Sigh!, Tis Autumn….

That time of year thou mayst in me behold When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, Bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. In me thou see’st the twilight of such day As after sunset fadeth in the west; Which by and by black night doth take away, Death’s second self, that seals up all in rest. In me thou see’st the glowing of such fire, That on the ashes of his youth doth lie, As the deathbed whereon it must expire, Consumed with that which it was nourished by. This thou perceiv’st, which makes thy love more strong, To love that well which thou must leave ere long. -William Shakespeare

Lake Coleridge

This was taken at sunrise of 12th January 2013 around Lake Coleridge, Canterbury. I did some light painting of the reeds and also a bit of the far bank of the stream.

Nikon D700, Tokina 17-35mm f/4

North of Kaikoura

This was taken at the shore just behind Nins Bins in Kaikoura on the 4th of January 2013

Nikon D700, Tokina 17-35mm f/4

Lake Ellesmere, sunset 06/01/13

Went out to Lake Ellesmere with a couple of friends to look for sunset. It was grey and overcast and the lightning was fading fast. Went through some shots and got a good one, I think. It’s almost a monotone.

Nikon D700, Nikkor AFD 80-200 f/2.8

A summer trip to Kaikoura, Day

Went for a quick getaway of a night in coastal town of Kaikoura, north of Christchurch. Since the weather was nice and warm, we decided to go for camping. We started a bit late and the traveling took us more than 2 hours.

Once we reached Kaikoura, we setup a tent at one of the camping ground there. They have some nice facilities to support your camping need. I would recommend this place to any who would like to do camping.

Photo by Mimi
Sony Nex 5n, 18-55mm

Setting up camp took us around an hour and from there we went straight to Ohau Waterfalls expecting to find young seals (pup), but unknown to us, they only go there in the winter!

Photo by Mimi
Sony Nex 5n, 18-55mm

Not to go empty handed, I took a few photos of the waterfall.

Ohau’s waterfall
Nikon D700, Tokina 17-35mm f/4

Going back from the waterfall, we stopped by Nins Bins, arguably the most famous crayfish seller in Kaikoura.

Sony Nex 5n, 18-55mm” src=”http://amrylmalekphotography.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/nins-bin.jpg” width=”640″ height=”425″ /> Renowned crayfish seller
Photo by Mimi
Sony Nex 5n, 18-55mm

After buying for ourselves a whole crayfish, we went straight back to camp for dinner. After a while it was dark, and I wanted to take photo of the tent at night. I always admire the glowing tent shot against the dark background, so I wanted to try one of my own.

Finally my glowing tent shot.
Nikon D700, AFS 24-85mm VR

That’s the end of day 1.

Rain clouds

Somewhere the rain is falling
Olympus XZ-1

Sunset horse

Wondering behind the fence
Olympus XZ-1