The Milky Way in between rocks at Castle Hill, New Zealand

Outer Edges

$110.00

"Outer Edges"

There is a weird face in the rocks that I can't un-see!

I often wonder how far humanity can go, how far we can reach.
I'd love to be able to see our planet several hundred years from now, if we reached a utopia like state, if we will be on the Kardashev scale.
The title of this image is inspired by the final Noisia album (which is awesome)

Can you spot the Galactic Kiwi in the sky? New Zealand's national bird.

This is a blend of images from two outings, I can't wait to go out and shoot like crazy when this lockdown ends.

Canon EOS R
Foreground: 16mm, f22, 1/5s, ISO100, Vertical pano of 4 images
Sky: 50mm, f2.5, 60s, ISO1600 x 6 stitched shots

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A Landscape image of the Milky Way in New Zealand for wall art

Overlord

$110.00

"Overlord"

Interstellar dust lanes blocking starlight across the galaxy really give a dark vibe to this image. Venus illuminates brightly from within our solar system.

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A Landscape image of New Zealand for wall art

Portal

$110.00

"Portal"

That feeling when the sun drops just enough and the clouds part a little and you can say goodbye to the last of the light for the day.

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Questions

$110.00

"Questions"

Standing under the night sky for long periods of time gets you thinking, thinking about existential questions. Like if there's life out there? How do we comprehend the incomprehensible vastness and scale of the universe? Then my own life and little world and whether I'm in control of it, and how to maintain that control / self-control? I never have the answers, only the thoughts.

This was shot on New Years Eve in the Canterbury High Country, New Zealand. Near Lake Ohau.

I shot the mountain at blue hour after the sun had set, this allowed me to get a cleaner image.

I then waited for darkness and tracked the Orion Constellation (also known as The Hunter) across the sky for an hour, when I stopped tracking it was aligned with the top of this mountain.

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Seclusion

$110.00

"Seclusion"

This was a great stop on a trip last year, I had been wanting to get to this tree for quite some time. I can't wait to get back here!

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Singularity

$110.00

"Singularity"

Human civilization has ended, a new super-intelligence has taken over, accelerating its technological growth at an incomprehensible rate, all that remains is rubble and the stars we once reached for.

A fantasy image from New Zealand's South Island.

I shot the two frames for this composite image back in July last year.
One image the night before while hoping the clouds would clear, and the next just after sunset at blue hour the following evening.

The large bright spot shining through the moisture in the air is Jupiter, the orange star is Antares in the Scorpius region.

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Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer 2i Pro Kit

$885.00

The new Star Adventurer 2i Pro Kit
(Ships to NZ only)

I am pleased to announce that the most popular star tracker in the world just got an upgrade!
As a Sky-Watcher Australia Ambassador I personally own and have used numerous products from this amazing company, and this one did not disappoint!

Introducing the new Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer 2i, the most advanced star tracker in its class. The Star Adventurer now includes built in WIFI, but that’s not all.

The new 2i version now includes the advanced firmware dial and features. The Star Adventurer is known as the gateway into astrophotography.

PRO KIT

Star Adventurer multi-function equatorial tracking mount
Built-in WIFI
Advanced Firmware features
5kg payload capacity
Built-in polar scope with illuminator
Dec bracket
1.65kg mount head weight (with Dec bracket)
EQ wedge
Counterweight kit
Ball head adapter
Dec bracket

SMARTPHONE CONTROLLED
With the free app available for Apple and Android, you will have full control of your settings. Using the optional auxiliary shutter release cable specific to your camera, will replace the need for an intervalometer. Allowing for long exposure astrophotography in Sidereal, Lunar and Solar tracking. Advanced features include Astro, long exposure and regular time lapse.

Sky-Watcher 5 Years Limited Warranty

Spry

$110.00

"Spry"

The Milky Way looking pretty lively considering how old it is!
So much movement, power and heat.

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Strive

$110.00

"Strive"

A composite image with one of my favourite trees to photograph from Port Levy Saddle, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand.
I shot the sky with the H.Alpha modified Canon 6D two weeks ago, unfortunately there was an issue with the ground I shot on that night, so I had to do something else with this deep red spectrum sky the modified camera picks up.

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Sunset in Christchurch, New Zealand, Prints available

Summit

$110.00

"Summit"

You can't get eventful sunsets with clear skies.

I took this image during some wild weather, my friend and I walked up this hill while the wind was intensely blowing, on unpacking my camera the hail started which soon turned to rain, just as the sun was setting it cleared and I managed to snap a few images in the strong wind.

