The last sunset of the year

The New Year's Eve was another beautiful day in Wellington, New Zealand. I was hoping for a clear evening for the perfect sunset photo. But there were some clouds over the western horizon. I settled for the old trick of capturing the setting sun […]

Study of Red

I've been experimenting with my new camera for some time. I'm getting used to using some controls and loving the camera's large optical zoom, while hating its insistence on not letting me take full control even using the "Manual" mode. Another thing that's been […]

Walk to garden

Wellington City Botanic Garden held the Annual Rose Festival last weekend at its Lady Norwood Rose Garden. Unfortunately the weather wasn't that great for photography, so as the expected big crowds, which would have a disproportionally large number of people named "Rose", who would […]

Right or left old or new

During the past week or so I've been trying to reintroduce some moderate exercise into my daily routine as a means to calm down my unruly alien in my chest. Having to live with this alien (aka Premature Ventricular Contractions or PVCs) has certainly […]