https://www.philipbanks.photography/blog daily 0.75 2026-02-04 https://www.philipbanks.photography/blog/welcome-to-2026 monthly 0.5 2026-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/88bddc4b-c9d5-4d17-b7c3-371eb5437810/Shot-03.jpg Blog - Welcome to 2026… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.philipbanks.photography/blog/so-it-has-been-a-little-while monthly 0.5 2025-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/95f0a719-6be3-4ec9-a92e-4c87d2937b0f/Shot-11.jpg Blog - So it has been a little while… - Make it stand out Waireinga / Bridal Veil falls in Raglan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/9b00f6cc-5e15-4ab4-b956-68331f111a21/Shot-02.jpg Blog - So it has been a little while… - Make it stand out Marokopa Waterfall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/85d84c6a-0fb8-4098-8496-6ab3234df38b/Shot-20.jpg Blog - So it has been a little while… - Make it stand out Hamilton Lake Sunrise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/aec7f3e4-3619-4909-97bb-a229b5ce1ea4/Shot-09.jpg Blog - So it has been a little while… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.philipbanks.photography/blog/2023inreview monthly 0.5 2023-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/befd82e5-b186-4d15-9059-4f484416e92d/Shot-19.JPG Blog - 2023 in review - Make it stand out Mt Taranaki/Egmont in sunset tones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/f1bbc1ff-9b64-4aaa-95c5-7086a33906b1/Shot-02.JPG Blog - 2023 in review - Make it stand out Three Sisters plus Elephant Rock https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/d3b88eb6-cd26-456d-88cd-fd9fcec72c47/Shot-62.JPG Blog - 2023 in review - Make it stand out Yooperlite in a multi-light setup https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/a8049f3b-00bf-4c27-a9aa-61fe08a6381a/Shot-08.JPG Blog - 2023 in review - Make it stand out Aurora Australis seen from the bottom of the North Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/11dcfdee-7363-4e05-98a6-eaa7b9e0840d/Shot-01.JPG Blog - 2023 in review - Make it stand out White Rock with an Aurora https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/e2189af1-5a8d-40b8-8a24-b24d4d6bcc5a/Shot-06.JPG Blog - 2023 in review - Make it stand out Pleiades/Matariki constellation, Mars and a little green comet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/3522b223-f563-4a89-816f-117a73435af1/Shot-31.JPG Blog - 2023 in review - Make it stand out Sunrise across Mirimar Pennisula and Wellington Airport https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/2c9a7ced-4a4f-4719-b866-1bd41b1bb422/Shot-08.JPG Blog - 2023 in review - Make it stand out Boulders in the mist. https://www.philipbanks.photography/blog/2022-in-review monthly 0.5 2022-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/e43aab7c-b327-48b0-a52e-a8ed4bb2622f/Shot-01.JPG Blog - 2022 in review - Make it stand out A letter box in the Akatarawa Valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/bf45c073-ce49-4182-a4e7-f690292ffce4/Shot-02.JPG Blog - 2022 in review - Make it stand out Southern coast sunset looking at the South Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/ea94cd33-d38e-4807-b46e-1b57baec30e9/Shot-03.JPG Blog - 2022 in review - Make it stand out Wreck of the SS Paiaka. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/ec692386-01ec-4978-bc82-95406be6efd3/Shot-04.JPG Blog - 2022 in review - Make it stand out A monarch butterfly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/54237644-7fb0-4369-bd3d-082b00b78c3a/Shot-05.JPG Blog - 2022 in review - Make it stand out Moonlight over Lake Ferry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/e3041805-842e-46f5-8736-ea0557f506ee/Shot-06.JPG Blog - 2022 in review - Make it stand out Stars over the cliff face. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/730dfee2-2e88-4c82-abce-af3911b27061/Shot-07.JPG Blog - 2022 in review - Make it stand out Milk Way and a Water Tank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/23b7e7c9-8e09-4659-8a91-7b52eb5c663c/Shot-08.JPG Blog - 2022 in review - Make it stand out Rimutaka Hill Crossing by dawn light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/5f68abde-b5b0-4f41-846d-bcb10afde76e/Shot-09.JPG Blog - 2022 in review - Make it stand out Point Halswell by night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/e3da334b-341d-4358-b8cc-4e5b92a0f1e4/Shot-10.JPG Blog - 2022 in review - Make it stand out Solace in the Wind through the Wellington sign on the waterfront. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/c11631b6-a729-4fc7-ac5c-27b173a4edf6/Shot-11.JPG Blog - 2022 in review - Make it stand out Matariki dawn sky with the Moon and four planets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/30c08a82-3825-433c-99c0-2a90b16abfb0/Shot-12.JPG Blog - 2022 in review - Make it stand out Wesport Municipal Chambers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/ee4ff59f-9507-4b9b-bf89-abbdba7bcaf9/Shot-13.JPG Blog - 2022 in review - Make it stand out Nelson Rocks Road featuring one of the rocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/f972503d-40e8-48a1-846c-2e3f583c2e33/Shot-14.JPG Blog - 2022 in review - Make it stand out A Blood Moon and stars over the Massey Memorial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/95c88f13-45f0-444b-9d74-eedf326851b2/Shot-15.JPG Blog - 2022 in review - Make it stand out Light and Shadow interplay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/0a82cdf2-5164-413b-9df8-5ca16f2829d6/Shot-16.JPG Blog - 2022 in review - Make it stand out A sundog rainbow in the sky. https://www.philipbanks.photography/blog/spring-in-wellington monthly 0.5 2022-10-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/5bc8acdd-7113-4ade-bd1a-c4b380a72b8a/Shot-1.JPG Blog - Spring in Wellington - Make it stand out Snow on the Ōrongorongo and Remutaka Ranges area past the airport. