It's been a while since I posted to this blog - I guess life has been busy, with the SLR not getting dusted off as often as I would like. Anyway, I recently went away for a holiday to Mount Maunganui in New Zealand. NZ is home for me now, having moved here permanently about six months ago.
I'm hoping the amazing landscape gives me plenty of good opportunities to get back into using my SLR. Here are some shots from my trip away, including shots at Mount Maunganui and some spots near Whakatane.
Despite the above, I am still a firm believer that the best camera, is the one you have on you. In this regard, I recently went on a hike on a track winding along the New Zealand coastline, just out of Auckland, called the Hillary Trail. Not wanting to take my bulky SLR, I simply took my phone and managed to get some great shots on it's 13MP sensor.
Mount Maunganui and Whakatane
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| View from the top of the Mount |
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| The trail down the Mount (this one actually taken on my phone and HDR's in Snapseed) |
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| View over Whakatane |
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| Some sheep on the way up the Mount |
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| View south from the top of the Mount |
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| View North from the top of the Mount |
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| View from the Mount |
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| View from a lookout above Whakatane |
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| View of White Island (active volcano) off the coast of Whakatane |
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| View to the coastline south of Whakatane |
The Hillary Trail
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| The Hillary Trail - Looking North |
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| The Hillary Trail - Looking North |
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| The Hillary Trail - Looking South |
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| The Hillary Trail - Looking North |
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| You pass quite a few rolling grassy hills along the Hillary Trail |
