This is my first post of 2020 and I present my personal 10 favourite photos of the year. These photographs will not necessarily be the ones which were most-popular on Facebook, Instagram or my blog. They even may have not appeared in any of these media at all; these are my personal favourites! I will…
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I have been asked many times about where I have travelled to in pursuit of my photographic prowess. I had not given this much thought, until I recently came upon Kate McCulley’s website.
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This video featured renowned Fujifilm X-Photographer Kevin Mullins, a documentary, wedding and street photographer based in the UK.
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Something exciting happened recently! My passion photography genres include street photography, travel photography and event photography. As I communicate and share photos, ideas and experiences with many photogs worldwide, we all try to help each other in our respective locations. You will notice that many of my blog posts involve some wonderful travel destinations. One…
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On our second to last port of call. My excursion for today was a walk to the top of a volcano on Rangitoto Island . . . about 800 steps!
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Having survived a day at sea, partying into the wee hours of this morning, we arrived in Auckland around 08:00. The indigenous Maori first called their home “Tmaki Makaurau, a maiden with a hundred lovers! Â Nestled between two harbours, this fertile volcanic land must have been iresistable to the early European settlers. Â With its cool,…
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On November 12th, we sailed into Akaroa, uniquely the only French colonial settlement in New Zealand. Â Set on a stunning waterfront and surrounded by craggy volcanic landforms, it is a relaxed and pleasant town, 82 kilometres from Christchurch City. In the afternoon, I took an excursion into the countryside to visit a sheep farm located…
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On Day 5 of our cruise, which was November 11th, we sailed into Dunedin, New Zealand. Â Sealing and whaling may have brought the first Europeans to the Otago Peninsula, but it was religion that brought about the town. Â In 1848, a group of Presbyterian Scots founded the settlement and named it Dunedin . . .…
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What’s the difference between a Sound and a Fjord?  We didn’t know either, but we found out today while we cruised through these 3 sounds. A Sound is created by a river and a Fjord is created by a glacier. When these 3 sounds were discovered, they were  mistakenly named a Sound because it was…
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Sylvia and I have a bucket list of worldwide destinations to visit. Â We have been to most, but Australia and New Zealand are still there. Â We finally made arrangements to take a cruise to visit “downunder”. Â We flew for 5-1/2 hours from Ottawa to Vancouver, laid over for 3 hours, then flew directly to Sydney…
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