A Rose is a rose

From Photo Sanity

December 2007

I had the pleasure of visiting the Rose Garden in Auckland at what I think was the peak of rose season there. I spent hours wandering among the fragrant flowers waiting for the sun to go behind a cloud so that I could snap a few photos of them (does 200+ count for a few?). There was such a range of colors and varieties, I was a bit overwhelmed but the roses I buy for myself are usually the salmon pink color. I could spend hours (if I had them!) studying the details of the flowers, fascinated by the miracles of nature.

Winter Garden Lilies

From Photo Sanity

December 2007
Winter Garden, Auckland, New Zealand

I love lilies and it was a real treat to see them in bloom in my wintertime. I spent hours among the fragrant lilies and tried different techniques to capture their essence. This was one of my favorites.

Auckland Sky Tower

From Photo Sanity

November 29, 2007

I have a little point and shoot camera that I had converted to take infrared photos. It’s great because it fits in my pocket when I travel and I have a means to feed my photography habit even if I don’t have my normal cameras with me.

I had one weekend to spend in Auckland and of course I had to go up the Sky Needle – I took a bunch of normal photos from the top but when I came back down I was drawn to the view up. I didn’t have a wide angle lens with me for my DSLR so I took out my infrared and tried that instead, I was pleased with the result and honestly I think I liked it best out of all the photos I took at the Needle that day.