Nikon D800e coupled to Nikon 200-400mm f/4 zoom lens for this misty night shot of the moon rising behind pines in our little valley of Pohangina

Nikon D800e, Nikkon 200-400 f/4 lens, Really Right Stuff TVC-34L carbon fibre tripod, Really Right Stuff BH-55 ball head, shutter release cable

ISO 2000, 400 mm, f/4, 1 exposure at 1/8 seconds for the trees, shadows and sky details and second exposure at 1/1600 seconds for the moon details, aperture priority mode, live view manual focus

2 exposures combined for this photo to capture enough detail in the trees and sky as well as the moon. Both exposures imported into Capture One Pro 8, adjusted to recover highlights and shadows with some selective sharpening and clarity adjustment layers.  Both exposures exported to Photoshop CS 5 for final layering and edit.

Waihi Falls, 14kms off the Weber Rd between Dannevirke and Weber on the Waihi Stream. Between heavy rain showers the dusk produced a beautiful light and while the sunset was to the left of centre of the image direction, the low clouds above reflected this awesome light down over the wet rocks of the waterfall and onto the water. I tried a neutral density grad filter to grab the sky but was not happy with the results so I took a second exposure for the sky detail.

Nikon D800e, Nikon 24mm f/3.5 PCE Shif-Tilt lens, Really Right Stuff TVC-34L carbon fibre tripod, Really Right Stuff BH-55 ball head, shutter release cable

ISO 50 (Lo 0.3), 24mm, f/13, 1 second exposure, manual mode, manual live view focus, second exposure for the sky detail was taken at 1/6 second shutter speed

Raw conversion and all image adjustments in Capture One Pro 7 using layers for selective adjustments. Both images exported to Photoshop CS5 for blending the waterfall image with the sky.

I was tiki-touring up the Turakina Valley, and saw this lovely scene on the Turakina River. The top of the water fall with the sunlight playing in the depth of the image makes it I think. A few minutes later the sunlight went off the river in the background so this was my pick of several images.

Nikon D800e, Nikkon 24-70 f/2.8 lens, Velbon Sherpa Pro CF 740 carbon fibre tripod, Benro BH-1 Ballhead

ISO 50 (Lo 0.3), 70mm, f/13, 0.5 seconds exposure, aperture priority mode, manual focus,

Import sharpen, light balance and RAW conversion in Capture One Pro 7. Export to Photoshop CS5 for selective colour and light adjustment layers.

Motuopa Marina at Lake Taupo taken on Christmas night 2013. Popular tourist and fishing destination.

Nikon D800E, Nikkon 24-70 f/2.8 lens, Velbon Sherpa Pro CF 740 carbon fibre tripod, Benro Ballhead, cable shutter release

ISO 100, 36mm, f/8, 20 seconds exposure, aperture priority mode, manual focus,

Raw conversion, import light and shadow adjustments in Capture One Pro 7. Std import sharpen and minor white balance adjustments. Further editing in Topaz FX Lab: one adjustment layer with cyanotype effect applied by Topaz Adjust.