Aperture Priority NZ
A collection of photographs and stories by Rick Harvey, Invercargill, New Zealand
Latest Stories
A Case For Shooting JPEG Only
Shooting JPEG only was never front of mind for me because I had bought into the “always shoot RAW” school of thinking from the first day I had a camera capable of shooting…
Be A Tourist In Your Own Backyard
Sometimes it takes something really special to make you get off your butt and go and be a tourist in your own backyard. In my case that something special was actually someone special…
My 2026 Creativity Action List
In my first story for the year I told you that I don’t make New Year Resolutions, but that I had, however, made a creativity action list at the start of 2025 of…
Welcome to 2026 -and Happy New Year
Welcome to 2026, and a belated Happy New Year to you all! I don’t do New Year Resolutions mainly because I know from past experience I never keep them. However, at the beginning…
CCD Sensors and Film Like Images – Part 2
This is my last story for 2025 – and it is totally different from any other story I have posted before.
In what way is it different?
Well, for want of a better description this is a very informal collaboration between myself and Brian Small of Alberta, Canada.
Do CCD Sensors Create Film-Look Images?
Do CCD sensors create film-look images? Or is it just an Internet myth?
My latest acquisition – a cheap and cheerful Nikon AF-S 18-55mm kit lens to mate with my new, old Nikon D3000 arrived a couple of days ago. On first glance it appeared to be “as new”, such was the quality of the cosmetics, but alas, the lens was wobbly inside the barrel.
Urban Exploration
Urban exploration – or any exploration – has been off the agenda for me for several months now due to my limited mobility. I haven’t talked about it much here on my blog,…
I Just Bought A DSLR For Under $100
I just bought a DSLR for under $100 – an old Nikon DSLR for under $100! And I couldn’t be happier with my purchase. Spoiler alert: : When I say I just bought…
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Hello – I’m Rick Harvey
Welcome to Aperture Priority NZ
This is my space on the ‘net where I share photography-related stories and many of the images I take. As my blog title suggests, I shoot primarily in aperture priority mode.
I often debate with myself whether this photo blog drives my photography, or whether my photography drives my photo blog. Whichever way round it is, I take photographs for fun, and my primary goal is to create pictures that please me – and if they please you when you come to visit here, then that is so much better.
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