28 March 2008

Auckland City (and beyond) from the Sky Tower


Looking north east from the Sky Tower.
It is the tallest building in the southern hemisphere

Looking east


Looking north -west

Looking west

Looking south

Looking down

The glass floor section , not for everyone .
(Photos and video S5IS)
Below , video taken through the glass floor
of the lift in the sky tower (not for you
dial-up users)

22 March 2008

Easter sunrise 2008




There is something deeply comforting
about the warm inviting glow of a house when
looking in from the outside.
This is the 180 degree view to the top photo.
(Photos 20D)

18 March 2008

Having completed another trip to Taranaki ...



The reverse view to a previous
photo on this blog taken from the air .
(straight out of the camera !)

Back beach New Plymouth





(Photos 20D using Jims 24 - 70 2.8L)

09 March 2008

Its that Birkenhead again ......


He goes fishing , I go to work
who is happier ? Right now with yet another merger pending
but not two years since the last one I think the
answer is obvoius !!

(photo's S5IS)

Ramarama

(photo Karyn (having just moved to the countryside)
Powershot SX100IS)