Pix

Here is a sample of some of the better pictures I've taken.
Note that they've been reduced to make them web friendly.

Also the lenses in the pictures below are generally the Sigma 50mm EX MACRO f2.8 for the macro snaps. The telephoto ones are 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 IS L with the 2x tele-converter for the silver ball to get some "distance" (so the camera isn't obvious).

Foggy dawn Auckland & harbour, Great Barrier Island is just visible in the hazy distance.

Hamilton lake:

Hamilton lake:

Hamilton sunrise:

Partial eclipce (from Mt Eden):

I'm told by two separate people that this looks Islamic/Turkish:

Auckland Town Hall.

See if you can spot a blurry me (home lounge).
Try guess what this is a picture of (filename tells you).
Play "spot the camera", (simple geometry will tell you where to look).

Another one:

Gannet with nest material, Murawi Beach:
Nice kitty... (Auckland Zoo)

Techno bug, I'm glad they're not this big in real life (home garden):

Autumn duck hides in Western Springs, told by another two separate people to make a jigsaw from it:

No, it's not a bear (Western Springs):

Guess which town I live in:

Ant-Scape (front garden):

Grub's up, a dead earwig being dismembered (front doorstep):

Native fly possibly, smaller than a mosquito (home garden):

Bean Rock Lighthouse:

Bean Rock Lighthouse (again):

Rapid ride (work in progress, long exposure hence the people-blur):

Beam me up (work in progress, self portrait, long exposure hence the people-blur):

Fast car (work in progress, self portrait, long exposure hence the people-blur):

Fast walk (work in progress, long exposure hence the people-blur):