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/a8b81d75-5722-4394-b4d1-16fd8950eeb9/Shot-25.JPG Blog - Spring in Wellington - Make it stand out Tararura ranges leading into the Remutakas got a nice dusting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/c98ba096-33d7-4f60-9592-24053b428c61/Shot-10.JPG Blog - Spring in Wellington - Make it stand out Looking across to Pencarrow Lighthouses shows the number of rocks and reefs that need to be negotiated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/e6f00e38-e244-4fea-8ae9-0124f4cfb519/Shot-11.JPG Blog - Spring in Wellington - Make it stand out What goes up… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/1223cd2d-0b64-4d73-bfaf-b633b6335a1c/Shot-12.JPG Blog - Spring in Wellington - Make it stand out …must come down again. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/daeb55a6-eabc-459e-b95d-a723aaf639b2/Shot-17.JPG Blog - Spring in Wellington - Make it stand out One could almost expect the ferry to take flight here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/98cc5b95-eb21-4fbe-86d7-66136cce86e4/Shot-18.JPG Blog - Spring in Wellington - Make it stand out The wave height and strength gets up a bit too. https://www.philipbanks.photography/blog/astrophotography monthly 0.5 2022-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/add68351-7d51-49c4-88dd-f14e4b3a7870/Shot-4.JPG Blog - Astrophotography - Make it stand out Chasing an Aurora, getting just sky glow and a galaxy and still happy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/cd465484-f44b-44f0-8ac0-c156fbc738fc/Shot-25.JPG Blog - Astrophotography - Make it stand out Twilight sky with some stars and a comet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/71886b32-0863-4867-b192-656d169834ab/Shot-31.JPG Blog - Astrophotography - Make it stand out Closer look at the comet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/60c97113-ec08-48da-9f15-1881574d974c/Shot-60.JPG Blog - Astrophotography - Make it stand out The Milky Way with the galactic kiwi showing up top slightly to the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/26ab1b10-ca78-42ab-bb1d-0232610c6629/Shot-4.JPG Blog - Astrophotography - Make it stand out Attaturk memorial under the galaxy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/71921e4f-69bd-4c3b-8aec-55301beaa56a/Shot-8.JPG Blog - Astrophotography - Make it stand out Mystical moonlight and fog over Lake Ferry https://www.philipbanks.photography/blog/blog-post-winter-in-wellington-zs45s monthly 0.5 2022-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/814498ea-0040-4471-b9a4-9a91a70d89d9/Shot-1.JPG Blog - Winter in Wellington - Make it stand out Early morning trees, leaves and a seat on Lambton Quay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/c37fd36f-f8c9-4b9d-aadb-8819fc336f67/Shot-2.JPG Blog - Winter in Wellington - Make it stand out Autumn leaves brighten up Lambton Quay seating. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/7c1fd37a-7da8-4d9c-aad0-b7273365688a/Shot-5.JPG Blog - Winter in Wellington - Make it stand out Pigeons searching amongst the leaves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/932bf89f-76f3-4e4a-bd8b-91dd48549478/Shot-6.JPG Blog - Winter in Wellington - Make it stand out Circular water feature reflects some of the city. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/7d786a06-f714-49bb-b005-f330a5c5e589/Shot-7.JPG Blog - Winter in Wellington - Make it stand out Rain patterns on a stainless steel table top. https://www.philipbanks.photography/blog/tag/Winter monthly 0.5 https://www.philipbanks.photography/blog/tag/Snow monthly 0.5 https://www.philipbanks.photography/blog/tag/Autumn+Leaves monthly 0.5 https://www.philipbanks.photography/blog/tag/Spring monthly 0.5 https://www.philipbanks.photography/blog/tag/Wellington monthly 0.5 https://www.philipbanks.photography/2019exhibition daily 0.75 2022-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/19dabd25-141f-49ba-923b-356263f6b15b/Shot-2.JPG 2019 Exhibition A view of the Brooklyn Wind Turbine against the night sky. Shot in Wellington, New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/a15d1b37-e301-455c-b395-36bd22d40118/Shot-16.JPG 2019 Exhibition A winters day with an early sunset spilling golden light across an industrial zone, rendering it beautiful. Taken in Wellington, New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/c211df08-1767-49f5-be03-0459c071f83e/Shot-28.JPG 2019 Exhibition Rising just above the clouds the full moon seems to just slip out of reach as it begins climbing into the night sky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/68d9781e-a4e3-4f22-a459-d757ac00628d/Shot-20.JPG 2019 Exhibition The last light of the day taken with a filter for a long exposure amongst the rocks. Makings waves mist and pastel tones for the sky. Taken along the south coast of