27.07.2016

This week I felt that Spring is just around the corner. The bulbs are peeping through, camellias are all but over and the magnolia tree is putting up a great show.

Here is a hyacinth I took at the Winter Gardens in Auckland's Domain, oh the smell of perfume drifted through the air.

We have had our fair share of rain and showers despite being a mild winter plus a good helping of sun which has brought out the blooms on the magnolia tree. Here are two of my shots.

This one was taken after an early morning sun shower . I called it

                                                                   Kissed by the Rain

23.7.2016

I did this as part of a course not my usual work. It started life as a frozen pond in Germany when
the temperature was around - 15 deg ! I wasn't sure how I would use it but I liked the scene.

So I embarked on a project with a mystical theme and came up with this nearly thirty layers later !

  

Hi Another beach  picture while walking the dog. It was a wonderful blustery day  at Long Bay beach as high tide swept angrily over the  smooth sand, sweeping up clusters of flotsam and jetsam in it's wake.
This gregarious  dog stood up on it's hind legs jumping over the waves as they came towards him.

  

8.07.2016

There was quite a storm last night heavy rain, blustery wind and loud thunder.
Wonderful fog this morning as I made my way down to Long Bay beach with the dog in tow.
So much drift wood spread around the beach and crashing waves at high tide leaving little room to walk, or to photograph.

4.07.2016

A few weeks ago I attended a photo shoot with some members of my photo group. We shot
pictures from scenes of a silent movie shoot . It was great fun and now I am enjoying all the post processing.
Here's one of the scenes   The Gamblers

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