Scenes from the town of Picton - Cam Theme - 29

Pictures from Picton -
The "Inter-Island-Ferry-town" at the head of Queen Charlotte Sound, south island, New Zealand.




There are 11 photos in this week's "CAM" and one guest photo.

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Picton Harbour in the late afternoon.
The best time to walk the foreshore and enjoy the scenery.

Picton - Old and new - side by side

of monuments and memorials - "to the glorious dead 1914-1918"
this is at the entrance to the steps down to the Picton waterfront.

of monuments and memorials - "peace perfect peace"
this is looking back up to the entrance steps down to the Picton waterfront.

Palm trees at the Picton foreshore
Late afternoon shadows - so this is looking northwards

Picton harbour view

The main street in Picton looking south - well, the main street is called High Street

High Street - the main street in Picton - looking north

The InterIsland ferry - the Aratere coming in to berth at the Picton foreshore

Picton foreshore - at the end of the day
The Aratere InterIsland ferry awaiting it's passengers for the Picton-Wellington crossing.

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This is: "Embacing Light" by Mads Jespersen -
which also won 'picture of the week' at photoblogs.org
Mads has some very interesting photography to view.
Thanks for sharing your work Mads.

Scenes from a Spring Garden - Cam Theme - 28

Spring Time - almost as good as summer itself.



Purple and white Peony.

There are 11 photos in this week's "CAM" and one guest photo.

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"Turkish Dancers" is how I saw this one

red tulip kaleidoscope
I went a bit artsy fartsy on this one

yellow californian poppy...
often seen in vibrant orange along the roadsides of a New Zealand summer - so to photograph a not-so-oft-seen colour was inevitable for me.
There was a breeze blowing so I'm glad I got the focus here.
Looks like the background is swirling away...
Not bad for a point and shoot camera. What you see is how I took it...

Clematis ? Crab Apple Blossom ?
...dunno...

blue flower
That's what I've called this since I don't know the names of many plants - let alone the botanical names. Please feel free to leave a comment if you know what plant and flower this is.

With blossoms on just about every tree it was hard to pick a "best" photo for here but I think I got it OK on this one...

They 'begged' to be photographed, so I did...
orange lily

I wouldn't have a clue as to the name of this plant, but it seems the leaves are the flowers and the flowers are the leaves...
I was surprised at how all the photos I took of it came out.
My favourite by far...
yellow - green - red

Rhododendron (from the Greek: rhodos, "rose", and dendron, "tree")
I don't like photographing red flowers, but this bee kept me more interested than the result of the colour of this great "rose tree"

Almost looking like the colours of the Argetinian flag (good luck to them in their World Cup Rugby match against South Africa...)
The flower of the Iris - in any colour is a favourite of mine.

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This one from Park Street in Melbourne, Australia.
Many thanks to RAYSCAM for the use of the photo...

Wellington Harbour on board the Aratere - Cam Theme - 27

Having recently taken the inter-island passenger ferry (Aratere) from Wellington in the north island - over the Cook Strait - to Picton in the south island - these are some views of Wellington harbour from that trip.
The pic below was taken from my vantage point - looking west - before leaving dock.
I had to make sure that the doors were in place and tightly sealed before my comfort level could be acceptable...

on board Aratere in Wellington

There are 11 photos in this week's "CAM" and one guest photo.

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Doing a 180 degree turn from the first photo, this was the view towards the east and south of Wellington harbour
I wasn't impressed with the fact that access to many good photo taking spots was denied - in the form of cordoned off areas.
This is as far I could go on this ferry...

saying farewell to 'terra firma'

Snapshot view of Wellington city...
The cranes look like two gargantuan giraffe guarding the city.

More inter island ferries...
Middle one is Bluebridge - I have yet to travel on her.
The Westpac Stadium (otherwise known as The Cake Tin) can be seen in the background near the water edge.
The stadium was opened in 2000 and was built on disused railway land.
Whilst rugby is the main income earner for the stadium it is also used for trade fares, cricket matches and the occasional international music act.

Having left dockside and turning towards the harbour entrance, I was captivated by this closer view of Mount Victoria and Oriental Bay at its base.

Shadows, Light, Shapes, Colour...
Not the greatest of on board photos but I like it

It was a cloudless day, so when a shadow befell my forehead - I took full use of the opportunity.

A reassuring site for me...
Once my confidence in the mechanisms of the life rafts was ingrained, I was free to admire the negative shapes for a good photo op.

Heading out towards Cook Strait - this shows the western hills of Wellington with Somes Island in the centre. Note the cattle beasts in the truck...

Having cleared the harbour heads we're out on Cook Strait and slicing through the water towards Picton - this will be showcased next time on Cam Theme 28.

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This one from Portobello - near Dunedin, New Zealand.
Many thanks to KelvinNZ for the use of the photo...

Comparisons - Cam Theme - 26

Seeing Double ??? This theme shows a collection of views from a recent trip to the east coast of New Zealand's north island.

Same subject - different view/angle...

Not giving an explanation to this CAM's photos has been done on purpose.

I'd really like to read some comments from you the viewers...

There are 11 sets in this week's "CAM" and one guest photo.

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