Shot from Banks Peninsula, New Zealand.

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The Farthest Shore

$110.00

"The Farthest Shore "

This is from a recent trip down to The Catlins in the Otago region, New Zealand.
I finally did something I had been meaning to for a while, I walked to the other side of this awesome bay at sunset and took some pics.
But the title of this image actually comes from a song I really like.

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The Peak

$110.00

"The Peak"

I haven’t put this much work into a shot before!

A 180-degree panorama from Peak Hill, New Zealand.

I believe this could be the first Astro taken from up here.

The Carina Nebula can be seen at the top of the sky, Large Magellanic Cloud to the right, and some awesome airglow from atomic oxygen excitation near the horizon.

I had a crazy idea, hike up Peak Hill with most of my photography equipment for panoramic views of the surrounding landscape. I was 10 minutes into the extremely steep hike when I realised my 26.5kg bag was too heavy, but I had to keep going, I had to complete my plan. It was a slow grind over 2.5 hours with quite a few stops, the start of the track just goes straight up, with marble-like rocks on hard clay, making the track very slippery (coming down was a lot worse and I took a couple of spills but was fine)

I finally made it to the top, only to have the wind pick right up, there needs to be virtually zero wind when shooting long exposures, tracked panoramas are no exception.

This shot was my third attempt, I started the image sequence and the wind suddenly dropped! It stayed that way for 40 minutes, just as I completed the last frame of the panorama the wind hit hard, I was so lucky to be able to pull it off.

Then it was time to leave, the sky was getting brighter and I began my descent.

This one-shot took 4 hours of driving, 5 hours hiking, 7 hours standing on the hill, and 8 hours putting it all together, painfully stitching and blending the shots.

38 shots stitched – Ended with around 650 megapixels of resolution

Canon EOS R – Astro Modified by Spencer’s Camera

40mm Sigma Art

Sky: 60s, 2.5, 1600 ISO

Ground: 60s, 2.8, 1600 ISO

Fornax Lightrack II

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A Landscape image of the Wanaka Tree in New Zealand for wall art

The Tree

$110.00

"The Tree"

The Wanaka tree must be one of the most shot trees in the world.
It's easy to understand why, all that beauty is begging to be captured, here's a different take on it.

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Tribe

$110.00

"Tribe"

Making time for yourself or loved ones is important, also good for your mental health. Having a break and a reset will help you stay focused on work and achieving your goals!
My 5 year old son and I went exploring on this weekend, the game was to find cool rocks to take pictures of at Castle Hill. He's pretty good at finding cool stuff like these rocks!

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nebula in new zealand above a mountain prints for your wall

Vapor

$110.00

"Vapor"

The Great Nebula in Carina.

(Eta Carinae Nebula / NGC 3372)

One of the largest diffuse nebulae, more known in the Southern Hemisphere and perfect to shoot under New Zealand skies! These are clouds of gas and dust in outer space. Difficult to see with the naked eye.

It was an adventure getting to this location but well worth the views, 25 km of 4x4'ing, crossing multiple rivers, moving rocks, wet carpet, but totally dark skies.

I shot the nebula on New Years Eve, then returned to the same location one week later and snapped some shots of the jagged mountains that reach to the sky. I love the perspective and scale when blending terrestrial images with tracked astro shots.

Some tech info:

I tracked this part of the sky over 24 minutes taking 16 shots (90s each) on the Fornax Lightrack II tracking mount with the Canon 6D, H.Alpha modified by Spencer's Camera.

90s / f2.8 / ISO800, 105mm Sigma Art.

Images stacked in PS following the tutorial from Ian at Lonelyspeck.

The foreground was shot in the early morning with the Canon EOS R + Sigma Art 105mm

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A Landscape image of a waterfall in New Zealand for wall art

Vehemence

$110.00

"Vehemence"

I love this waterfall, the walk in is so relaxing and I always take my time enjoying the scenery and smell of the always damp forest.

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Window

$110.00

"Window"

Castle Hill in New Zealand is a photographers playground.
You can get lost shooting in the rocks here, wandering around all day looking at different compositions which have endless possibilities.
While doing this, I often subconsciously reflect on life, where I've been, where I'm heading, what I want to achieve. Trying to find peace within myself.

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Woke

$110.00

"Woke"

This shot is from an unplanned 4wd trip on a Sunday afternoon. The wind and light was crazy in this massive valley, so much dust was getting kicked up!

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