The Last Storm

Last day in town and all I could wish for was a typical afternoon storm and some brilliant colour! Check this!

Sunshine Night

An obsession with checking the surf can sometimes spill into the night!

Sydney gets my vote!

So in case a few people were unaware I like Sydney alot! Why? Because it is so damn photogenic! with huge cliffs and rocky outcrops, antique rock pools, sand beaches cool architecture there are heaps of things to photograph there! On my latest trip there I was spending time relaxing on the northern beaches, went sailing and visited the zoo over four days. Was exceptional and managed to share it with some excellent company! Have a glance below at some of the photos collected over the 4 days! which one is your favourite?

Sunrise from a secret spot my friend Jack showed me (hint: it faces east)

Just a casual morning handstand:

An evening rock pool:

My friend Steve just got back from shooting a resort in Fiji but still managed to get him out for a morning before we left! Check out some of his photos from the job at stevengovel.com

Jack, shredding. then coffee.

3 seconds later.....

A Kiwi Celebration

I am writing this from the airport as I am on my way home from NZ, where I have been for the last week celebrating my granddad's 80th birthday (my presence was a surprise to him, which he appreciated!). Anyway I thought I would show off a quick section of the trip;

My Nana has a ridiculous rose garden;

You may have seen this on my instagram (@dwishaw) but I liked it so much I had to include it here too!

These lads keeping the carpark safe!

Hukka falls. You have to see it to believe it, but it is a narrow chute in the rock that jets out 40 cubic meters a second of water, insanely loud!

My cousin (who is a top 500 ranked tennis player) gave the oldies a demo of how to play tennis at their tuesday night tennis club meet, he managed to break a couple of tennis rackets in the process. I love how I managed to snap this just as the ball is 'in' his strings.

 I couldn't have this post without a shot of the man himself! The NZ Kiwi industry has been devastated by PSA (a fungus that eats the vines) and I went to see an orchid with granddad and chat about that, while he picked off dead branches out of habit! (since he spent his life in the industry).

Drops

Well the constant rain may be getting me down by keeping me indoors at the moment I did manage to spy these cool water drops on this leaf today, experimenting with the crazy depth of field of my macro!

Sometime It's Luck

Sometimes it's luck, and some times it's the result of perseverance.

For the weekend I managed a trip to Sydney to get in a visit with my friend Steve, planning an early morning photo shoot. Last time we tried this we arrived on site just before 6 a.m to see a grey nothingness. And then it rained. This weekend i think Sydney felt it owed me one and turned on two absolute stunning starts to the day, which made the effort worth while! (that is getting up at 5 and leaving the boat I was staying on via a row boat to get to shore then driving to location.)

The first day we shot at Avalon beach and it was a brilliant morning to have a camera, with lots of moving light and water, here is the sunrise;

The inviting water of a warm summers morning;

This slimy rock fauna was just radiating with colour;

One of the locals off more a morning juice and a walk;

I left day one impressed, but managed to convince steve to have a go at day two despite him finishing work a bit after midnight he was keen. What we were rewarded with was one of the best mornings of shooting I have had. Whats more we were able to use our art to bring a little happiness to a lady we met on the walk back to the car; Kelly had just completed a morning walk, one that her father did almost every day right up until the day he died a week ago. Now she was sitting, watching the ocean and contemplating life without him while planning for his memorial. She asked if we could send her some of the images from the morning to use, as this was his favourite spot in the world and we were more than happy to oblige her. Her story also made the morning feel a little more special as we related the stunning rainbow that appeared just after sunrise with her Dad's spirit sending her a farewell.  This is how the morning started;

A look at the some of the ultra deep color the sun was generating;

 The spirit of Kelly's Dad shinning down on those lucky enough to be around;

 The sky changed from deep blues and purples to a bright orange and yellow, and we weren't the only ones enjoying it;