by JB | Aug 28, 2015 | New Zealand
Sheep are everywhere in New Zealand. There were a few on the bus that would yell, SHEEP every time we saw some. Josh Cripps, our guide and generally great person, is a pure landscape guy and did not understand how important it was to stop at some point to...
by JB | Jul 6, 2015 | New Zealand
Today I continue my series of posts that feature recent tour participant images. These images are from our April trip to New Zealand. Remember to click on the links to view more of their fine photography. Louise Shoemaker – Having difficulty finding...
by JB | Jun 15, 2015 | B&W, New Zealand
I mentioned in my last postthat I was distracted on my way to the “Lifetime Image,” This was what distracted me. I loved the sky, fresh snow on the mountains and the mossy foreground with the big rock. I chose to make the mossy foreground look like snow in...
by JB | Jun 9, 2015 | B&W, New Zealand
Ansel Adams said, “Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good crop.” Look, I understand Ansel was using a big honkin’ (I believe that was the brand) camera with huge sheets of expensive film (whatever that was) so he probably didn’t pull the...
by JB | May 25, 2015 | New Zealand
The Willow in the water at the lake in Wanaka is iconic. On our morning at “the tree” it started out slow. It was not looking like we’d get any magic light, however, once again patience paid off! For a few minutes just before calling it a wrap we...
by JB | May 18, 2015 | New Zealand
I have to come clean, for a guy who is sometimes referred to as “Skyman,” I missed it. Yup, I missed a really good sky shot. Dan on the other hand nailed it! When he showed me, I almost killed him. Well not really, but pretty darn close! So, when this...
