Today we went for a walk to our beloved Tawharanui Peninsula again. It was beautiful as usually. Patches of native bush, grazing sheep and cows, shingle beaches of the south coast and those endless sandy beaches on the northern coast … where Northland begins (for me). Dnes sme opäť šli na túru na náš milovaný […]
Notes from our short meditation on the well-known gospel text we read at our Thursday Church in Henderson. Luke 15:11-32 v. 11-13 How is that possible? Adam and Eve … them or us, we are all the same. v. 14-16 Is that a picture of our life? We cannot eat our fill. v. 17-19 Conversion: […]
We returned recently from our short trip to Bali, Indonesia, where we were looking for warm climate both above and below the sea surface. We found both. We stayed in the village of Amed, did some reef diving on our house reef and wreck diving on famous USAT Liberty in the nearby Tulamben. Plus a […]
Devonport Chamber Orchestra is playing another concert. Here is a video from a part of our last concert with Benedict Lim.
I took my new Tokina fish eye lens for a test dive. It was quite murky and the swell was strong. Yet I am quite pleased with the results. The lens allows to get closer to the subjects than a normal rectilinear lens … which is so important underwater. Because of my dome setting I […]
As the ocean is getting cooler people are disappearing from the water. That means it’s quieter underwater, fish are more relaxed and inquisitive. Last time I played with ambient light a bit … and will continue. It makes a lot of sense for wide angle images in shallow water. The pictures below show the typical […]