Journeys – Michael Jeans

Michael Jeans wedding photographer

I photographed a wedding this afternoon. I found out about this by text – an SOS from a friend – at 08:24:40. Here is the brides bouquet at 1349. I will tell you all about it at some stage.

Talking with Sacha, Pokuru, Te Awamutu

Kees talking to Sacha in Hamilton

Kakepuku from Budden Road, Pokuru, Te Awamutu

Kakepuku from Budden Road, Pokuru, Te Awamutu, New Zealand

Portobello Microbrewery beer & pixels

Portobello Microbrewery beer & pixels – is what it is.

Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato

Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga O Waikato 1 Grantham Street, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Abbie Jury | A hot, dry autumn in Spain and Portugal

Portraiture – truth or fiction?

Photo credit: Michael Jeans / Joanna Rushton.

Bright day deep shadows and a frost tonight

This is one of the most satisfying images I have taken in a long while.

Front lawn Ruakiwi Road, Hamilton, New Zealand

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble at Womad Taranaki

I spend a brief seven or so hours at Pukekura Park in New Plymouth today. A delightful time of relaxing, people watching and music. Surprisingly not that much photo making. Highlight for me is the band of brothers – Hypnotic Brass Ensemble – wonderful. Yes, there are some photos here.

Party decorations

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Zen garden

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Best of New Zealand Geographic Photographic Exhibition

Stopping in Taupo for lunch today I notice the rather large ‘rustic’ and somewhat surreal sign for the Best of New Zealand Geographic Photographic Exhibition. Unfortunately I didn’t have time to visit the exhibition which I understand was showing close by at the Taupo Great Lakes Centre.

Touched – an installation by Adrienne Grant

Inspired in part by a quote by Jane Addams (1860-1935)

There is nothing so fraught with significance as the human hand

Performance by Yolanda Canardo-Galve.

10/2/2010 School of Media Arts, Wintec (Waikato Institute of Technology | Te Kuratini o Waikato), Hamilton NZ.

Stage Hamilton Lake Domain Hamilton NZ

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The Verandah Hamilton Lake Domain Hamilton NZ

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Te Parapara Maori Garden Hamilton Gardens NZ

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The Nikon F90X

Jo has had a rough time of late – and today wasn’t the greatest. Jo wants to pursue photography (with the rationed school time she has at her disposal) through her art. The 90X was retired in 2005 after a full life as a professional camera from new in 1999 or thereabouts. After some too-ingContinue reading “The Nikon F90X”

Pio Pio Post Office

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Urenui Four Square

The rather stunning Ngakoti Street entrance to Urenui Four Square (known to me as ‘Dunbars’ from 1990s Urenui times) pretty flash for a corner shop.

Waihi

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Music for Tracey

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Puriri Hotel

10:27AM

Matatoki hall

5 Princes Street Paeroa

Paeroa Post Office

St Mathew’s Morrinsville New Zealand

St Matthew’s Morrinsville

Journeys 5/09/2009

7:06AM

Fly My Pretties

Wondering about Waipa?

Cambridge and Leamington combined form one of two major population centres within Waipa District, the other is Te Awamutu. Here are some stats from the localcouncils.govt.nz website. The Waipa District Council website. Waipa is one of the twelve district councils of the Waikato Regional Council or as it is more commonly known and branded Environment Waikato.

St Paul’s Church, Rangiaowhia

Abbie’s letter from England

The line up of allotments down the road from our London hosts near High Barnet used to look very tatty and unloved when I first looked at them 18 years ago. Not so today. Now they are high producing areas much loved and tended by their leasees, in this case mostly Italian. It is a sign of the times, alas, that they are also surrounded by high security fencing.

Electric fence stories

Kakepuku & a ha-ha

Kakepuku & a ha-ha. The day after the shortest day.

Kaka at Maungatautari Ecological Island

Feeding the Kaka (there are three in this photo – all nibbling on peanuts) at the aviary in the Southern Enclosure within the Maungatautari Ecological Island. Feeding times are 9:30am and 3:30pm daily. BTW MEIT are running a naming competition for these lovable characters. You can enter here – SUBJECT: KAKA COMPETITION.

T John Marshall

Who should we see as we entered the MEIT Southern enclosure on our way to see the Kaka being fed. Well, I saw Gloria first. John hoved into sight momentarily. Lovely to see them.

Tree enclosed shed

Greg Locke

The Trons creator, manager, mechanical engineer & musician Greg Locke during this morning’s performance of the band, one of four held today Sunday the 22nd of February 2009, at Hamilton Gardens Summer Festival Children’s Day. Great fun.

The Trons at Hamilton Gardens

The anticipation, the excitement – the music. It’s been a busy week for Hamilton band The Trons. In Wellington for the Fringe and Webstock and now today at Hamilton Gardens Summer Festival (four performances). The Trons next perform on Sunday the 1st of March at Waikato Museum of Art and History Open Day – at noon.