Wellington, New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/b390a50b-bbae-4a8a-a21c-b670b7f8e19f/Shot-5.JPG 2019 Exhibition A pied shag washes itself in the Zealandia bird reserve. The bird is also referred to as the Australian pied cormorant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/e9fa66a5-c231-4d54-b756-bd63705048aa/Shot-7.JPG 2019 Exhibition Verging on sunset, the suns rays penetrate the clouds producing sun spots on the water and piercing beams of light. Shot on the Paekakariki coast in New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/a356195e-6dd0-4e33-84c5-7b016aac6292/Shot-8.JPG 2019 Exhibition Customhouse Quay lights with the traffic rushing past in a long exposure. Everything becomes pastel shades. Shot in Wellington, New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/416057ae-ac66-4de3-b777-c40d50882a67/Shot-15.JPG 2019 Exhibition Dry Creek Waterfall. Tucked away up a river valley in hills of Wellington this waterfall flows from an underground reservoir. Called dry creek because it was the source of water used in dry months when other local rivers and dried up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/08b02870-a173-4367-9222-61ab4423f433/Shot-18.JPG 2019 Exhibition Pig in it's Element. Kunekune pig enjoying the sunshine and leaf litter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/b9d715af-4b87-4b9b-be72-b6680b4aee24/Shot-13.JPG 2019 Exhibition Lit by the campfire the Red Rocks region is visible under the Milky Way with the Southern Cross constellation visible between the rocks. Taken in Wellington, New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/af0f3f2b-fe23-4fbc-8800-c73a7c83dfc5/Shot-25.JPG 2019 Exhibition Matariki fireworks highlighting the crane of the floating crane 'Hikitia'. Shot in Wellington, New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/8b98aaaa-92e5-4ebb-8a4b-7e31434e67fd/Shot-6.JPG 2019 Exhibition Looking south from Lyall Bay across the breakwater next to the airport. A strong tide meant crashing waves as a cargo ship works across the Cook Strait. Shot in Wellington, New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/aaaf7ecb-e8eb-4696-9e98-22b289809531/Shot-9.JPG 2019 Exhibition A dog waiting for me to throw it's frisbee on Petone Beach one foggy morning. Not my dog either. Taken in Wellington, New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/16d71b0a-99c1-4eab-a9cf-aba7defb5a64/Shot-10.JPG 2019 Exhibition Celebrating Dutch history and contributions to New Zealand the Wellington Botanical Gardens has 'Tulip Day'. Banks of are cultivated to flower and celebrate the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/4eadd324-b306-4bbd-86c5-518619bb4014/Shot-14.JPG 2019 Exhibition Seal of Approval. A brown fur seal sunning itself out near Red Rocks, Wellington, New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/daf52f74-0aa6-4180-ac6e-dc3aabd30199/Shot-21.JPG 2019 Exhibition On tour the training ship Barque Esculea Guayas of the Ecuadorian Navy visits Wellington, New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/b4fa55cd-ff46-4ee4-bded-9c7bf7f4ef37/Shot-22.JPG 2019 Exhibition Starry Stonehenge. In Wairarapa you get a chance to see how our ancestors used to track the time and the passing of seasons. Laid out correctly this replica henge serves the same function with occasional solstice ceremonies observed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/a14cf93d-a58f-4369-8139-d6ee0a544bb9/Shot-23.JPG 2019 Exhibition The City and the Stars. An alternate angle on the Brooklyn Windmill showing the spread of the city from the harbour entrance through to the Hutt Valley all with the planets Jupiter and Mars visible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/5317e16f-b129-4dc3-ad5a-39c1e02f0488/Shot-24.JPG 2019 Exhibition As part of the Summer City program the Botanical Gardens get lit up in conjunction with music concerts allowing you to wander the garden and enjoy a variety of music on a warm summers night. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/7e4f86f6-057e-439b-a73b-bdf680e7a442/Shot-26.JPG 2019 Exhibition Seen from Brooklyn Hill this is the last Guy Fawkes display held by the council, this shot showing the size and power of the fireworks used. This display is now held at Matariki - the Maori new year in June/July. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/cc9c376f-72f6-4ad8-a2b2-c534b750aec8/Shot-27.JPG 2019 Exhibition Pencarrow Pleasure - who doesn't like a good sunset shot with a lighthouse? This takes a good two hours to walk out to from Eastbourne but pick your day. It is naturally windy there and warm clothing is a must especially in the evening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/c377dba5-2d28-4272-aebb-0aeba5d5b972/Shot-3.JPG 2019 Exhibition Fire and Ice. To illustrate contrast - a bowl of ice holding burning fire. https://www.philipbanks.photography/contact daily 0.75 2022-02-16 https://www.philipbanks.photography/about daily 0.75 2021-08-06 https://www.philipbanks.photography/birds daily 0.75 2022-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/ddd359dd-ee20-40ba-b3ee-8f7a8ee47b28/Shot-20.JPG Birds A Paradise Shellduck, male, flying past at speed. Taken near Nugget Point in the Catlins, New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/4e9fba36-28ac-43f5-a74d-99f4035f2623/Shot-2.JPG Birds Two pied stilts working along the beach. Taken near Nugget Points in the Catlins, New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/a25fca73-4dee-429e-9955-33ca7b7d9477/Shot-30.JPG Birds Shorebird grey seagulls all clustering on the beach near Nugget Point in the Catlins, New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/f85d819a-5aa4-4418-a58a-7042cce74edb/Shot-14.JPG Birds An adult Australasian Gannet close up. Taken at the Cape Kidnappers Gannet Colony near Napier, New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/43b31f57-30d4-4f95-aa37-f456dbfa1a0d/Shot-28.JPG Birds An Australasian Gannet soaring near their colony at Cape Kidnappers in Napier, New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/2d88acef-641c-450d-8e54-e38adf4c5f5c/Shot-35.JPG Birds An adult Australasian Gannet returning to a nest bearing seaweed. They collect it off the sea and use it as nesting material. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/e132dfc9-2e08-483e-98fe-b5bd0c6a7a2d/Shot-68.JPG Birds One Tern flying past keeping a close eye on the photographers in the region. Shot near Mt Cook in Tasman Valley, New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/30cc82bd-a380-418c-8923-479b2d04523b/Shot-73.JPG Birds A Tomtit or South Island Robin watching the local photographers kick up lots of tasty insect food for it. Taken near Twizel in the South Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/47d28dfc-c4a0-4404-b1a5-7c7d8bbbd3bf/Shot-10.JPG Birds A talkative Oyster Catcher bird and fairly curious. Seen during sunrise on the rocks. Taken near Kaikoura in the South Island, New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/ad4919c6-bb06-44cd-8da2-8442f5bfc66a/Shot-18.JPG Birds A duckling on the grass with its mother. Both birds were hopeful for bird food as the reserve provides bags of food. Taken at Nga Manu Reserve in Kapiti, New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/08bfec9e-5264-4e71-87b7-31d9c544835d/Shot-23.JPG Birds Ducks enjoying the afternoon sun on a fairly algae covered pond section in the Nga Manu Reserve up Kapiti way, New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/3b685431-71d9-4a20-aa33-5fd1c7d3741d/Shot-21.JPG Birds A Grey Heron flying past. A nervous bird this was very carefully keeping away from everyone, including me. Taken near Nugget Point in the Catlins, New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/4da4a8d8-d097-431a-a8c2-05997ad21e9e/Shot-4.jpg Birds NZ Native duck floating on the water. Taken at Zealandia in Wellington, New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/3edefc33-482b-48ef-b618-21d6f06bb5f9/Shot-7.jpg Birds Stitchbird or Hihi. Taken at Zealandia in Wellington, New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/3c4606a9-5ec1-4b1b-834c-ef0aaa65c258/Shot-17.jpg Birds Californian Quail strutting by. Taken at Zealandia in Wellington, New Zealand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/09c67989-a109-43b7-9be2-67a01fc2bc5c/Shot-04.jpg Birds Tui resting on a flax after gorging for a bit on flax flower nectar. Thus the pollen stuck to it's head. Taken at Zealandia in Wellington, New Zealand. https://www.philipbanks.photography/planes daily 0.75 2022-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/a06ac9c7-79a7-4a16-9729-7a57da9d8546/Shot-68.JPG Planes An Avro Anson on display as part of the Wings Over Wairarapa display in 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/d4be2ed5-1c26-4271-bf34-8ba838970cba/Shot-63.JPG Planes Part of the Wings Over Wairarapa 2021 display this is a trainer two seat spitfire taking off to perform a display. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/38e84342-f6d4-43fd-81c7-40e8ec55ca5e/Shot-43.jpg Planes Seen at the 2015 Wings Over Wairarapa this is a Yak52 doing a low display pass over the airfield. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/0b9d94df-6643-4ef5-be2a-2f254ee86d80/Shot-100.jpg Planes Wings Over Wairarapa 2015 with a display flight of a BF109. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/11107e5c-f181-4ce7-9c78-ddb600963a68/Shot-11.jpg Planes A still flying DC3 decked out in Royal NZ Air Force colours coming in for a landing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/19400c0a-1ff9-4878-9eda-304c93febb3c/Shot-13.jpg Planes The very recognisable De Havilland Vampire soaring through a clear blue sky. This has been used as an album cover for a local band. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/93a982e4-2418-4ae7-abfd-78e04d5187e8/Shot-10.JPG Planes A Yak 3, known as 'Full Noise', on aerobatic display. You can see the propwash corkscrewing through the air pulling the plane along. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/23eedfd7-3ce4-4eb7-81b2-0fd39bf12481/Shot-21.JPG Planes Taking off to get into the display, one Fokker DR1 Triplane with a happy pilot in it. Flown from Hood Aerodrome in Masterton as part of Wings Over Wairarapa 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/4e2c8ca9-aca1-4ce1-adcb-96ec472331ee/Shot-52.JPG Planes A special treat for the 2021 display at Wings Over Wairarapa was the flypast of the B.U.F.F. or the B52 Stratofortress. The pilots had to make a fairly long flight, something like 14 hours, to appear over the aerodrome and the plane couldn't land. So it was two passes and done. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/f53b6990-ec38-4405-864a-83a0b81fdd41/Shot-67.jpg Planes Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX. Banking against the clouds is the very recognisable Spitfire. A mid war model this featured one of the more powerful engines coupled with the maneuverability that the plane was famous for. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/8ae17483-8b1b-4891-bd7b-336a0efbe7eb/Shot-49.jpg Planes I got a chance to fly in one of the two remaining operational Catalina flying boats. Used for reconnaissance these had two observation blisters to the back of the plane with an outstanding view from them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/18a8f08a-121b-46f3-beae-40029223f879/Shot-29.jpg Planes C130 Hercules Prop and Wing. A C130 Hercules in a ground display at the Air Force Tattoo in 2017 at Ohakea air force base. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/37723ba4-7e20-479a-b46c-471dbf95c0fb/Shot-35.jpg Planes C-17A Globemaster III nose profile. This US operated Globemaster was open to the public to let people see the size of the cargo bay and shear size of the plane. Part of the Ohakea Air Force Tattoo of 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/00a86b3a-3e1d-4b60-a6bf-5ea94c03e4b7/Shot-58.jpg Planes F16 reaching for the sky on afterburner. Taken at the Ohakea base during the Air Force Tattoo in 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/74b0b1fa-20ed-430e-ba59-920d74ecec06/Shot-38.jpg Planes A P51 Mustang doing a bank past the crowd at Wings Over Wairarapa 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/76bb86e4-0c89-4b1d-b2e5-e1bf3f112e12/Shot-81.jpg Planes A military trainer aircraft, for the RNZAF, the T-6C Texan II is displayed fairly frequently here. Seen here at Wings Over Wairarapa in 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/3ef75a8e-4d44-4d30-a748-1302df3d37c0/Shot-66.jpg Planes Aerobatic display maneuvers with smoke as the plane does a stall turn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/005cdb2c-f737-43bc-9110-11a0b8684a61/Shot-83.jpg Planes Part of the Roaring 40s display team these Harvard planes are doing formation flight. Always a fun team to watch this was at Wings Over Wairapa 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/900974f1-a6ed-41bc-8ba5-6e1621fdd277/Shot-14.jpg Planes Catalina with it's wing pontoons deployed flying past. This is one of only two operational Catalina's left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/cc9cf041-cd12-4552-89b7-556991d42bda/Shot-15.jpg Planes P40 Kittyhawks flying in display formation. https://www.philipbanks.photography/places daily 0.75 2022-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/d27ab1fd-9ac1-4494-b6e5-d146709500be/WhiteRock_Philip_Banks.JPG Places Southern Wairarapa, in New Zealand, features a limestone formation called White Rock. This is sunset with the tide partly out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/f6eccace-78bd-4e97-a6dd-ac6b29a66fd1/Shot-75.JPG Places Out near Pauatahanui reserve is St Albans Church. Purched up on a hill it makes a nice easy foreground element for star trail shots. This is an amalgum of five long exposures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/e45a98c7-b0df-48a2-8403-0cbdf6632780/Shot-9.JPG Places Waihi Falls. A particularly large and nice waterfall found near the boundary of the Manawatu and Wairarapa regions of the North Island. The track down is a little sketchy but not too bad. This was taken towards the end of summer so represents the lower water flow state. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/0140a4b2-32d7-4a42-a400-45c4ba32d329/Shot-63.jpg Places Sunset near Castlepoint Lighthouse looking south at Castle Rock. This is a great beach spot with frequently good surf waves coming through the rock gap into Deliverance cove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/ca9997e7-0e11-4d92-9c7f-b58b7a8b158f/CastleRock_Philip_Banks.JPG Places The 'castle' of Castlepoint this giant rock dominates the landscape above Deliverance Cove. A frequent holiday spot for surfers and fishers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/a6d5646d-4e4e-4a94-ac27-d2c26121aa10/KapitiTwilight_Philip_Banks.JPG Places The classic Kapiti Island shot at sunset, taken from the Paekakariki lookout point. Kapiti itself is a bird reserve these days having been rendered predator free offering a haven for rarer bird species away from rats and stoats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/4d9a8a3d-81ab-46e4-91c1-5502b83e9061/TeHoroSunset_Philip_Banks.JPG Places Te Horo Bearch is up the Kapiti Coast area of Wellington region. The beach here is a gentle gradient with fine sand and it isn't at all unusual to have breaktaking sunsets like this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/a791aae5-d200-4e99-90c6-80f439b6881c/Shot-28.JPG Places Traveling from Stratford east along the forgotten world highway yields this view looking east to Mt Ruapheu. This is a rugged chunk of the North Island that offers a remote beauty for the slightly more intrepid traveller. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/c9d02e5d-1df6-4e0c-8c55-9bec55ce0637/Shot-32.JPG Places Watching a fresh deposit of snow on Mr Ruapehu from the town of Waiouru. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/024892d2-81c3-48e1-984b-fd0d4fdc117a/Shot-60.JPG Places Milky way seen over the Hooker Valley area in the South Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/23b411ff-fb4f-4319-9792-4100b8d31e69/Shot-2.jpg Places Looking at Mount Cook over Lake Pukaki with the night sky reflecting. The light seen in the image is a car's headlights coming down the access road from Tasman Valley towards the lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/27719180-c0bd-41ae-b345-6ccc919341a9/Shot-6.jpg Places New Zealand's highest mountain - Mount Cook. Seen during the day with a strong wind carrying cloud off to the east, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/6f56d759-d508-4c7c-b3e7-ecc215df5a84/Shot-9.jpg Places The dark night sky of the Tekapo Dark Sky reserve seen over the iconic Church of the Good Shepherd. The Large Magellanic cloud is easily visible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/427adf1b-3ff6-467e-8b98-ad43a92c47d5/Shot-18.JPG Places Cathedral Cove - a very famous beach and cave in the Coromandel region of New Zealand. Fine sand and good east facing views make this an amazing spot to see a sunrise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/fa39b309-69c2-484a-aa09-89e251e5a25d/Shot-34.JPG Places Kayakers come along the coast to Cathedral Cove beach in the early morning light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/6a17c906-d9f7-41e1-b629-b9da9a0dbc24/shot-38.jpg Places Auckland city after fireworks. This was taken just after the Rugby World Cup opening fireworks display had occurred in 2011. Searchlights had been put on top of various buildings to add to the display. https://www.philipbanks.photography/pipinui-point daily 0.75 2022-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/645e461a-e79a-455a-a9e8-ddd41e7a2ea2/Shot-8.JPG Pipinui Point Pipinui Lodge late afternoon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/4333a349-2fea-4b6c-8ef9-c1cca20c2bbd/Shot-23.JPG Pipinui Point Pipinui Lodge itself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/aec0806a-11ea-4632-b45b-517ae08ff66a/Shot-24.JPG Pipinui Point Post sunset glow from inside the lodge, waiting for the stars to come out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/94e55157-a917-492a-bcc3-4fbe2569b8ef/Shot-11.JPG Pipinui Point Mana Island seen from the point at sunset. Unusual to see as much of the west side of the island - most views from the mainland see the eastern side.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/6df6635d-97ae-4f08-bcc7-84b975e2dca0/Shot-26.JPG Pipinui Point The view late evening from the outdoor heated bath tub. Soaking under the stars is definitely a thing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/bf0350ca-7dea-4115-8a5f-ef1962ad1b17/Shot-4.JPG Pipinui Point South Island rendered into pastel shades by sea mist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/0e51979a-3e08-4a5c-bf9a-51de029d6d5c/Shot-6.JPG Pipinui Point Also the South Island rendered into pastel shades by sea mist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/21380a21-f998-4729-8536-a52e433aadb3/Shot-25.JPG Pipinui Point Stars and a comet (top left) finally begin to appear in the sunset glow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/0ce98f20-32b4-48bb-ba3d-a360d18487e2/Shot-31.JPG Pipinui Point Comet Leonard, in all it's green glory. The lack of lights around made for an excellent dark night sky to see the comet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/cf52223b-513d-445a-a172-a6ff36b535e3/Shot-20.JPG Pipinui Point Pipinui Lodge by sunset with the wind farm and south island visible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/ab80242a-2e07-4db0-a7c0-d55cb5f54d81/Shot-14.JPG Pipinui Point The setting sun across the point itself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/eb72660b-3cf4-4b75-a01e-55da9b63caaa/Shot-22.JPG Pipinui Point Post sunset with the point, a sea mist and the South Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/73f8d9fb-1f9c-41be-b551-1806776b9981/Shot-27.JPG Pipinui Point Early morning sunrise cloud vibes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/001675f2-3252-4900-9be1-b8ee827fcd1d/Shot-30.JPG Pipinui Point Loved this piece of wood on the drive out from the lodge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/67361082-44ad-429c-a8b2-9b04c96eb8dd/Shot-28.JPG Pipinui Point Moon setting in the morning with clouds out to sea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/f4e53bab-5fec-491d-99d3-cf7d10ecb8f9/Shot-5.JPG Pipinui Point Looking down from the lodge to see the wave action. https://www.philipbanks.photography/ss-paiaka daily 0.75 2022-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/1ed5bdea-0736-4242-bfab-feb355eca7f5/Shot-7.JPG SS Paiaka SS Paiaka, bow on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/51d451f7-9965-4603-b463-1d2f169a8d64/Shot-5.JPG SS Paiaka Stern view in the sunset light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/faf4569d-4e38-4892-8f46-633782edb7c7/Shot-11.JPG SS Paiaka Seeing the sunset through the rusted hull plates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/5567dc35-1ae9-47a8-b2c6-b8fb919387ae/Shot-18.JPG SS Paiaka Silhouette profile into the twilight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/67a76864-1622-4148-818b-113a7402b601/Shot-10.JPG SS Paiaka Sunset turning to twilight over the shipwreck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/3b7b23cb-6994-4363-ad0e-e0a52eeac831/Shot-9.JPG SS Paiaka The propeller is still attached but the rudder has most gone - only the metal frame remains now. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/dad064de-a860-4ff4-80f9-abda45e41498/Shot-1.JPG SS Paiaka Viewpoint on the way in - you can see the upper Pencarrow lighthouse in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/49dd6097-35ee-4751-be45-b9bcfd47256f/Shot-2.JPG SS Paiaka Beach road access down to Fitzroy Bay. The wreck is across the bay from here. https://www.philipbanks.photography/home daily 1.0 2024-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/19dabd25-141f-49ba-923b-356263f6b15b/Shot-2.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/a06ac9c7-79a7-4a16-9729-7a57da9d8546/Shot-68.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/ddd359dd-ee20-40ba-b3ee-8f7a8ee47b28/Shot-20.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/8dca82f7-b56f-4df7-b4eb-699e7b9c3b92/Shot-01.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/0a82cdf2-5164-413b-9df8-5ca16f2829d6/Shot-16.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/d27ab1fd-9ac1-4494-b6e5-d146709500be/WhiteRock_Philip_Banks.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/1ed5bdea-0736-4242-bfab-feb355eca7f5/Shot-7.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/d9040105-b45c-4fb4-90a6-d05e17e24953/Shot-06.JPG https://www.philipbanks.photography/punakaiki-rocks daily 0.75 2022-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/7ac55d1d-7697-4209-b05f-dcdb7e22ef7f/Shot-11.JPG Punakaiki Rocks The pancake rocks themselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/02088cb0-82ee-468c-b0eb-84908d740cbe/Shot-13.JPG Punakaiki Rocks A deep tidal channel carved into the rocks. This connects to the surge pool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/9cb48f6a-9f74-4bfc-8760-6ed08ce88f05/Shot-7.JPG Punakaiki Rocks The surge pool with dramatic wave action. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/259a6d5c-f4d9-4f34-83f5-d12c4f901ef0/Shot-9.JPG Punakaiki Rocks The surge pool with a little long exposure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/cf7828e5-948b-46ea-a06b-7cbb0c97c415/Shot-6.JPG Punakaiki Rocks Rocks in the tide to the northern side of the headland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/294648b9-eac6-4d47-88eb-53920f20bb82/Shot-10.JPG Punakaiki Rocks Looking due west for these. This must be most dramatic at sunset on a clear day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/45eb3d3b-f251-4734-8bf3-91d8ca8678ee/Shot-8.JPG Punakaiki Rocks Looking north again to see the wildly eroded shapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/ac8f556b-5ac0-40e0-8cad-cacae6406eb8/Shot-12.JPG Punakaiki Rocks Good bridges and walkways lead you on a grand circuit about a kilometer long. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/791c1e3f-2173-4d53-8269-85cfcfd23a2b/Shot-4.JPG Punakaiki Rocks Punakaiki headland seen from the north. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/970944e5-b3c5-438d-9108-a18ed2dadb32/Shot-3.JPG Punakaiki Rocks West Coat highway. The high rainfall here makes it a very verdant and green area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/68a3c8b6-1b5b-48ff-9953-d697cbca3b0a/Shot-5.JPG Punakaiki Rocks Strictly speaking north of Punakaiki itself these cliffs simply got dramatic light. So I had to stop and take a shot. https://www.philipbanks.photography/white-cliff-boulders daily 0.75 2023-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/59242b27-a186-45c8-81fc-599f8d63fd36/Shot-08.JPG White Cliff Boulders Like a giant egg one of the concretions lies moss covered in the trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/20d68a23-e73f-4d27-8192-01cf50677796/Shot-09.JPG White Cliff Boulders Stepping back a bit gives the size of the concretion and it's mossy resting place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/09da7c89-dc4b-4741-b7a5-af858cc390d6/Shot-10.JPG White Cliff Boulders A different concretion lies on a bed of leaves with younger trees growing around it. Sunlight dappling on it and it's fellow boulders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/ff3530fe-ba1c-4fa6-8264-221388512965/Shot-11.JPG White Cliff Boulders Split in half the concretion has a shallow dip in the center forming a bowl. Leaves and moss spill from there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/fe4ae39e-8dd5-4952-a52e-824a11b93380/Shot-12.JPG White Cliff Boulders Further split this concretion forms a wedge like a large apple slice that has been cored. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/adb7f41d-a53d-45d2-9247-1e83bd9fbd63/Shot-13.JPG White Cliff Boulders Partially through the process of breaking up here matching wedges show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/6c04f89b-efe3-4454-9054-cd789e275000/Shot-14.JPG White Cliff Boulders A different concretion lies on a bed of leaves with younger trees growing around it. Sunlight dappling on it and it's fellow boulders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/0cade79c-a2f0-48c1-9ad3-be54be9c7114/Shot-15.JPG White Cliff Boulders A wedge from a broken concretion and a more regular boulder sit either side of tree in the early sunlight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/8889f87b-a4f4-45ae-af5a-5216ded86d38/Shot-05.JPG White Cliff Boulders Mangaweka environs at sunrise looking down the farm track that leads to the White Cliff