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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
02-28-2024, 07:01 PM
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Flick me an e-mail with your current property record and I'll ask my wife to find the historical titles.
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
02-28-2024, 04:14 PM
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Very nice Gub. My wife is a Technician Surveyor and regularly works with downloads from LINZ which are beautifully drawn old survey maps. LINZ store these in very high resolution. Most of the old surveys are remarkably accurate considering the technology used - survey chains over rough undulating terrain.
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
11-27-2023, 01:54 AM
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Covid seems to have stayed mild. All good now. Thank you for the comments about the images.
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
11-23-2023, 03:23 PM
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
11-23-2023, 03:22 PM
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Have just returned from Queenstown. A good time was had by all. Except, now have Covid. Luckily it's mild.
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
11-23-2023, 01:20 AM
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
11-01-2023, 03:00 PM
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All was fine with your first photo and then I scrolled down and holy ___________ that's a huge spider!!!
I'd have to burn the house down if that was here! :lol:
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
10-28-2023, 01:43 PM
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Nice shots Ross, Allister and Gub.
We've just returned from Rarotonga. Our second visit to that lovely island. I'm not happy to be back. We've had a frost at home this morning.
Can confirm that the local geckos climb into empty beer bottles and then can't get out, unless you turn the bottle on it's side.
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
09-28-2023, 02:45 AM
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We were quite tempted to take a long drive to the snow, but time was short so we stuck to around the city, mostly. Lovely image.
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
09-28-2023, 01:34 AM
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For the Christchurch trip, we had one large suitcase going down, as that contained my son's 21st presents, but we left the whole suitcase with him, so coming back, we had hand luggage only. The did not seem to mind my separate smallish camera bag with the K-1 and 2 lenses.
You're right, NZ is pretty narrow from up in the sky. I think I read somewhere that you're never more than 4 hours by road from the sea in New Zealand. I've not tested that though! Speed limits are rather restrictive. :)
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
09-26-2023, 05:56 PM
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Lovely images Richard. We've just come back from a cold and wet Christchurch.
The Antiquities Collection at the University was rather splendid though, and showed off the K-1ii's low light capabilities.
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
09-17-2023, 04:29 PM
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I've not yet managed a good Tui shot this year. This one is from a few years ago.
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
08-16-2023, 04:06 AM
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I was three times back and forth to Palmy last week. That's a record for me. And probably enough Palmy for me for a while.
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
07-06-2023, 05:10 PM
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
07-06-2023, 03:22 PM
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I wonder if you all will indulge me with something not photography related:
I need a variac, but they're $260-$300 and I only need it for a bit. Any one of you happen to have one I can borrow?
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
06-20-2023, 01:20 PM
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Ja ja ja. :lol: It's a funny thing when you're into skydiving, you watch the altimeter for that magical 1,000ft number. Because, then you can leave, even if the plane has a problem. Of course, it's not advisable to leave at under 2,500ft-3,000ft, as you don't have time for mistakes at 1,000ft. If your main rig does not deploy correctly, that's the end of the show. So, skydivers tend to only relax in the airplane once they reach 3,000 feet. :)
That sounds like a good idea for some photos.
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
06-20-2023, 02:53 AM
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Really cool Allister.
I enjoyed seeing your skydiving image. Many moons ago, my wife and I went down the skydiving rabbit hole. But, then we had a child and one starts thinking about one's mortality. And then we emigrated and there was no money for that hobby when we got here anyway! So that solved that problem.
With my most recent business card reprint, I finally bit the bullet and wend double-sided and printed a photography related side on the rear.
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
06-01-2023, 03:44 AM
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Thank you.
I like it because it produces good images from such a small lens - which makes it a great "walk around" lens. I have two good ones, one which is pretty much pristine.
There can be some vignetting at the 35mm end, but it's minor.
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
05-30-2023, 07:12 PM
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Wow! That's a nice buy. Interesting lens and good shot!
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
05-12-2023, 03:08 AM
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Timber trail? That's a lovely ride.
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
05-11-2023, 03:19 AM
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You're welcome.
63km on a mountain bike, and loose gravel is probably the equivalent of 90km to 120km on a road bike. So, I'd say you're probably correct in your thinking that you may be fitter than you think!
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
05-10-2023, 07:50 PM
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E-bikes are good in so far as they make cycling accessible to people who would otherwise never get on a bike, and also for older people for whom a big day in the saddle is not much fun if they only have their own motive power. Or, for people who want to keep up with the young guns on club group rides and simply can't! We have a local 80 year old who can cycle along happily at 24-28km/h but when the pace goes to 40km/h on the flat the battery and motor makes all the difference!
There's a few key things about longer rides:
1. 60km on a mountain bike is not the same as 60km on a road bike. Road bikes are much more comfortable for long distances.
2. The right saddle makes a huge difference. In my experience, soft, comfy large gel saddles and similar are fine for a ride to the shops and back, but if you want to ride far, you need cycling shorts (padded) and a small, hard saddle. And, the saddle needs to be the right width and shape for your sitting bones. It if's wrong, you'll be in for a lot of hurt!
3. No one goes from riding not at all to riding 100km in a day all at once. You need to build up. On my first 10km ride, I needed to stop and have a rest halfway! Now, I can ride for 160km if I have to.
4. Core strength makes a difference. Yes, you need the legs to push the pedals, but if your core is weak, you work a lot harder to stay comfortable on the bike.
Lastly, a small mistake on a mountain bike, on difficult trails or off-trail, can be the difference between feeding yourself for the rest of your life or having someone else feed you. Stay safe out there!
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
05-10-2023, 04:13 PM
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We did the Clyde to Middlemarch section over three days, which works out to:
55.4km Clyde to Lauder, using the river trail from Clyde to Alexandra as that's more scenic than the rail trail over that part, with a side trip to Ophir thrown in for fun.
56.1km Lauder to Waipiata - the most scenic part of the trail.
51.8km Waipiata to Middlemarch - first half very scenic, then it's a long straight ride to Middlemarch.
Many people seem to use e-bikes, but we did it under our own steam. Most people seem to dothe 4-day or 5-day options, rather than the 3-day option.
The Middlemarch to Dunedin train, unfortunately, no longer runs. (Covid casualty) The train now runs from Dunedin to Hindon and only on some Sundays.
Next trip down we would like to do the Roxburg Gorge and Lake Dunstan trails. There's also a West Coast trail that seems very nice.
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
05-10-2023, 03:59 AM
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Annie and I have just returned from Otago where we did the Central Otago Rail Trail from Clyde to Middlemarch.
Fantastic trip. We used a company shebikeshebikes for bike hire, shuttles and accommodation and they did a superb job at a very fair price. I highly recommend them should you decide to do such a jaunt.
Here's a few photos.
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Forum: Travel, Events, and Groups
05-10-2023, 03:48 AM
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