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The Liffey

The LiffeyWe're leaving this morning after a great week here in Dublin.  Here's a shot I took from the Millennium Bridge yesterday when we were walking over to ...

Cheap Children

Cheap Children!We weren't tempted to pop in and get any more though - we're generally happy with the current pair. dublin   dunlaoghaire   ireland   ccby   d800...

Abandoned Hope

Abandoned HopeI guess we'll feel right at home in Dublin... umbrella   storm   broken   d800   ccby   dublin

White Swan in St

White Swan in St. Stephens GreenIn New Zealand white swans are rare, and mostly we see black swans everywhere (they're a habitat-destroying pest, in fact), inve...

Early Morning Walk on the Howth Peninsula

Early Morning Walk on the Howth PeninsulaAfter dawn at Bull Island we drove on to Howth, turned right and went to the end of the road where we got out and walke...

Dawn on North Bull Island

Dawn on North Bull IslandWhile we're still jet-lagged we're taking advantage of the early rising opportunities.  This morning we headed out a bit before dawn (a...

Dawn on North Bull Island

Dawn on North Bull IslandWhile we're still jet-lagged we're taking advantage of the early rising opportunities.  This morning we headed out a bit before dawn (a...

The Cycle Track to England

The Cycle Track to England?We got to Dublin yesterday morning and had a bit of a cold walk around.  The boys managed to stay awake to around 3:00pm before they ...

The Cycle Track to England

The Cycle Track to England?We got to Dublin yesterday morning and had a bit of a cold walk around.  The boys managed to stay awake to around 3:00pm before they ...

Garden Sprinkler

Garden SprinklerI love photos of water and light, especially frozen-in-time, water contorted and punished by passage through a fountain, so this sprinkler head ...

Dry Creek Waterfall in Belmont Park

Dry Creek Waterfall in Belmont ParkJust a small four metre waterfall, but deep in a valley where the light mostly comes from the waterfall itself. waterfall   b...

The Waterfall on Dry Creek

The Waterfall on Dry Creek.Really, only a small waterfall (perhaps 4m tall, I guess) and the track involves crossing the creek about 20 times on slippery rocks ...

Those tui  sure do love that flax  when it is flowering

Those tui  sure do love that flax  when it is flowering.  We're back from Kaikoura now but this afternoon went for a walk around Belmont Park  up "Dry" Creek to...

Those tui  sure do love that flax  when it is flowering

Those tui  sure do love that flax  when it is flowering.  We're back from Kaikoura now but this afternoon went for a walk around Belmont Park  up "Dry" Creek to...

Hope you're all tucking into a nice christmas meal, like this wee chap

Hope you're all tucking into a nice christmas meal, like this wee chap. Korimako   Bellbird   bird   flax   eating   d800

We're in Kaikoura for christmas this year and there are these huge blooming flax bushes attracting

We're in Kaikoura for christmas this year and there are these huge blooming flax bushes attracting Korimako & Tui.  Here's a Korimako that I managed to catch af...

Southward Car Museum

Now that it's agreed, and we'll be moving to the other side of the world in April, I'm starting to see the things I will miss.  I've never seen a museum like So...

Mery Christmas from Hong Kong

Mery Christmas from Hong KongI did not need the warning... ccby   d800   hongkong   christmas   disney   stitch

Doors at Dusk

Doors at Dusk dublin   ccby   d800   dusk

Touble at t'mill

Touble at t'millDespite their historic preservation status, Boland's Mills at Grand Canal Dock in Dublin are in quite a state of disrepair.  I'm sure there must...

A delightful-looking library in Dublin, which I visited on my travels earlier in the year

A delightful-looking library in Dublin, which I visited on my travels earlier in the year. dublin   library   ccby   d800   dusk

Worldliness

WorldlinessI caught the bus out to Stanley and, it seems, so did these monks! It's interesting that their footwear does not follow the same regularity as their ...

Haiphong Road at night

Haiphong Road at night.To the left the trees from Kowloon Park spread beautifully over the road, and to the right the excessively over the top lighting typical ...

Came across this "Love" fountain in Kowloon Park

Came across this "Love" fountain in Kowloon Park.  Couldn't resist. psychedelic   kowloonpark   lurve   fountain   ccby   d800   night

Here's the same "MG at the Flying Fox" I posted earlier, but this is the non-HDR version where I

Here's the same "MG at the Flying Fox" I posted earlier, but this is the non-HDR version where I took the image with the only slightly blown sky and adjusted th...

The MG at the Flying Fox

The MG at the Flying FoxI don't normally go for the HDR, but sometimes you have a nice scene like this one where it just won't work any other way.  The contrast...

I have no idea what this means, but it seems just awesome

I have no idea what this means, but it seems just awesome...I took the photo a few weeks back while I was wandering fairly aimlessly around London (Southwark). ...

We went for a gentle walk this morning around the Pauatahanui Wetlands and were lucky to catch a

We went for a gentle walk this morning around the Pauatahanui Wetlands and were lucky to catch a parent & juvenile fantail around the path.  I don't think I've ...

Copenhagen airport must have the hardest free wifi in the world

Copenhagen airport must have the hardest free wifi in the world.  After about 30 minutes of attempting to get free wifi during breakfast I gave up.One thing CPH...

