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November 2023 : Sunday
Nov 2023 : Sunday
Tara Iti at Sunset
Daily Photo – Tara Iti at Sunset
The sun sets over Tara Iti on the North Coast of New Zealand
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November 2023 : Saturday
Nov 2023 : Saturday
North Island Coastline
Daily Photo – North Island Coastline
Another little chunk of lovely scenic NZ coastline from above 🙂
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May 2023 : Sunday
May 2023 : Sunday
A Serene Lake Hayes
Daily Photo – A Serene Lake Hayes
I was doing a run around this lake (it’s about 8 km and a little bit hilly as you can see there on the right), and I noticed how still everything was. It’s not always like this… so halfway through the run, I decided to call my assistant and have them bring out my quadcopter to grab this shot. Drones are so good nowadays; I almost prefer to use them over my regular camera. When it comes to shooting landscape photos, the f-stop isn’t especially important since you want everything in focus anyway. Also, it has around the same number of megapixels as my high-end Sony, so there is not a lot of difference. And, if you are making panoramas, you can still make prints at least 10ft across, which is more than big enough for major installations.
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April 2023 : Monday
Apr 2023 : Monday
Hong Kong Confusion
Daily Photo – Hong Kong Confusion
I got my quad up super high over this area of Hong Kong and planned on making sort of a panorama while looking straight down. It’s not an easy technique because all the buildings come off at different angles. Anyway, I tried to piece them together in Photoshop, but it kept going all funky. I decided to choose the funkiest one because I think it looks quite cool!
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March 2023 : Monday
Mar 2023 : Monday
Over Laucala Island
Daily Photo – Over Laucala Island
Here’s one of the many amazing villas that are scattered around the resort at Laucala Island in Fiji. It’s one of those situations where you never see your neighbors and you feel incredibly private. So private, in fact, that I spent most of my time inside and outside completely nude. I don’t know why I needed an adverb in front of nude. The word itself is already complete.
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November 2022 : Tuesday
Nov 2022 : Tuesday
A Moody Storm in Queenstown
Daily Photo – A Moody Storm in Queenstown
One of my favorite things about having a quadcopter is that I can very quickly get a photo when the light gets interesting! This is the view from where I live here in Queenstown, and every night has a new set of light and clouds. I keep the quadcopter fully fueled and ready for action, just in case something like this presents itself!
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October 2022 : Tuesday
Oct 2022 : Tuesday
The North Island Coast
Daily Photo – The North Island Coast
The North Island of New Zealand has such a varied coastline, and this area was particularly interesting, especially from above.
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October 2022 : Saturday
Oct 2022 : Saturday
Options
Daily Photo – Options
Continuing on from yesterday, another little chunk of Laucala. The residents of this bit must start the day with the impossible task of choosing between sitting on the amazing ocean view deck, chilling out in the pool or taking a hop, skip and jump down onto that lovely sand.
Commune
Daily Photo – Commune
Because of the intense density of China, most of the public and private space can be very confining. The Chinese people themselves, I notice, often stand closer to me than any other culture. After generations of being mashed together, they have a different sense of space.
Hong Kong, China
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August 2022 : Tuesday
Aug 2022 : Tuesday
A Chunk of Hong Kong
Daily Photo – A Chunk of Hong Kong
I had a lot of fun flying around the city a few years ago, grabbing some of the less common angles and then creating some fun abstract images. Here’s one of the more normal takes.
