Almost decision time… do I stop in Japan on the way home? Very tempting!

Japan?

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• Date Taken2017-11-03 01:10:21
• CameraX1D
• Camera MakeHasselblad
• Exposure Time6
• Aperture8
• ISO100
• Focal Length45.0 mm
• Flash
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias-4/3

These big installations by Black Burner Project looked awesome at Burning Man this year. An absolute stand out piece of art. Can’t wait to see what they do next year.

Kicking the Flare

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• Date Taken2022-10-01 19:22:10
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There are so many art pieces at Burning Man that inspire me and this was a simple and beautiful one with a serene smile. I try to spend at least 8 hours a day out there taking photos. It’s really quite exhausting riding my bike all over creation to try to see everything. This doesn’t make me the most social person during that time because I’m kind of on a one-man mission to find things that inspire me.

Serene Smile

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• Date Taken2022-09-02 08:13:55
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/6400
• Aperture4
• ISO160
• Focal Length90.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

It’s been a few months now since I left NZ to head to the US for the first time in YEARS. It’s been quite a crazy time but awesome to finally see the family, friends and there was that Burning Man thing too. Now though I’m starting to edge towards returning home. Last week I was in the Bahamas before a short stop in NYC for a friend’s birthday. Now it’s a case of beginning the slow trek home. Hopefully with a few photography stops along the way.

The Journey Home

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• Date Taken2019-06-20 15:31:14
• CameraILCE-7RM2
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/400
• Aperture9
• ISO250
• Focal Length24.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

Some brave souls approach the dust.

Into the Dust

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• Date Taken2022-09-03 09:45:43
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I was trying to find this image for a little project, something for Nat Geo, and it turned out not to be in my Smugmug but was on Flickr… which means it may never have made it to the blog! So here it is, a fun shot from Tokyo with the X1D as a little palate cleanser before more Burning Man images.

Overlooked

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• Date Taken2017-11-04 04:52:08
• CameraX1D
• Camera MakeHasselblad
• Exposure Time16
• Aperture8
• ISO100
• Focal Length30.0 mm
• Flash
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias+2/3

Broken, Together 2.0, from Michael Benisty.

Broken, Together, Again

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• Date Taken2022-09-05 12:29:30
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/1250
• Aperture5
• ISO50
• Focal Length24.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

On the night of the Temple burn, I went way out into the deep playa to get a photo. I do this pretty much every year now… well, 5 out of the last 11. Anyway, I was out there by myself and I saw another photographer show up. That is rare! And so I chatted him up – nice German fellow… I asked him why he was out so far away from the event. And he said, I’m trying to get a Trey Ratcliff shot! And I was like, well that guy is a hack… and then I told him and we had a sweet hug and nerded out on camera stuff while taking photos…

Nerding Out

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• Date Taken2022-09-05 14:48:18
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• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time0.3
• Aperture4
• ISO1600
• Focal Length52.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
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An angel on the playa just after sunset a few days after the burn. We took a break from cleaning up to head out and take a few photos with these cool angel wings designed by Sean French.

Burning Man Angel

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• Date Taken2022-09-06 13:52:41
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/800
• Aperture4
• ISO1600
• Focal Length24.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
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Here is yet another one of Michael Benisty’s amazing creations. It’s the first one I saw before I even knew he had three out there. I circled it several times, mesmerized, before taking a photo.

Circling the Creation

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• Date Taken2022-09-05 12:01:59
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/1600
• Aperture4
• ISO50
• Focal Length84.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias