Four Seasons in One Day

Four Seasons in One Day

Auckland’s weather is often a topic of conversation. It rains. A lot. And the weather often changes two, three or even four times during the day. Yesterday was one of those days. Our morning was lovely and bright and even sunny. Then things got very very very...
How to Time Lapse – Nikon D300 and iMovie

How to Time Lapse – Nikon D300 and iMovie

On Sunday night it was rather a nice evening so I decided to try and process a time lapse. I had a tripod with me and I haven’t done one of these before and I wanted to know what was involved. Nikon D300 Shooting Menu Select Interval timer shooting and set...
Not Giving In

Not Giving In

When the weight of the thoughts in my head start to make me droop, I normally turn to music for a kick in the pants. And this is the track that is doing it for me right now.  So if you hear me blasting it, I probably need a wee thumbs up.  Or a high five in the...
2012 New Plymouth Tattoo Festival

2012 New Plymouth Tattoo Festival

How awesome was it of the New Zealand Tattoo and Art Festival to schedule everything for the weekend just before my birthday? I KNOW!! Thanks guys! The last post I wrote was partly inspired by this last weekend – the photograph was taken on the west coast shores...
Being Dive Mistress – Fiji 2012

Being Dive Mistress – Fiji 2012

Some of you may know that I write more than one blog – my alter ego is Dive Mistress .. a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer, technical diver, underwater photographer and very enthusiastic traveler. In the last couple of weeks, I’ve been living my days and...
Netflix in New Zealand

Netflix in New Zealand

Whilst you cannot sign up for Netflix directly in New Zealand there are ways and means. I looked at my Sky Television account getting bigger and bigger every few months and when I thought about how often I actually watched movies and full shows, I just couldn’t...