red pier

Lake Ohrid, Macedonia, 2002: Placid Lake Ohrid in the south of Macedonia contrasted dramatically at the time with the in-house Albanian insurgency happening in the west- not to mention the situation next-door in Kosovo…    Canon EOS 100/Canon EF 75-300 USM III

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Vampire Grove

Vampire Gr, No Exit, New Zealand, 2010: Yeah,  there really is a street called “Vampire Grove”  in NZ… Thankfully its probably named after the Vampire aircraft that used to based at the nearby Air-force Aerodrome      Canon EOS 30D/Pentacon Auto 50 1.8

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Calesh

Luxor, Egypt, 2005: One of the few real tourist things I did while in Egypt was take a horse drawn carriage (calesh) from Luxor center to Karnak (5-10 mins). And that was only cause this guy was cool and didn’t hassle us like the other calesh drivers- and because we had been doing so much […]

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Altix

Wellington, New Zealand, 2008: Another semi self-portrait shot on the very small and quirky Altix. I’ve got into this habit of shooting a self-portrait, for the simple reason that when I eventually get the film developed, I can confirm what camera I shot it on.  The thing is, it often takes a while for me […]

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boars nest

Atene (Athens), Wanganui River, NZ 2009: It’s a trip up (or down) memory lane along the Wanganui river road…  Canon EOS 30D/Canon 17-40 L

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boardwalk

Petone, Wellington, NZ 2006: Under the boardwalk… down by the sea….  An example of how sharp the highly regarded Ukranian Industar 61 lens can be. Perhaps not the best image example, but seemed to be the most popular with the Rangefinder Forum FSU crowd.  The Zorki-6 out specs the earlier Leica’s with a bigger/brighter range/viewfinder […]

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Quail

Pencarrow, Wellington, today: I managed to get close enough to get a few shots of these birds today. The introduced California Quail is found widely throughout New Zealand, mostly in coastal areas. These highly sociable birds gather and travel in groups known as “coveys”.  Purchased this Panagor 200mm lens (m42 screw mount) for $25 NZD,  […]

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