Stuck In Customs

Here’s a photo I took during the Autumn Workshop (which you should sign up for!) when we went up to the top of Coronet Peak. I have a list of like 10 of my favorite places to take the group… I usually wait till the very last minute to decide based on the weather. All the spots are good during any kind of weather, but some are better than others… It’s only taken me about 10 years to figure out all this stuff!

New Zealand during the Fall Workshop

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• Date Taken2019-04-25 09:19:52
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/800
• Aperture4
• ISO250
• Focal Length24.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

When photographing new cities, I often randomly walk from bridge to bridge to see what I can find in terms of new perspectives. Most of the time, it’s a total bummer. But when you jump on Google Maps, you can often find bridges that go over railways. That’s usually a guaranteed winner situation because it makes for amazing leading lines the head towards an epic skyline… and it’s hard to do better than the skyline of Toronto.

Toronto from the Railways

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• Date Taken2019-08-02 02:33:39
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time2
• Aperture5
• ISO400
• Focal Length41.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

Right by the site of the disaster, I walked into this tremendous building that was designed by Calatrava. I didn’t know anything about it ahead of time, and I was excited to go inside and see what was happening. Much to my surprise, it was just like a shopping mall with Apple Stores, etc. I don’t know what I expected, but I wasn’t all that excited by seeing a Sephoras and stuff like that.

Exploring the new World Trade Center of New York

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• Date Taken2019-06-20 16:05:40
• CameraILCE-7RM2
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/500
• Aperture4.5
• ISO250
• Focal Length16.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

We ended up in a fairly funny situation in Toronto. I had marked a spot on the map where I wanted to go take sunset photos in at the end of the dock. Curtis and I went there on our final night to get shots, but we did not realize that Caribana Toronto was going on. This is basically a huge street party for people in Toronto of the Caribbean descent. Man, it was wild. I can promise you we were the only two whities for miles… I looked so nerdy and white walking around with my camera. They were trying to figure out what the heck I was doing there! But, most of them were super drunk or high so they were super happy and nice… I was quite welcomed by the Carribean community in Toronto, so thanks everyone! 🙂

Sunset in Toronto

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• Date Taken2019-08-03 01:45:18
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/320
• Aperture4
• ISO640
• Focal Length26.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

I took a road trip up to Picton with Ethan to get him in and out of Outward Bound. There are two ways to get up there, and I chose the one that was just about an hour longer so I could head up the west coast. It’s wild and raw and hardly anyone takes that path… It was my first time to notice this incredible area where the Tasman Sea is undercutting the forest. Amazing, eh?

Along the Coast Near Haast

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• Date Taken2019-05-23 19:08:48
• CameraFC2204
• Camera MakeDJI
• Exposure Time1/320
• Aperture2.8
• ISO100
• Focal Length4.4 mm
• FlashNo Flash
• Exposure ProgramProgram AE
• Exposure Bias+0.3

Right on the border of Zambia is the amazing Victoria Falls. It’s considered the “biggest” in the world because it has the widest “sheet” of falling water in the world. The best time to visit it is actually towards the end of the year in the “low season” because when there is maximum water flow, there is so much mist that you can’t even see the waterfall!

The Massive Victoria Falls

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• Date Taken2019-09-28 03:42:23
• CameraILCE-7RM3
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/320
• Aperture13
• ISO100
• Focal Length45.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

While in Zimbabwe, our workshop (come to my New Zealand one!!) stopped under a tree for about two hours of silence. We were waiting for elephants to come by one of the last watering holes in the dry season. If you’re a regular reader of the blog, you know that elephants are my favorite animal! Well, to be specific, it’s my favorite mammal. My favorite water-based animal is a type of cephalopod is the cuttlefish, but they are harder to photograph.

Elephants at the Last Watering Hole

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• Date Taken2019-07-22 02:01:07
• CameraILCE-6400
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/2000
• Aperture5.6
• ISO400
• Focal Length200.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias

While I spent a few days in Brooklyn to research it for an art project I was working on, my friend took me here to Coney Island. What a cool spot! Unfortunately, it was the same day as the mermaid march, so there was absolutely zero parking… but that gave us a chance to go a little further down the beach to take a look at what it’s like to be in New York and sunbathe on the beach!

The Beach in Coney Island

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• Date Taken2019-06-21 15:07:08
• CameraILCE-7RM2
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/6400
• Aperture4
• ISO640
• Focal Length24.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias