RobiNZ Personal Blog

Shooting into the light

Today's Bing picture, sunset at Big Sur, reminded me of one I took near Coffs Harbour back in 2018 when travel was a thing They say 'don't shoot into the light'... Read more →

That Fort Point Golden Gate photo

I guess everyone takes that photo bridge framed by fort photo? Me: November‎ ‎25‎, ‎2007 Windows Lock Screen today Read more →

Photographer Shoots Formula 1 With 104-Year-Old Camera

Amazing photos, shows the art of photography is not all about the tech... Photographer Shoots Formula 1 With 104-Year-Old Camera, And Here’s The Result! – Into Our World Read more →

Warming up for take off

Found this amazing fellow warming up in the sun on Exhibition Drive. . Read more →

As seen on Dept. of Conservation’s website!

It was cool to find my photos being used to promote some great Hauraki Gulf Island walks—although I was (legally) cycling when I took them—on the Department of Conservation website. They discovered them on my Flickr site and thought worth sharing. Motutapu Longer Walks Motutapu Shorter Walks UPDATE 11/7/2015: And another! Fox Glacier Walk Source Photos Read more →

Layover Lowdown: SFO (with my photo!)

Thanks to @noahcole for noticing one of my photos appears in this article on a air travel related site he reads. No problem with it being used, with the link my creative commons license requires, but didn’t realise until he told me. Nice spotting Noah! It has some great tips for those transiting San Francisco. My favourite way into the U.S. from NZ as the only other direct option is L.A! Layover Lowdown: San Francisco International Airport - thepointsguy.com Read more →

TEDx Auckland — 2013 remembered, bring on 2014!

While buying my ticket to TEDx Auckland 2014 remembered I’d never gotten around to writing a post about the 2013 event. Earlier this year there was some flack about TED, prompted it seems by some ‘dubious’ TEDx events. From my experience at TEDx Auckland it certainly wasn’t one of those. The Aotea Centre was full, the speakers uniformly excellent and it covered a wide variety of topics. In his intro MC @VaughnDavis (below right) made a comment which summed up my TEDx experience. He said with TED on-line you tend to self censor, focus on the familiar, topics of interest.... Read more →

May is ‘My Month’ in Car Magazine

It’s always good to find fresh new edition of Car magazine in the post. Even better to find my photo in the May 2014 Issue My Month section! “Saw this duo from the road and had to stop for a photo. The best of car design next to something from the USA” Read more →

No Escape from Alcatraz

This photo was randomly selected as my desktop image today. Somehow, of all the photos I took there it was one of the most memorable. On a fine sunny day Alcatraz is a nice place, but only when you know you can leave on the next boat… Read more →

Canine contemplation?

Alfie was just resting, on a cemetery walk, as were those around him. Read more →