Critter

Today over skype I asked my mom what she type of photo she wanted to see today. She had a choice of a landscape, animal, or person. She chose animal, next she had a choice of a bird, seal, or crab. I guess you already figured out which one she chose. It's chilly and cloudy in Auckland today, making it easier to study... yet reminiscing of an adventurous spring break with Ben in Abel Tasman and a certain song that is completely stuck in my head are making it a bit hard to keep my head down. Here's a link so you can enjoy "My Delirium" too: You Tube. 1 exam and 2 days to go... :)

Koru

I don't have much time to write today because I have two papers due on the same day next week and I want to write one today (have I mentioned how much I miss the block plan - having Mondays and Fridays off are great, but having 4 different subjects at once is not). Anyway, this is an image I took while tramping in the Abel Tasman National Park. I like the fact that you can see the fern in the background as well as the spiral in the foreground - both national symbols of New Zealand. I promise to post more landscape images soon, but I took over 5,000 images so I'm still sorting through them and I haven't had much time lately. Anyway, I hope you have enjoyed the ones I've put up so far!

High Tide

So, Ben and I missed the water taxi we were supposed to take in order to do a day tramp, but instead of freaking out, we just took a few photos and then found another place to head off to (the Golden Bay area, which turned out to be absolutely amazing). This photo was actually taken during high tide, but during low tide, the tide falls back so much that you can literally drive on the sand for quite a distance. I'm pretty sure the sign was talking about the street, but I'd like to think that there are some people who would attempt to camp on the sand, only to wake up to waves. I guess I just enjoy amusing mental images.

Picture Frame

There are several well-known tips for always getting an interesting photograph. One of those is to frame your subject, so I did that here. Actually, I wasn't wondering into the cave just to frame these cool rocks on the beach; I just wanted to explore. However, when I turned around to walk out I realized I could get a great shot. I took this on Stilwell Bay in the Abel Tasman National Park. On this day, Ben and I tramped a little over 12km to the Bay and back; it was absolutely unspeakably gorgeous.

Droplet

This is pretty much the ultimate New Zealand image. The silver fern is New Zealand's national emblem and one can see it literally everywhere. I took this photo while tramping in the Abel Tasman National Park after a bit of rain had come through. I have tried to get so many fern photographs, but not that many seem to turn out well, so I was very excited when I saw that this one did. Abel Tasman is a marvalous area, with more beaches than one can count and so much more. Ben and I went on a tramp over 12km one day in the park and we didn't even see a 3rd of it. More photos of the beattuiful landscape of the South Island to come, so keep coming back!

Check out my youtube page for two videos I uploaded from the break (one of bungy jumping, one of skydiving): http://www.youtube.com/crescentcompositions
Click Here for my facebook album (mainly photos of friends on the trip).

The Elements

Just got back to Auckland after spending two wonderful weeks exploring the South Island. This is just a taste of photos to come. I took this while exploring caves on Wharariki Beach, easily the most spectacular beach I have ever seen in my life. The elements were in full force: the wind was pushing us off of our feet as the rain played stop-and-go with us while we ventured into different areas of the beach. In the photo is Ben, who I spent the first week of my spring break with. However, now I have to go to laundry and start working on the papers I have to write in the next two weeks, so you will have to wait for more information about how incredible the South Island is.