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2013-06-19 21:22:07 (10 comments, 8 reshares, 33 +1s)

It turns out that New Zealand has a North Island too - and it's quite scenic in places....

+Rob Packer and other Ozzies would assert that this mystical landform is the Northern part of Australia's Eastern Isles....

This particular scene is sunrise at Cathedral Cove on the Coromandel Peninsula.

I think Sarah may have made this one - I'll just bask in the warm light of her photographic achievements ;-)

Cheers - Todd

PS - nice to see that so many of my G+ pals are still around and about.

2013-06-18 21:12:16 (13 comments, 5 reshares, 87 +1s)

Howdy Google+

Here's a summer shot from the Lindis Pass road - which will probably be an icy death trap within the next 24 hours, snow is a comin'

Take care out there.

Cheers  - Todd

2012-11-01 20:55:59 (16 comments, 3 reshares, 118 +1s)

Misty Morning Melancholia

The dismal Alexandra valley fog lifting for the first time in a week.  This image was made sometime this past winter and I am only now emotionally strong enough to edit it - the fog messes with my head ;-)

Cheers - Todd

It's up on our website as a canvas print: http://www.sisson.co.nz/shop/shop-by-product/New-Zealand-canvas-prints/Canvas-Prints-alexandra-fog.html

2012-10-30 01:50:30 (18 comments, 4 reshares, 136 +1s)

Moeraki Boulders.

Not sure what to say here - I just trundle by G+ every few weeks,  drop a post and keep on moving - I'm not great cyber-citizen....

I hope you enjoy this one though :-)

Cheers - Todd

ps you can find me over at the other place almost daily.....sorry.

http://www.facebook.com/sissonphotography?ref=hl

2012-10-10 08:24:49 (12 comments, 10 reshares, 114 +1s)

Haast River, Westland NZ

I have been a bad little G-plusser recently, so here's one I hope appeases any angry photo-gods that may be lurking in the Googleplex ;-)

This image has always called out to me from the depths of our image archive, but I have never shared it with the world - simply because I could never figure out how to bring the best out of it in post-processing (it's about a year old now).

Fortunately, the problem resolved itself today when I walked past Sarah's computer and spotted this on her screen - apparently it had called out to her too.  I think she has made it sing.

It's up on the website here: http://bit.ly/QRULPo

Enjoy!

cheers - Todd

2012-10-02 08:28:32 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 49 +1s)

Today's Image Was Made Possible By The Sandflies of Doubtful Sound

Another image from my blitzkrieg sortie to Doubtful Sound Last Week

As the title suggests, you can thank the sandflies for this image. I had reached a point of Zen-ophilia (not related in any way to xenophobia) about 5 minutes prior to this being made. Zen-ophilia This is where I get tired of photography and attempt to achieve a state of zen-like tranquility by just sitting and watching nature doing its thing.

It transpires that it takes a more serene and cosmically connected soul than mine to sit and watch pretty clouds while being intravenously molested by 20,000 female sandflies (the male sandflies are chilled out cruisers - they have bugger all to do other than mate with angry female sandflies).

In-lieu of tranquility I chose to photograph. I hope you enjoy this one :-)
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2012-09-30 21:02:08 (15 comments, 9 reshares, 112 +1s)

It's bin awhile.....

This is one from my trip to Doubtful Sound last week.

Cheers - Todd

2012-09-04 23:39:11 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

Another great article for anyone interested in SEO.

2012-09-04 08:55:42 (23 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

*Why do I wear no pants when I post to facebook?* Read on....

2012-09-03 21:47:20 (12 comments, 10 reshares, 105 +1s)

Key Summit Tarns - Routeburn Track, Fiordland NZ

Planning to get back up this way later this month, hopefully all goes to plan.....

I am banging out a newsletter this week - you can subscribe to our mailing list here: http://eepurl.com/k_zeT

Cheers - Todd

2012-09-03 21:44:17 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

Anyone wanna get *SPAMMED* by me?

then join my mailing list: http://eepurl.com/k_zeT

All going to plan there should be a newzletta going out this week.

Cheers - Todd

2012-09-02 00:26:08 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 20 +1s)

Hey thanks +Jarek Klimek  - always a buzz to get picked up by the extractor ;-)

Cheers - Todd

 http://www.photoextract.com/plus-extract/2012/8/30

2012-08-31 08:10:10 (6 comments, 4 reshares, 86 +1s)

*Lake Tekapo Lupins Workshops - November 2012*

Will any of y'all be a-joinin' me this November/December for the Tekapo lupin's landscape photography workshops?*

We should be rocking out with scenes like this - everyone is welcome, I even have an Australian coming over for it all special like n'all.

Get your info here: http://bit.ly/Ql1zEA

Cheers - Todd

*just watched Brokeback Mountain for the first time, so channelling my inner cowboy (or should that be cowpoke?)

2012-08-30 22:45:40 (11 comments, 1 reshares, 14 +1s)

This don't look too promising for Nikon's 1 series....

I think they may be getting a good ol' ass-whupping by Sony (and everyone else) in this category.....

Your thoughts?

2012-08-30 09:21:27 (18 comments, 19 reshares, 122 +1s)

Wednesday Wallpaper - On Thursday 

I can't even squeeze this one into Wednesday in Siberia this week - I am that late...

This one is of Mt Taranaki, 'up-north'.

You can grab the 2K tall iPad wallpaper from here: http://bit.ly/NibI3J

Just follow the download instructions on page.

Cheers - Todd

2012-08-26 21:19:45 (9 comments, 1 reshares, 49 +1s)

Following on The Kiwi Theme

Yep, more sheep!

These are some tough critters - I admire them really, and eat them with mint jelly...

Taken up Duffers Saddle Road on the way to the Nevis Valley.

Cheers - Todd

2012-08-26 20:51:19 (28 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Heads up to anyone searching for the D800.

Incredible camera - if you have any queries just message me via the blog comments or G+.

Cheers - Todd

2012-08-25 08:08:05 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

This is a really well written article on SEO - good info here, glad to see I am on the right track with our new website....

2012-08-24 20:32:58 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 16 +1s)

2012-08-23 21:00:26 (26 comments, 3 reshares, 19 +1s)

LOL, it really is impossible.  Hard case, mate.

2012-08-23 20:57:07 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 39 +1s)

I returned last week from an incredible Summer trip to Glacier National Park. Got to make some new friends and hang out with wonderful people and talented photographers along the way. Here is an image taken at daybreak out in the Logan's Pass area near Mount Reynolds. There was no cloud action that morning, so the focus was turned instead towards a small flowing creek nearby and the surrounding wildflowers.
Thanks for taking a look. :) 

#photography #plusphotoextract  

2012-08-23 19:25:47 (12 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

Finally! A Nikon You Can Root | The S800c Android Camera

I'm not sure how this one will play out for Nikon, there are plenty of Fandroids here on G+ - what do you guys think of the new Coolpix?

My thoughts are in the blog article....

Cheers - Todd

#androidphotography   #s800c   #android   #nikon   #coolpixs800c  

2012-08-22 20:55:14 (13 comments, 2 reshares, 73 +1s)

Morning View From The Coronet Peak Road, Queenstown

I don't know how many of you spotted my Lightroom 4 Shadows post (http://bit.ly/Rfqw4I) earlier this week but sometimes it is nice to just let the shadows be.  

This is an in camera jpeg from the 5dmkii - completely untouched by digital hands and I like it just as it is.

Anyone else feel this way sometimes?

Cheers - Todd

2012-08-22 19:09:53 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 17 +1s)

Wednesday Wallpaper (on Thursday again ;-)

2012-08-21 09:47:35 (6 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

2012-08-20 07:55:56 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 22 +1s)

2012-08-16 21:25:49 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 17 +1s)

2012-08-15 21:56:10 (9 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

This is funny - because it is so close to true.... 

Warning: anyone with a hush puppies, a vespa, pretentiously thick rimmed glasses and an ironic moustache should not read this - it will be an 'epic fail'...

T

2012-08-15 21:14:38 (10 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Question: is there a way to schedule Google+ posts?

I have been using this feature with blogger.com, wordpress.com and [wait for it] facebook business pages and it is a killer tool for boosting post responses by launching them in the middle of our night.

Am I missing a button here or is it not a capability yet?

Cheers - Todd

2012-08-15 21:10:41 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Trey Ratcliff hung out with 8 people. #hangoutsonair

2012-08-15 21:05:41 (6 comments, 1 reshares, 68 +1s)

Kaikoura New Zealand Sunset | iPad or Desktop Wallpaper

Hi guys - this is the photo from the earlier automated blogger post.

It is made on the Kaikoura Coast on the east coast of the South Island.  Kaikoura is home to whale watching and insanely large pods of dolphins - as well as plenty of badly-breathed seals....

You can grab this as a desktop or iPad wallpaper via the blog: http://bit.ly/N0Qyt8

Cheers - Todd

2012-08-15 20:58:51 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

2012-08-09 23:27:05 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 62 +1s)

Rustic Gate - Hawkdun Runs Road - Photo by Sarah

I am off to our winter photography workshop today - we may well visit this gate on our travels.

Don't miss out on our lupin workshops in Lake Tekapo this December - sure to be fun!

http://bit.ly/Ql1zEA

Have a great weekend Y'all!

Cheers - Todd

2012-08-09 07:36:59 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Oh yeah! I'm a pimpin' this week - the world's creaking and groaning consumer economy is just dishing up the deals.

Pity I have already blown my cash - time to sell some non-essential organs....?

T

2012-08-09 04:52:30 (17 comments, 0 reshares, 46 +1s)

If only I had owned an SLR!

One of a series of eruption shots that I made 15 years ago on a little point and shoot (and then run like hell)

See the full sequence on the website: http://bit.ly/P0AfKC

Cheers - Todd

2012-08-08 21:16:58 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

After weeks of dithering and sidelining my review of the superb Nikon 85mm f/1.4G is finally done(ish).

Check it out via the blog link below or directly on our site: http://bit.ly/OCJHEd

I am fully sold on primes for the D800/e - I thought they were for photo-elitists like +Sly Vegas - but no, they really are sharper than zooms and they make you think more (never a bad thing for me......)

Cheers - Todd

2012-08-08 01:19:07 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 44 +1s)

Autumn Reflections - Blue Lake, St Bathans, Central Otago

This was made while I was supposed to be tutoring +Rob Packer this autumn - Rob was still up on the cliffs behind me from memory.  After a severe beating from my pupil I resolved to put the camera to one side while teaching.....

This is available for download as a wallpaper here: http://bit.ly/NibI3J - just follow the download instructions on the gallery page.

LEXAR CF & SD CARD SAVINGS - In case you missed my earlier post, Lexar have some massive savings on at present (I think they end today).  Links and details can be found on my blog:  http://bit.ly/MvkD3N - if you are shopping for memory cards - you can't beat these prices (I think :-)

Cheers - Todd

2012-08-08 01:10:34 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

This week's wallpaper download :-)

2012-08-07 23:17:48 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

Crazy Lexar Savings

Lexar are dumping some serious savings on their top end CF & SD cards via Amazon and B&H. SALE ENDS TODAY 

I have been using the 400x cards on the D800e and they are stellar, easily keeping the buffer free for my style of shooting.  

B&H have some cut-throat savings on the 1000x cards, which I couldn't justify buying at the time I purchased.  I would be going 1000x if buying today at these prices ( should be good for another camera upgrade) - I lose out on technology once again! 

Links on my blog post below.....

Cheers - Todd

2012-08-06 08:13:12 (16 comments, 5 reshares, 81 +1s)

Dusky Milford Sound (Who Spotted The Geographical Pun?)

A long exposure made during dusk a few years back in Milford Sound.

I haven't shared this one online before - but it was included in a little photo piece on environmental graffiti a couple of weeks back. 

http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/news-milford-sound-0

I keep forgetting to mention - if any of you want to get SPAMMED* by me in your inbox once or twice a month you should sign up for our mailing list:

http://eepurl.com/k_zeT

* y'all know I am too doggoned lazy to be a spammer.....

Cheers - Todd

2012-08-06 01:44:18 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 43 +1s)

Ahhhh... this one's got us dreaming.

