Last light of dusk kisses the Tongariro Mountains of Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe.

Nikon D7000, Nikkon 24-70 f/2.8 lens, Velbon Sherpa Pro CF 740 carbon fibre tripod, Velbon PHD-61Q tilt/pan head

ISO 100, 70 mm, f/9, 0.6 seconds exposure, aperture priority mode, live view manual focus, cable shutter release

Sharpened, light and colour adjusted in Lightroom 4, adjustment layers applied in Photoshop for highlights and shadow details and selective colour balance.

Raupiu Rd bridge over the Mangawhero River between Wangui and Raetihi.

Nikon D7000, Nikon 24-70 f/2.8 lens, Velbon Sherpa Pro CF 740 carbon fibre tripod, Velbon PHD-61Q tilt/pan head, cable shutter release

ISO 100, 70 mm, f/11, 0.3 seconds exposure, aperture priority mode, live view manual focus,

Sharpened, light and colour adjusted in Lightroom 4 with final layer adjustments to control highlights and shadows in Photoshop

Soft pastels of long Pohangina Valley summer grass

Nikon D90, Nikkon 70-200 VR  f/2.8 lens

ISO200 , 150 mm, f/2.8, 1/160 seconds exposure, aperture priority mode, auto focus, hand held

Import sharpened, light and colour adjusted in Lightroom 3 …

A small Pohangina valley creek where Fantails feed on small insects like mosquitos! This mosquito is very still on the leaf right in front of the Fantail, as yet unseen.

Nikon D7000, Nikkon 70-200 f/2.8 VR lens, TC-14E 1.4 Teleconverter

ISO 100, 220 mm, f/4, 1/320 seconds exposure, aperture priority mode, auto focus, hand held, VR on

Sharpened, light and colour adjusted in Lightroom 3 …

Phuket, Thailand. Nai Yang is a popular beach holiday spot but the old Crown Plaza hotel is in serious disrepair, obviously abandoned for a long time

Nikon D7000, Nikkon 24-70 f/2.8 lens, circular polarising filter, Velbon Sherpa Pro CF 740 carbon fibre tripod, Velbon PHD-61Q tilt/pan head

ISO 100, 24mm, f/8.0, 1/50 seconds exposure, aperture priority mode, auto focus, timer shutter release

Sharpened, light and colour adjusted in Lightroom 3. Blend of 3 exposure adjusted copies of the original image.

Patong beach in Phuket, Thailand. Jet skis for hire are aligned at the end of the day and driven away as a road train behind a small 4×4, a tuk tuk or in this case a small motor bike.

Nikon D7000, Nikkon 24-70 f/2.8 lens, hand held

ISO 250, 24 mm, f/8, 1/100 seconds exposure, aperture priority mode, auto focus,

Sharpened, light and colour adjusted in Lightroom 3. 2 copies of the one image with 2Ev exposure offset to tone down the brightness of the sunset

Small rapid on Mangatawai Stream which runs from Mount Tongariro and feeds into the Tongariro River in New Zealand’s Tongariro National Park.

Nikon D7000, Nikkon 24-70 f/2.8 lens, Velbon Sherpa Pro CF 740 carbon fibre tripod, Velbon PHD-61Q tilt/pan head

ISO 100, 55mm, f/11, 1.0 seconds exposure, aperture priority mode, manual focus in live view, cable shutter release

Sharpened, light and colour adjusted in Lightroom 3 …

Waipapa Cemetery is  a few kilometres north of the seaside township of Waitara in New Zealand’s Taranaki region. One of the older remaining marks from last century, here shown with the far distant Mount Egmont under the arch.

Nikon D7000, Nikkon 24-70 f/2.8 lens, Velbon Sherpa Pro CF 740 carbon fibre tripod, Velbon PHD-61Q tilt/pan head

ISO 100, 40 mm, f/4.0, 1/3200 seconds exposure, aperture priority mode, manual focus in live view, cable shutter release

Imported into Lightroom 3.6 for exposure and light adjustments and first pass sharpening. Three images blended for depth of field focus from close to the arch to Mt Egmont in the far distance.