Purty city

[Big Dave]

Just getting to grips with new camera.
Lease was up on the Konica.
Canon 400D with a few nice lenses.
Happy Dave

[MyGSXF]

First pic is awesome!!!!! :Punk:

[Beemer]

Almost makes Auckland look like somewhere you'd want to be!

[Big Dave]

Almost makes Auckland look like somewhere you'd want to be!

You can make Auckland a brilliant place to live. You just have to be smarter than the city.

[merv]

You want Auckland pics, I was there twice last week staying in Takapuna and caught these shots from my 19th floor room at the Spencer.

They look fine until you see the traffic.

[merv]

Like the traffic on the bridge is heavy in both directions at around 6pm - not much tidal flow. Its not pretty and where are the bikes?

[merv]

... and how about this one I took earlier in the week when I had a room on the other side, you'd think it was a painting on the wall, but that's the window.

[Maha]

Cool pics from both Merv and Big Dave but i must say that AKL (IMO) is an ok place to visit for a day......the CBD fucken' smells. I lived there for 12 months about 6 years ago...once i got out of the place and headed 3/4 hour North, its amazing how my life changed for the better.and it smells nice here too...:Punk:
Dont mean to bash AKL around the ears...its just my opinion....AKL looks great when its .....Still :yes:

[merv]

I don't mind visiting either though the traffic is just crap, but then I'm sick of the wind in Wellington blowing for about 11 months on average a year - what to do??

[Edbear]

You can make Auckland a brilliant place to live. You just have to be smarter than the city.



Fortunately that's not a big ask...:yes:

Nice pics as always BD, almost as good as the one I took of Orewa Beach from the Nth lookout today...:dodge:

Sony Ericsson K750i...medium res...:innocent:

[Delphinus]

merv - you drive an 05-06 mondeo dont ya :P

[WRT]

Cool pics from both Merv and Big Dave but i must say that AKL (IMO) is an ok place to visit for a day......the CBD fucken' smells. I lived there for 12 months about 6 years ago...once i got out of the place and headed 3/4 hour North, its amazing how my life changed for the better.and it smells nice here too...

Right sort of distance, but slightly wrong direction - you want to go North-east actually.

[Maha]

Right sort of distance, but slightly wrong direction - you want to go North-east actually.


Where the hell is that?....we have so many spots like it up this way but that looks yum!!.....pm me if ya wanna keep it a secret......:blip:

[WRT]

Where the hell is that?

Would you believe it's right next to an airport? It's at the north end of the beach in the pic below with the Shag, which is at the foot of the Okiwi Airstrip, on Great Barrier Island.

A couple of other pics below, don't have that many here at work to share.

[Maha]

Would you believe it's right next to an airport? It's at the north end of the beach in the pic below with the Shag, which is at the foot of the Okiwi Airstrip, on Great Barrier Island.

A couple of other pics below, don't have that many here at work to share.

Claris???....was over there about 10 years ago, layed some vinyl in a house at Tryffina bay (sp)..... had the use of the owners tinny with new outboard and also his Landrover....what a place....:gob:

[WRT]

Claris is the main airport, Okiwi's further to the north, and far more beautiful - also blessed with one of NZ's best surf bars. Tryphena is where Mum lives, she has around 10 or 12 acres there.

[Maha]

Claris is the main airport, Okiwi's further to the north, and far more beautiful - also blessed with one of NZ's best surf bars. Tryphena is where Mum lives, she has around 10 or 12 acres there.

We flew up from Rotorua in a Cessna....mate was a pilot back then (ironicly he was killed in a plane crash not long after) i remember a party happening on the beach...kids and parents thing, they were using a Digger as a merry go round for the kids...they sat in the bucket....island dwellers aye?...:Punk:

[WRT]

LOL sounds about right, seen that done a couple of times. It's good fun actually!

Tis a beautiful spot over there, and it's proximity is one of the benefits of living in Auckland. Just a shame most Aucklanders never bother to go, and think its just another Waiheke. It's more like taking a trip back in time 100 years, back to NZ the way it used to be before civilisation ruined it!

[marty]

Would you believe it's right next to an airport? It's at the north end of the beach in the pic below with the Shag, which is at the foot of the Okiwi Airstrip, on Great Barrier Island.

A couple of other pics below, don't have that many here at work to share.

bit of a stretch calling Okiwi an airport......

[SPman]

... and how about this one I took earlier in the week when I had a room on the other side, you'd think it was a painting on the wall, but that's the window.
Aahhhhh - the view I had from home for 7 yrs............

[merv]

merv - you drive an 05-06 mondeo dont ya :P
Only when Mr Hertz lets me. I keep ending up driving blue Fords in Auckland and the main thing I notice about the Mondeo (Zetec and all) is it has no grunt for a car that size. We went down as far as Whakatane in it and on the Kaimais coming back from the Mt man you gotta work the auto gearboxto keep it vaguely moving.

[Delphinus]

Only when Mr Hertz lets me. I keep ending up driving blue Fords in Auckland and the main thing I notice about the Mondeo (Zetec and all) is it has no grunt for a car that size. We went down as far as Whakatane in it and on the Kaimais coming back from the Mt man you gotta work the auto gearboxto keep it vaguely moving.

