Category Archives: New Zealand

Photographer’s dream

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

I just found out that Air New Zealand and NZ’s D.O.C. have come up with the Great Walker contest, and it sounds like a photographer’s dream. Nine weeks to walk New Zealand’s Nine Great Walks, all paid for. All you … Continue reading →

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Photographing the common in preparation for the uncommon

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

One of the greatest aids to becoming a good photographer is to create images of what you find around you. Photograph what interests you, what you can find easily in your day to day life. We are used to seeing … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a photo #79: The Wrybill

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

New I took this photograph during a fairly recent journey to New Zealand (the Wrybill is endemic to New Zealand, and so the best place to go to take a photograph of one is…) I didn’t however go to New … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a photo #54: Rainbow on the beach

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

In the picture above I was at Matapauri Bay in New Zealand, walking along a short trail that cut through two small hills near the beach. A sudden down pour  forced me to stow my camera (a.k.a. cellphone) in a … Continue reading →

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Finding scale in New Zealand

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

So often when taking photographs, we see something amazing, raise our cameras, take the shot, and walk away very pleased with ourselves. Until we get home and review our pictures. We were so impressed with how much larger or smaller … Continue reading →

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Tule Elk: An essay in photos

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

I live near a large stretch of national park, and within that park there is an area that is protected for tule elk (a subspecies of our local elk). I try to take advantage of this natural resource from time … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a photo #30: Silhouette on Hot Water Beach, NZ

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

I made this image on a recent trip to New Zealand. Where the silhouetted woman is standing is a hot spring that is only exposed at low tide. We were the only ones on the beach at a very early … Continue reading →

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Clown Car Crabs

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

Came across this path swarming with crabs near Miranda, New Zealand. They sort of reminded me of clowns and their clown cars. You’ll see why…

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New Zealand’s Oystercatcher’s and Shags

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

Two of my favorite varieties of birds that I’ve come across in New Zealand are the Oystercatchers and the shags. This is a brief sampling of them.

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New Zealand Visions: Northland and Back

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

This is just a brief intro to all we’ve seen on the journey from Auckland to Cape Reinga at the northern tip of New Zealand. It is by no means a complete representation of the journey, or New Zealand itself. … Continue reading →

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New Zealand’s Red-Billed Gull: Feeding on 90 Mile Beach

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

The Red-billed Gull is one of those ubiquitous birds here in New Zealand, but as such it is a good bird for providing a study in their habits. This short video shows one of its styles of feeding. Enjoy, Galen

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New Zealand’s Pied Shag: A short video

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

Here is a very short video of one of the first birds I came across in NZ-

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