Fennel – on the wild side

I first noticed this “yellow cow parsley” about a year ago. It is in fact fennel growing wild along the Hutt River.  It gives a heady aniseed aroma which confused the heck out of the bassets. It’s a show off that’s for sure whether it grows...

Inaugural Daily Snap

Usually we post pictures this size.  But when you have a plug-in (don’t ask) you can fake all sorts of php (don’t ask) and save yourself a lot of heart ache.  I am no geek but maybe one day. We can now go large! Not once, but forever if we want! This is...

Is all the photoshop treatment worth it?

The magic of digital photography processing is a little like cooking without a recipe.  Letting your creativity go wild.  I wish I could say I’ve come close to getting to grips with the processing of photographic files.  It’s a bewildering range of...

Getting moody with my photography

“Take a photograph every day” is a common tip to improving your photography.  This is something I’ve rather got out of the habit of recently but want to become more dedicated about.  That and develop a stronger photographic style.  To do this I...

Misty morning

I was wandering along enjoying a misty start to what I hoped would turn into a bright summers day.  The birds were tweeting and the air was fresh, the rumble of MT’s train heading off to the big smoke was fading into the distance.  All was at peace until Big...