This scene caught my eye. I decided it would make a good photograph, whether you find cattle interesting or not. The location is Ohiti Road, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand.
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Black cattle grazing hill country in New Zealand
I went to a cowboy/cowgirl party last night
A happy pug
This is Pip, or puglet as I call her. She belongs to a friend who owns the farm shown. Jude is the labrador at the back of the truck.
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Ngaruroro River, New Zealand
I took this shot from public access via Ohiti Road. The Ngaruroro River meets the sea near Napier, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. The Ngaruroro is a braided river on a shingle bed. It holds a healthy population of rainbow trout and some brown trout.
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Art by Camilla Samper
Another painting by Camilla Samper of Haumoana, New Zealand.
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Woodwork by Ben Meier and Ricks Terstappen
This outdoor table was constructed from recycled native New Zealand timber by Ben Meier and Ricks Terstappen. It’s a unique item. The timber was recovered from the floor of an old meat works at Whakatu, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. I may photograph it again on a nicer day.
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Art by Ema Scott
I took this shot of Ema’s studio in February 2009. Ema creates sculptures in the style shown and also carves small stones—will post an image of those soon. More images of Ema’s work and her contact details can be found here.
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Art by Delicia Sampero
I photographed this painting for Delicia when she had it displayed at the Hastings City Art Gallery in July 2009. The woman model depicted poses alongside the piece. Delicia’s work and contact details can be found here.
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Zorro the Cat II
People seem to like my cat pics that I pin to Pinterest, so here’s another one of Candy (aka Zorro).
Incidentally, if you’re into animals, you might like my novel about a genetically modified wolf doing heroic deeds. Click on the banner you see directly above. That will take you to the appropriate page.
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Zorro the Cat
Her name is Candy, but I call her Zorro. She occasionally sits on the fence between my house and hers. She’s not especially approachable, so I put on the Zuiko 50-200mm lens and shoot her with that. The focal length was 200mm and the aperture was f4.5. For this lens, f4.5 is probably close to the sweet spot for sharpness. The 200mm focal length gives a nice defocussing effect to the background.
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