PAD 2023 to 2025

26 July 2025 - Lake Winstone on a very calm day	22 July 2025 - The shag takes off	21 July 2025 - Too many dang stars - I set out to capture the moon, Venus and Matariki (Pleiades)	18 July 2025 - A rock in the middle of a river
12 July 2025 - Club Rugby - Otaki vs Foxton	8 July 2025 - Mt Ruapehu from the beach - with a little help from Topaz Studio	1 June 2025 - I was a bit late for the peak of the Aurora but it was pretty	23 May 2025 - the drone with a vertical pano of 3 images showing the carpark, the surf club and the almost empty Otaki Beach
15 May 2025 - 2 Swans fly by	14 May 2025 - Popped the drone into the air to capture the Waitohu stream mouth	8 May 2025 - running dog on the beach at Raumati	7 May 2025 - Walking along the Otaki River
27 April 2025 - Sunday walk to Waitohu mouth	23 April 2025 - the sun, the sea, the sky - Ōtaki Beach	6 April 2025 - The little blue butterfly	5 April 2025 Wood Ear fungus - Ohau
3 April 2025 - The newly completed "clip on" cycle lane on the Otaki River Bridge	26 March 2025 - "Maorland" - Gallery for Maori art in Otaki	26 March 2025 - Not really today's shot, but todays edit of a pied stilt	20 March 2025 - Just another shot of the Waitohu estuary - new lens for me
12 March 2025 - Patuna Chasm	18 February 2025 - Ladybirds were so common when I was a kid, now hard to find	15 February 2025 - Drifting cars at Manfield	12 February 2025 - Dog jumping into the Waikanae River
1 February 2025 - The kingfisher on our fence	28 January 2025 - Cattlebeast on a farm	21 January 2025 - as the comet leaves our shores for the 160000 years	17 November 2024 - the evening after the full moon - as it arose, it was quite yellowy-orange and birds were flying
3 November 2024 - The Kapiti Fly Fishing club hosted a kids fishing day at the Winstone Lake Ponds - lots of rainbow trout caugh	27 October 2024 - Mana Island from boat club in Blue Hour	20 October 2024 - Comet from the Beach. I couldn't see it but luckily the camera could	18 October 2024 - Len Lye's "Zebra" in action - New Plymouth
11 October 2024 - The Aurora peeking through last night	12 August 2024 - More aurora activity - not as good as May	7 August 2024 - Ōtaki Beach looking south	4 August 2024 - Sunset at Lake Winstone
7a July 2024 - Close up of the Albizua flower	7 July 2024 - Plume Albizua aka cape wattle down at the beach	29 June 2024 - We have flowers on our Kōwhai tree for the first time	22 June 2024 - The juvenile little shag poses on a pile at the Waimanu Lagoon
20 June 2024 - Winter sunset	19 June 2024 - Vertical pano (3 shots) at the Otaki River Mouth	8 June 2024 - At the home of Foxton Fizz	4 June 2024 - Beach, 3 birds, sea and sky
19 May 2024 - Lake Winston again at sunset - Mt Kapakapanui (1100m) is the highest peak in the pic	16 May 2024 - The Aurora made itself known down south but impossible to see up where I am	15 May 2024 - practicing my birds in flight focussing and caught "The Moment of Poop"	11 May 2024 - The Aurora Australis was pretty amazing down at the beach
11 May 2024 - Otaki Estuary before the Aurora	1 May 2024 - Reflections blurred	30 April 2024 - Bullrush at Waitohu wetlands	23 April 2024 - Just another afternoon at Ōtaki Beach
22 April 2024 - Oaia Island off Muriwai comes to life	18 April 2024 - The white heron goes fishing	14 April 2024 - Sunset at Winstone Lake	13 April 2024 - Autumn - Forest pansy
10 April 2024 - Found our frog again - this time sitting in a small totara tree	9 April 2024 - the rest is in me	3 April 2024 - Practicing Panning	26 March 2024 - the shape of hills
23 March 2024 - a helicopter with bucket was soon on the scene	23 March 2024 - First saw smoke at the end of the street as a small wild fire started	22 March 2024 - Searchlights reach for the sky	18 March 2024 - Praying Mantis
