The Auckland City Council, here in NZ, has gone the extra mile (or, since we are metric: 1.6093km!) to put up a rather flash Christmas tree in the main downtown square - Britomart Place (aka ‘Komititanga’ – Junction): a nod to the fact that the squa...
The local Museum of Transport and Technology was having a steam open day, and I decided to check it out. To get to it I had to go through a beautiful park area that I had not traversed for years, and I came across a forgotten gem, a Japanese/NZ gard...
When we look at most artworks that have survived from ancient Greece, Rome or Egypt (to name a few) we are faced with just the surface decorations that have not succumbed to the ravages of time. However, there has always been evidence that statues an...
New Zealand is home to two species of type of bird known as rails: the Pukeko and Takahē . They may look very similar, and it would be tempting to think that are closely related, but that is not the case.
Pukeko are not indigenous to New Zealand, but...
The Nestor genus of parrots includes two extant species from New Zealand and two extinct species from Norfolk Island, Australia and Chatham Island, New Zealand.KEA: King of the MountainThe Kea is the world's only mountain parrot, living in the NZ Alp...
Hi and welcome to the forum:I did a similar exercise with some university faculty members. They wanted head and shoulders shots for their site and for their publications. Like you, I favoured a grey background and found one with as close to the 18%...
Happy New Year Bill! I hope you had a great holiday season. Mine was rather dominated by getting COVID, mind you I managed to avoid it for about 5 years, so I can't be too upset. Still, it's rather limiting.
I see your point Bill but honestly don't...
Hi again:Since you are new to photography, I would recommend watching some videos on the use of your camera. Try these:and...
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You should have and refer to the camera manual, it is a ri...
Hi Emily and welcome to the forum:The 50mm is a good lens but, as you have found, offers challenges in that you have to 'zoom with your feet', something that is not always practical.
There are two lenses I would recommend for your camera:1. The EF-S ...
