Canon F – Stop: f/18 Exposure time: 1/6sec ISO speed: ISO 100 Focal length: 10mm Historical Note: The boardwalk at Tautuku Estuary was a great afternoon stroll. It makes its way through a Podocarp forest and out above the estuary. From the estuary, there were all sorts of bird life hunting for food and crabs moving around in the mud. Photographic Note: There were two main views that I considered when taking this shot. The first, looking out to sea and the second, looking in land. I went for the later as the hills added a different dimension to the composition.
From The Memory Of Delight Flagstaff, Pineapple Track – Dunedin Monday, September 9th 2014 Camera maker: Canon F – Stop: f/10 Exposure time: 1/100sec ISO speed: ISO 100 Focal length: 10mm Historical Note: There are two places to start the Pineapple Track that runs along the Dunedin City skyline. The starting points however are 5 kilometres apart and it takes over two hours to get from point to point. Towards the Southern end, the track starts to pass through tussock high above the city tree line and along Flagstaff Hill. The Flagstaff Hill vantage point, high above the harbour and inner plains, was used during pioneering times to signal when a ship was entering the harbour. A flag was raised on the hill signalling the ship's arrival to the people on the plains and surrounding areas. Photographic Note: This vantage point offers a 360 degree view of Dunedin City. From viewing down the Peninsula, to St Clair beach and inland over the Taieri plains. The main decision is which direction to photograph first. On this day, I timed it so I’d had a wonderful view back over Dunedin City.