Yeah i have a manual wagon that work gives to me for my pleasure... I've obviously spent too many km's in it to recognise the speedo in your photos...
The secret to overtaking requires 3rd gear, lots of revs and lots of run up :P

[Gremlin]

Damn you Dave... now I know its my head, considering I have the exact same camera :weep: (you'll have nicer lenses I would imagine, which makes a diff)

Make sure your CF card isn't the slow point in the link, if you are bursting shots, or something like that. I'm using a 2GB Kingston ultimate... very good. Raw bursting, and its still doing 2-3+ fps :yes:

now I have to learn to edit pics, and have enough hard drive space :mellow:

[Big Dave]

Damn you Dave... now I know its my head, considering I have the exact same camera :weep: (you'll have nicer lenses I would imagine, which makes a diff)

Make sure your CF card isn't the slow point in the link, if you are bursting shots, or something like that. I'm using a 2GB Kingston ultimate... very good. Raw bursting, and its still doing 2-3+ fps :yes:

now I have to learn to edit pics, and have enough hard drive space :mellow:

18-55 and 55-200 'ultrasonic'.
Got a 1gb card and a 500mb as backup.
Happy with the burst rate for what I do.

Photoshop is our friend.:yes:

Storage is cheap now. Back when I started a huge hard drive was 20mb. Now each pic is bigger.

[Waylander]

Dave there is omething very wrong with the bike in your first post. I hope it's not your personl ride but only a borrowed one.

[Gremlin]

18-55 and 55-200 'ultrasonic'.

Storage is cheap now. Back when I started a huge hard drive was 20mb. Now each pic is bigger.
mmm, nice combo, 55-200 are supposed to be good, depending on which model etc. I have the kit (18-55) then a cheapo 75-300 usm, no auto-focus, so I got it cheap cheap.

you're showing your age a bit :) and yes, the pics will be a tad bigger. Raws for this camera, given its a 10.1MP are somewhere between 8-10MB.

[Big Dave]

Dave there is omething very wrong with the bike in your first post. I hope it's not your personl ride but only a borrowed one.

I know what it is you mean too.

But No there is something very right about that bike. It's quite unique - it's an 'Urban Adventure Bike.'

Report next month - but I really really rate it. It makes me grin - a lot.

[Waylander]

I know what it is you mean too.

But No there is something very right about that bike. It's quite unique - it's an 'Urban Adventure Bike.'

Report next month - but I really really rate it. It makes me grin - a lot.
But still, that ones not yours right? Yours is round the corner out of the shot cause it would darken the image too much?

[Big Dave]

mmm, nice combo, 55-200 are supposed to be good, depending on which model etc. I have the kit (18-55) then a cheapo 75-300 usm, no auto-focus, so I got it cheap cheap.


yeah - the auto focus is pretty fast - my man talked me out of the 300 - after telling what I do. Looks like it was good advice.

whats pissing me off is i cant buy a lens hood for it. it gets bad sun or tungsten flares and nobody in nz has a plastic johnny to fit

[Big Dave]

But still, that ones not yours right? Yours is round the corner out of the shot cause it would darken the image too much?

Yes - it's a test bike.
But the power of the light side has been strong. even bananas.
www.davidcohen.co.nz

[Waylander]

Yes - it's a test bike.
But the power of the light side has been strong. even bananas.
www.davidcohen.co.nz (http://www.davidcohen.co.nz)
I can see why they make good ad photos, being all "Look at me!!! Look at me!!!"

But for everyday ride? Mate stick to the dark side. Things are better here.

[Gremlin]

yeah - the auto focus is pretty fast - my man talked me out of the 300 - after telling what I do. Looks like it was good advice.
yep, its the good old "you get what you pay for". When it costs $300 odd brand new, as opposed to being in the thousands... The cheap 75-300 are also too soft at 300, so I keep it at 200, and use the size of the shot instead.

Attached is a shot of Wiggles at Pukekohe, its a damn nice upgrade from the DSC-F717 I used to have :yes:

[BAD DAD]

Great photos all round, especially the one of the beach just north at Okiwi. Spent many beautifull days on that particular beach. Imagine trying to land in a plane there today in this weather.

[Big Dave]

yep, its the good old "you get what you pay for". When it costs $300 odd brand new, as opposed to being in the thousands... The cheap 75-300 are also too soft at 300, so I keep it at 200, and use the size of the shot instead.

Attached is a shot of Wiggles at Pukekohe, its a damn nice upgrade from the DSC-F717 I used to have :yes:


Photoshop is our friend.
Viva Wiggles!

[PuppetMaster]

These are pics I took last week (not from my hotel like Merv though). I think I win. sunny 35+ degrees, clear blue water, windsurfing, diving.......Noumea.

[merv]

.. and I suppose you weren't even working.

Yeah nice.

[SPman]

Lease was up on the Konica.

So - you lease your gear? - one way of avoiding the massive depreciation

Is that Logan (KK) with Wiggles?

[Big Dave]

So - you lease your gear? - one way of avoiding the massive depreciation

Yep - lease or hire everything.