The top 10 New Zealand luxury experiences, yes please! http://www.newzealand.com/int/article/new-zealand-must-do-top-10-luxury-experiences/

2012-08-03 04:54:50 (6 comments, 3 reshares, 71 +1s)

Queenstown Snow-Set

Sunset from a snow filled ditch on Coronet Peak, Queenstown.  I was up to my waist in 'wind affected' powder (ski marketing lingo) while making this one - I also nearly saved myself vasectomy fees when I encountered a buried barb-wire fence on the way out too :(

On an unrelated topic - I have just announced dates and pricing for our December Lupines Workshop at Lake Tekapo. Check it out here! http://bit.ly/Ql1zEA

Have a good weekend folks!

Cheers - Todd

2012-07-26 05:07:06 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 8 +1s)

Watch out: this short film could send you to the airport and on the next available flight to New Zealand. 

Follow two holidaymakers on a campervan road trip around New Zealand, in this brilliantly made flick.  Trip of a life time!

2012-07-26 02:37:27 (22 comments, 34 reshares, 139 +1s)

*Wednesday Wallpaper (on Thursday)* 

Lupines - Lake Tekapo, By Sarah

download it here: http://bit.ly/PWHbpG
password= freewallpaper

I reconcile my tardiness with the knowledge that most of use guyz are in the Northin hemizphere.

If any of you are interested in my highly unscientific field tests - take a gander at my latest update to the D800 v Canon 5d mkii report.  I tested out the shadow recovery capabilities this week. It may be of interest to anyone out there sitting on the fence and considering 'the switch'.

http://thephotoautocracy.blogspot.co.nz/2012/07/nikon-d800e-for-landscape-photography-vs-canon-5d-mkii.html

Cheers - Todd

2012-07-24 22:15:29 (5 comments, 1 reshares, 28 +1s)

Another article on the theme of selling your work.  Well worth a read - Art Wolfe is a photographic hero of mine, and he is a very successful businessman to boot.

Cheers - Todd

2012-07-23 08:18:21 (13 comments, 1 reshares, 64 +1s)

Blue Lakeage

I have been re-visiting this one for several months, never been sure how to tackle the post production.

Well here it is:  I have even put a little poll up on the blog re: sunset colour - tell me what you think - is there such a thing as too much sunset lovin'?
http://bit.ly/MRvnnL

Cheers - Todd

2012-07-23 08:11:47 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 9 +1s)

How to Sell Images

Geez - this was a great hangout - though be warned, you may need to take a day off work to view it but there is some really interesting stuff in there including:
The revelation that +Victor Bezrukov looks different without one eye covered; sage marriage advice from +Jay Patel; wine-enhanced wisdom from +Thomas Hawk; stock photography insights from +Nicole S. Young  and jaw dropping validation from +Trey Ratcliff that I am not the only guy who has been stoically persevering on the web in the vain hope that, one day, I will get paid to do what I love most...

Worth a watch - you may even learn something about the business of photography ;-)

Cheers - Todd

2012-07-20 03:24:00 (8 comments, 1 reshares, 88 +1s)

Wednesday Wallpaper on Friday.....

I forgot to post this on G+ - another 2048px iPad wallpaper download for anyone who wants it..... 

http://sissonphotography.photoshelter.com/gallery/Free-iPad-Wallpapers-Password-freewallpaper/G0000TQomG5U3BVg

Password = freewallpaper

Have a great weekend y'all.

Cheers – Todd

2012-07-20 01:01:01 (4 comments, 3 reshares, 56 +1s)

Te Mata Sunrise 2

Sunrise over Hawke's Bay as seen from Te Mata Peak, with the Tukituki River valley below enveloped by fog.

I didn't edit out the lens flare on this photo because a) it was too hard / I couldn't be bothered, and b) because we all know you get a lens flare when you shoot the sun so why try to hide it!

#photoextractplus by +Jarek Klimek
#newzealandphotography
#hdrphotography
#sunrise  

2012-07-19 05:02:22 (25 comments, 11 reshares, 78 +1s)

*Are ND Grads Toast? *

I have shot this comp a couple of times - but this morning I raced up here because I needed a sure fire location to shoot my D800 - naked vs ND grad comparison.  http://bit.ly/Q6TsgX

I wanted to see whether I could shoot a scene like this with my grad filters sheathed.

Read the article and let me know your thoughts - are grad filters dead men walking now that we have the HDR in a can Nikon D800 in our cold dead hands?

Cheers - Todd 

ps my friend +Petr Hlavacek posted a very similar field test yesterday http://nzicescapes.com/blog/