Awesome Black And White Street Views
It might be strange for me to say this, but this collection of photographs of black and white street views was inspired by – or rather motivated by – Canadian…
Colour In The Garden
These photos were almost “shot on the run” as I rushed around before the day lost the last of the sun. As a result of my frenzied dash, I didn’t…
Every Dog Matters – And A Shift To Super Fast WPX Hosting
10 October, 2024 Update… AperturePriorityNZ is no longer hosted by WPX Hosting. Purely as a matter of economics my blog is now hosted in New Zealand by HooplaHosting. Those…
A Nifty Fifty for Micro Four-Thirds
In the photography world nifty fifty refers to a 50mm lens, normally with a decent wide aperture of f1.8 or thereabouts; a prime lens many photographers recommend as a “must-have“…
Flirting with Auto ISO
I have always been aware that most digital cameras have an Auto ISO feature but was never inspired to work with Auto ISO as my default setting. This came about…
Roads Less Travelled
As we spent Christmas at home this year, and as the weather was really kind to us, we decided to do a few day trips on roads less travelled (by…
I Still Shoot Film – Occasionally
Perhaps to say I still shoot film – even occasionally – is a little bit of a white lie It has been about 12 months since I last put a…
Jackson Bay Sandflies Are Huge!
The Jackson Bay sandflies are huge…. But this is not actually a sandfly. It is a urepetala carovei…a New Zealand bush giant dragonfly. This incredible flying machine can grow up…
Oamaru – More Than Meets The Eye
More than meets the eye We’ve been back from our last motorhome trip for over two weeks now, and it was only yesterday that I finally got around to checking…
5 Great Reasons To Use On1 Photo Raw 2022
Shortly I’ll tell you my 5 reasons to use On1 Photo RAW 2022, but first a little background. The last full version of On1 Photo Raw I purchased was On1…
A Brief Excursion To Wellington
We were very lucky that New Zealand, except for Auckland, moved from Covid Alert Level 3 to Level 2 at one minute to midnight, Tuesday 7th September. Lucky because…
Goodbye To The Nikon D300
Although it was introduced way back in 2007, the Nikon D300 DSLR is still very much fit for purpose. So it was with a certain amount of sadness that I…