The Washington monument, the pool of reflection.
Often called the nations…er…member, one must consider that while it is a large building, it’s also incredibly small with regard to the size of the country.
This photo is edited, although only with relation to coloring.
Taken from the Lincoln Memorial, towards the Washington Monument. Almost invisible at the other end of the Pool of Reflection is the WW2 memorial.
Taken with the S9600, recolored using the tools in iPhoto.
This one was too cute to pass up. This is from the same trip as the last picture, in May while my parents were in the US.
This squirrel was seen posing with the tree. Looks like it wants to be in Playboy or something.
You guessed it, S9600.
On another trip to the District of Columbia, some time was spent at the monuments. These two ducks are just 2 of the many that are in and around the pool of reflection. Unfortunately there are also more than one or two floaters in the pool also. One is lead to wonder what the cause of their succumbing was..
S9600.
During my final days in New Zealand I spent a few driving around the Wellington Area in particular taking photos of the landscape that I hadn’t thought to photograph before. While being rained out at the south end of the airport runway I happened upon this cute little toy duck sitting on a bench, wistfully looking out to sea as it were.
Taken with a Fujifilm Finepix S9600 Digital, Shutter Speed 1/170s, a Focal Length of 66.7mm and an F-stop set at F/4.9, on ISO400.
Continuing from yesterday’s shot, DFT7226 is again seen hauling the same freight Northbound still, this time at the level crossing at the North end of the town of Otaki.
On May 15th, 1988, a Southbound excursion train hit a milk truck on this same crossing. Fortunately noone was injured, including my dad, who was driving the train. It is also significant because it was my second birthday, and my mum had the joy (end sarcasm) of receiving the ‘dreaded’ phone call from the company, saying he’d been in an accident.
Again, taken with a Fujifilm Finepix S5600 Digital, Shutter Speed 1/613s, a Focal Length of 6.3mm and an F-stop set at F/7.1, on ISO200.
I remember showing this photo to a friend at work once, and he said “That looks like a Honda. About 1990, an Accord?”
It was taken while driving (no, don’t do it) a Honda Ascot (based on the Accord), 1992 model. 4 Cyl 2.0L, 4 speed Auto, very nice car to drive. In the mirror is one of my loves, a train. This a Northbound Freight, headed by DFT 7226, somewhere between Waikanae and Otaki (I believe! I know it’s South of Otaki, North of Paraparaumu).
Taken with a Fujifilm Finepix S5600 Digital, Shutter Speed 1/320s, a Focal Length of 10.8mm and an F-stop set at F/4.5, on ISO64.
One of my personal favorites, this shot was taken late on a Friday evening, at the Ava Rail Bridge near Lower Hutt, New Zealand. This is a Wellington Commuter train, heading North towards Upper Hutt.
Standing on the Eastern bank of the Hutt River, the train comes towards the camera. It will then continue, turning a curve North under two road bridges, meeting the Gracefield Industrial Siding and stopping at Woburn station, before continuing.
Taken with a Fujifilm Finepix S5600 Digital, Shutter Speed 10s, a Focal Length of 6.3mm and an F-stop set at F/3.2, on ISO200.
A particular day trip with some friends found me at the top of Paekakariki Hill, standing at the lookout on a brokenly clouded day, with a camera. What better opportunity? This is one of the dirtier sea-lines in New Zealand, naturally to the Australian side 😉
To the left of frame is Mana Island, and mid-frame is Paekakariki town. One can fairly easily make out State Highway 1 and the North Island Main Trunk rail link heading south towards the camera.
Taken with a Fujifilm Finepix S5600 Digital, Shutter Speed 1/613s, a Focal Length of 6.3mm and an F-stop set at F/6.4, on ISO64.
Taken over the beach at Petone, near Wellington, New Zealand, the sun sets over the Horokiwi hills.
Not much to say for this one. The wharf is visible near where the water meets the land.
Taken with a Fujifilm Finepix S5600 Digital, Shutter Speed 1/653s, a Focal Length of 6.3mm and an F-stop set at F/6.4, on ISO64.
To the left of frame, is a street. About 150m down this street, to the right, is another street. Another 200m down this street is a house. This is where I lived for just shy of 22 years. To the left is visible a bus shelter, where I would wait having missed the first bus I should catch in the morning. Often missing the second one also.
This is Wellington Road, in Wainuiomata, New Zealand, looking roughly South, I believe.
Taken with a Fujifilm Finepix S5600 Digital, Shutter Speed 0.8s, a Focal Length of 14.8mm and an F-stop set at F/8, on ISO200.