Journeys

It was a quieter week this week so I thought I would take some time off ...only to get caught up with decorating the house! So much for downtime!

In between covering myself in paint, I did manage to continue the on-going task of processing more stock images from recent (and not so recent) trips. Its always good to re-discover shots you had virtually forgotten about and find yourself instantly transported back to that moment and place. The shot above of the road up and over the Crown range in the South Island was instantly one of those occasions! It was a crisp morning with mist hanging in the valleys and even a hot air balloon sailing away to the horizon. I had an interesting time dodging vehicles with bemused drivers negotiating the switch backs as I ran from bend to bend to get the perfect vantage point... which of course was just about the furthest point from where I could park! I really like the colour palette of this shot, the freshness and clarity of the light jumps out at you.

There are only so many hours in the day and keeping up with the backlog of images can be a bit of a challenge, but it is a great use of downtime and keeps the stock side of things growing slowly but surely.

The week ended with a whistle stop trip down to the South Island over the weekend, to finish off my recent Telecom project. I jumped on a plane Saturday morning landed at Nelson lunchtime, drove a 250km round trip to Blenheim and back. Got up at 6.30 the next morning shot 3 more locations and back on the plane to Auckland by 11.20am. It is amazing what you can fit in to 24hrs! I do love the short hop flights as you fly at a lower altitude and see so much more on a clear day and even have a chance to grab a shot out of the window. Just remember to take your polariser off first,  otherwise the double skin windows leave you with strange purple UFOs all over your shots!