“A Photographer’s Gift for his Mom”- Church of the Good Shepard, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand – Bhuminan Piyathasanan - Guest Photographer I think this could be Snow White’s home or some other fairy tale princess. Everything is a bit too perfect down to the stars aligning right over the roof. No wonder this photograph has [...]
Royal Albatross Chick (Diomedea epomophora) – Otago Peninsula, New Zealand On the southern edge of New Zealand lies the wind swept Otago peninsula. It is home to several species of penguins, sea lions, dolphins, whales, and sea birds. On the very tip is Taiaroa Head, home to a Royal albatross colony. The place [...]
Dusky Dolphin – Kaikoura Bay, New Zealand When in New Zealand my wife and I did a couple of trips to swim with the dusky dolphins with http://www.dolphinencounter.co.nz/kaikoura/Dolphin_Welcome/ . This trip is amazing. The captain said he would drop us off with the dolphins and then once they swam past he would pick [...]
Wandering Albatross – Kaikoura, South Island, New Zealand Okay you may be thinking “So what? A little seagull. Big Whoop!” Well this seagull turns out to be a Wandering Albatross with the largest wingspan of any bird on earth. About 12 feet! There are only about 25,000 of these birds left in the [...]