Boulders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/e4ae41b0-955f-4fc2-b308-a34ee5dc2ea2/Shot-06.JPG White Cliff Boulders Sunrise progressing further and just begining to touch the top of a hillock on the way to the White Cliff Boulders. https://www.philipbanks.photography/rocks-and-crystals daily 0.75 2023-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/d9040105-b45c-4fb4-90a6-d05e17e24953/Shot-06.JPG Rocks and Crystals Lepidolite looking awfully like an island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/9fbbc410-503f-44e0-87e6-cc324c37f1a5/Shot-02.JPG Rocks and Crystals I am not sure what crystal this is, it is just very shiny and pretty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/1dd44520-eb5f-472a-a486-c38119ac0491/Shot-10.JPG Rocks and Crystals A anatomical styled heart carved out of rock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/11b82a1f-1165-4afe-86d0-25c0c85d9deb/Shot-01.JPG Rocks and Crystals Quartz crystal lit to accentuate the green colouring. This is an artificially grown crystal set. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/1bc2d914-ab1f-463b-a4d5-cba2d8e9b88e/Shot-09.JPG Rocks and Crystals Amethyst crystal - here I tried to bring out the inner structure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/b3492994-7e58-470d-b7bc-09f52a4b3bc1/Shot-14.JPG Rocks and Crystals Madagascar Celestine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/1b384b96-7bbf-447d-808e-ef860c3201b8/Shot-15.JPG Rocks and Crystals Amethyst quartz again - lit to show structure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/19f4f971-8209-4e53-8044-11a04ac1ff62/Shot-01.JPG Rocks and Crystals Heart of the Rock. Rose Quartz with an unexpected heart revealed. https://www.philipbanks.photography/stanmore-farm-sunflowers daily 0.75 2024-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/8dca82f7-b56f-4df7-b4eb-699e7b9c3b92/Shot-01.JPG Stanmore Farm Sunflowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/8c206b33-579a-4c01-ad0a-c832fb69de56/Shot-02.JPG Stanmore Farm Sunflowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/3d69d7e9-885a-4d58-8d95-ba47474d8d90/Shot-03.JPG Stanmore Farm Sunflowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/e3ac064c-f936-44b7-bbb2-639d2075d1b5/Shot-04.JPG Stanmore Farm Sunflowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/3755c139-455f-49cd-8aad-66c44dcc8867/Shot-05.JPG Stanmore Farm Sunflowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/0f15a6f9-1c17-4a03-98d7-4f7c9b1a11d7/Shot-06.JPG Stanmore Farm Sunflowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/18e508fc-5aac-4062-94b6-5f04134cca62/Shot-07.JPG Stanmore Farm Sunflowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/bd02605a-6fd8-460b-ae31-01b531e3bf74/Shot-09.JPG Stanmore Farm Sunflowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/daf5e9e9-405d-4cb4-9cb2-4f56c470a0fb/Shot-11.JPG Stanmore Farm Sunflowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/e21a6283-5d23-4749-b7c8-ca7ff0995394/Shot-12.JPG Stanmore Farm Sunflowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/012614e1-398c-43fa-add5-d29b27b17269/Shot-13.JPG Stanmore Farm Sunflowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/8199fdae-7a40-4880-8439-6827f0c9d746/Shot-14.JPG Stanmore Farm Sunflowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/b9e9e206-c56b-4b80-afb8-754a6eb64220/Shot-15.JPG Stanmore Farm Sunflowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/adf81dc1-41db-46c1-9b04-c9143b90dab4/Shot-17.JPG Stanmore Farm Sunflowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/5ba60f2a-c06c-48db-85b3-27ac6d056a11/Shot-18.JPG Stanmore Farm Sunflowers https://www.philipbanks.photography/galleries daily 0.75 2026-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/645e461a-e79a-455a-a9e8-ddd41e7a2ea2/Shot-8.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/7ac55d1d-7697-4209-b05f-dcdb7e22ef7f/Shot-11.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/6bc7d57c-0f21-47ea-b298-78cacf91924d/Shot-03.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/59242b27-a186-45c8-81fc-599f8d63fd36/Shot-08.JPG https://www.philipbanks.photography/cathedral-cove daily 0.75 2026-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/75e28831-0eeb-43c9-a631-2f80b59f837c/Shot-03.jpg Cathedral Cove Cathedral Cove, just before sunrise and with the tide low. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/348f3e9a-b139-4c52-9f33-62eb1bfda6ac/Shot-04.jpg Cathedral Cove The striking sea stack seen through the arch of the Cathedral. Here bathed in the dawn light about fives minutes after sunrise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/4653870d-6dec-45fd-8f97-7e0d668afdbc/Shot-06.jpg Cathedral Cove Looking back through the Cathedral to the beach you initial walk down to when visiting the Cove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/b39226f3-f460-4914-ba21-86fd5d9470f1/Shot-05.jpg Cathedral Cove Early morning swimming as the sun comes up just off Cathedral Cove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/cffa12ef-c397-4353-8606-94974a1d4b9e/Shot-02.JPG Cathedral Cove Seen in the predawn light on the walk into the cove proper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/610cd5bff442767db25ced45/3a318ef9-dc53-4cad-bcda-e785911f14d3/Shot-01.JPG Cathedral Cove Just off from the Cathedral Cove region lies this island. Seen here in the predawn light.