No visit to Copenhagen would be complete without a photograph of a bicycle

No visit to Copenhagen would be complete without a photograph of a bicycle... d800   bicycle   copenhagen   ccby

Ivy Powered Lamp

Ivy Powered LampIt must be: you can see the cable... ccby   ivy   d800   lamp

Mossy Tombstone with Ladybug

Mossy Tombstone with LadybugTaken in the churchyard of the church where Wenceslaus was educated. The church itself is remarkably well-preserved for something ov...

The Mansion at Bletchley Park

The Mansion at Bletchley Park d800   ccby   bletchleypark

Taking Leave of Cambridge Again

Taking Leave of Cambridge AgainBy Xu ZhimoSoftly I am leaving,Just as softly as I came;I softly wave goodbyeTo the clouds in the western sky.The golden willows ...

Please do not lean your bicycle against this wall again

Please do not lean your bicycle against this wall again!Cambridge, UK. d800   ccby   cambridge   wall   bicycle

I took this last night, crossing Auckland Harbour on the "Kea" ferry from Devonport

I took this last night, crossing Auckland Harbour on the "Kea" ferry from Devonport.  Handheld at 1/8s using a Sigma 14mm on a Nikon D800. ccby   d800   14mm   ...

I found out this morning that the Futuna Chapel is to be open 10am-2:00pm on the first Sunday of

I found out this morning that the Futuna Chapel is to be open 10am-2:00pm on the first Sunday of every month from today.  So, tripod in hand, we sallied forth.....

Actually this is a better "happy 4th July" photo for all my US friends

Actually this is a better "happy 4th July" photo for all my US friends.I took this last month in Oregon, that day I got sunburned.  I hear it's a lot hotter the...

American Vodka

American VodkaFor +Alexander Nikitin :-)With an after-market infusion of Beetroot (a.k.a "Beets" for my US friends). vodka   american   beetroot   beets   d800

The Lyall Bay Moai standing strong facing the storm damage eating into his area

The Lyall Bay Moai standing strong facing the storm damage eating into his area.The damage nearby was extensive, with the ground eaten away up to maybe only a c...

Attention to Detail

Attention to DetailIn Madison +Guy Stalnaker showed me around the State Capitol Building where I saw these gorgeous doors and doorhandles on the way out. d800  ...

Lighthouse on Key Biscayne, Miami

Lighthouse on Key Biscayne, Miami.I've been hard at work for three weeks, but it was good to get the morning off and visit Key Biscayne before I flew home.  Loo...

This motorcycle policeman was leading the bus with The Heat to the stadium before they won the NBA

This motorcycle policeman was leading the bus with The Heat to the stadium before they won the NBA this year.  Well, I think that's what they did, but I really ...

Really, the Multnomah Falls are impossible to do justice to in a photograph

Really, the Multnomah Falls are impossible to do justice to in a photograph.  A ridiculously huge double cascade.  With a bridge across the lower cascade.I wish...

After a long drive today to the Maryhill Art Museum (excellent

After a long drive today to the Maryhill Art Museum (excellent!), on the way back towards Portland we crossed Bridge of the Gods to get back onto I-84, but then...

The Japanese Gardens in Portland

The Japanese Gardens in Portland.  In traditional Portland weather too, or so I am told... :-) japanesegardens   d800   portlandoregon

Scaring the seagulls

Scaring the seagulls. d800   oregoncoast   beachsunday   beach   seagulls

Another shot of the oregoncoast  from Sunday

Another shot of the oregoncoast  from Sunday. d800   oregonphotography   pacific   pacificnorthwest

I think this is one of my mostest favouritest trees in New Zealand

I think this is one of my mostest favouritest trees in New Zealand.  Every time I drive over the Rimutaka Hill road, I see this tree and I wonder how tall it is...

It was a wild & windy Wellington harbour this afternoon, going round the bays after picking my mum

It was a wild & windy Wellington harbour this afternoon, going round the bays after picking my mum up from the airport.Definitely blew some cobwebs out taking t...

30 seconds at the lagoon

30 seconds at the lagoonA nice moon & clouds tonight while at ground level a beautiful still evening... So I stopped at the lagoon on the way home for five minu...

Wellington

Wellington. On a good day.The sun was just reaching the water at dawn.  Alas, the day later turned to muck, but the dawn was nice.Taken with a d800  and a Nikon...

Good morning Wellington

Good morning Wellington!I got up early this morning and went round to Pt. Jerningham to take some photos of the sunrise so now, coffee'd up and awake for hours,...

When I went back to pick 1 son up from his friend's birthday party I figured he'd prefer it if I

When I went back to pick 1 son up from his friend's birthday party I figured he'd prefer it if I arrived half an hour late, so I decided to try some night shots...

Dropping 1 son round at his friend's birthday today I see she's wearing a t-shirt that says "talk

Dropping 1 son round at his friend's birthday today I see she's wearing a t-shirt that says "talk nerdy to me" - seems like a safe bet :-)Then on the way back t...

Anyone know if any of these are edible

Anyone know if any of these are edible?Today we went walking around Battle Hill - much less strenuous than yesterday's aborted attempt at Mt Kaukau - and I was ...

Golden mushrooms in this afternoon's sun

Golden mushrooms in this afternoon's sun.  Taken with a nikon d800 .Anyone know if these are edible?We went out at lunchtime with the plan of climbing Mt Kaukau...

Red Brown

Red Brown.Nikon d800  at Titahi Bay, Porirua