Experimenting With Black And White Photography
In my website’s brief “about me” section I describe myself as an opportunist photographer but if I am blunt I would say that I am a procrastinator when it…
Photographing Trees
Photographing Trees I never really stopped to think about taking photographs of trees as a specific niche genre of photography. But apparently, it is! A Google search throws up…
Time To Say Goodbye To Nikon
Goodbye to Nikon – but potentially not forever…. A Nikon D5100 has been the number one camera in my photographic arsenal since late 2012 – and it has been a…
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…
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…
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…
Some Of My Favourite Photographs
I’ve taken the opportunity over the last few weeks while we’ve been in lockdown to troll through my archives and select a few of my favourite photographs. When I say…