17 March 2024 - With the help of AI generative fill, Joby gains hands and head	16 March 2024 - Joby - practicing with a little usb light plus gel	12 March 2024 - The wind acts as the sculptors knife	29 February 2024 - The Royal Spoonbill takes off
18 February 2024 - Otaki Beach Kite Festival 2024	13 February 2024 - My wife told me I couldn't buy any more frogs - and this looked so cute	10 February 2024 - Black and white long exposure at Ōtaki Beach	9 February 2024 - The Waitohu Mouth, iPhone + excessive manipulation of colours
4 February 2024 - the Horowhenua antique machinery public day	3 February 2024 - the porpoises from 2014 evolved	30 January 2024 - Tinkering with layers, overlays, subtle blending - can take a lot to time	28 January 2024 - Reprocessing an image from April 2017 - Ōtaki Beach
24 January 2024 - Popped the drone up over our house to capture the sunset	18 January 2024 - Mr Frog has returned to our pond last night	4 Jan 2024 - if your drinks look like this you have probably had enough	31 December 2023 - We did make to 2024 but AI thought we didn't
25 December 2023 - Message in a bottle (AI of course)	24 December 2023 - The CatsXmas	15 December 2023 - Joy of Reading - AI of course	8 December 2023 - AI - 3 Men in Victorian Clothing
4 December 2023 - today's plant. Acarina novae zelandiae.	4 December 2023	3 December 2023 - trying to photograph water bubbles on Lupin leaf in the rain	1 December 2023 - a Bull in a china shop - AI going in a different direction
AI sure throws up some weird stuff	19 November 2023 - I will pop next door and find the pot of gold	18 November 2023 - More processing from last weekend	13 November 2023
15 October - AI image	29 September 2023 - must be bored - gotta get out more	29 August 2023 - Just a cow on a hill	14 August 2023 - Long Exposure selfie at Te Horo Beach
12 August 2023 - The Waxeyes are put off their food by the sight of the sparrow's butt	5 August 2023 - Finally a tui has found some orange on the feeder	2 August 2023 - More sparrow flights	1 August 2023 - Short walk on the Beach before the southerly storm arrives
22 July 2023 - We live in a street called Mountainview Tce, and every now and again it lives up to its name	18 July 2023 - Black and White at the Waitohu mouth. Another long duration with the iPhone	14 July - Matariki Day - Remembering past friends and Family	4 July 2023 - The rock walls at Shields Flat
29 June 2023 - Weather improved enough to get some more shots of the gateway sculpture	27 June 2024 - New "Welcome to Otaki" sculptures - need to reshoot	21 May 2023 - the sparrows finally find the flat board with food	14 May 2023 - feeding some sparrows in the garden
6 May 2023 - A cloudy day at Otaki Beach	24a April 2023 - a slightly earlier photo, tweaked a little more	24 April 2023 - my very feeble attempt at capturing the Aurora Australis from the local river mouth.	12 April 2023 - Different shades of toi toi by Waikawa Beach
10 April 2023 - P51 returning home after an airshow down south	2a April 2023 - applied a couple of photoshop filters	2 April 2023 - More AI creations	18 March 2023 - Praying Mantis poses
14 March 2023 - a walk along Lake Waitawa	3 March 2023 - been playing with Nightcafe - this was a text to image with Dall-E	17 February 2023 - Amethyst Crystal - Used Helicon Focus to assemble the shot from 40 photos taken	13 February 2023 - Black Swan and reflection cruise up the spring creek
11 February 2023 - A Dobson fly hangs out on a washing line	2 February 2023 - the night time callers are out again - singing in the night	1 February 2023 - Pear Slug chewing away at our quince tree leaves	22 January 2023 - The night time clouds looked better in real life
16 January 2023 - folks enjoying the end of day at the mouth of the Otaki River	14 January 2023 - A walk at Paremata then lunch	4 January 2023 - Young Black bird cooling off in the pond - it just stood there wondering what to do next	8 January 2023 - Simple Tui in Flax photo