Art Gallery Building, Christchurch, New Zealand During my visit to Christchurch in December 2023, we stayed at an apartment just a short walk from the Christchurch Art Gallery. Seen in front of the gallery building is Chapman’s Homer, by Michael Parekowhai. The art installation consists of a bronze bull atop a grand piano. This picture was …
Lake Tekapo, New Zealand Lake Tekapo is home to famous The Church of the Good Shepherd. I visited the lake while the lupins in the surrounding area were in full bloom. This picture – shot with my iPhone 12 Pro, was taken during a walk by the lake shore, which was littered with rocks, large and small, …
Lupins by the Lake, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand Lupins can be found in full bloom around Lake Tekapo in the summer months, in particular from November to around January each year. These weeds are actually an invasive plant and are not actually native to New Zealand. To bring the mountains in the background slightly closer, …
Hooker Lake, Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand The elusive Aoraki / Mount Cook appeared momentarily through a small crack in the clouds, only as I was returning to the camp grounds at White Horse Hill. The temperature at Hooker Lake was close to 3 degrees Celcius at the time, not exactly bone chilling, but …
Driftwood at Lake Shore, Lake Wanaka, New Zealand The highlight of Lake Wanaka would certainly be That Wanaka Tree, but I found plenty of other things to see at the lake shore. In particular, I found this piece of driftwood by the lake – shot with my iPhone 12 Pro’s 52mm (equivalent) lens in raw. I …
That Other Wanaka Tree, Lake Wanaka, New Zealand I really don’t know what to make out of this – I couldn’t resist the slightly mischievous spin on the name; if “That Wanaka Tree” had a less famous sibling, perhaps that would be this tree. Perhaps no less impressive (to me at least), I found this …
The Lone Tree of Wanaka, Lake Wanaka, New Zealand Shown here is the Lone Tree of Wanaka (also known as “That Wanaka Tree”), a 70-plus years old willow tree growing in the lake near the shoreline. I took this picture with my iPhone 12 Pro as I was wrapping up my shot of “Moonset over …
Mitre Peak, Milford Sound, New Zealand I took this photo while on a cruise at Milford Sound, New Zealand. Seen to the left is the mighty Mitre Peak, towering nearly a kilometre above the sea level. The faint outlines of Stirling Falls can be seen to the right. I took this picture with my iPhone …
MarinaOne, Downtown Core, Singapore Shot with my iPhone 12 Pro after a dinner outing with my colleagues. I applied the “Noir” filter in the Photos app as I felt giving it a monochrome look would shift the viewer’s focus to the lines and curvatures of the buildings. It was also a fast and easy way to …
Palm Pit Viper, Thomson Nature Park, Singapore Taken with my iPhone 12 Pro during a fun outing with colleagues at Thomson Nature Park. The Palm Pit Viper is a venomous snake that feeds on mostly smaller mammals, birds, lizards and frogs. This picture was taken with the iPhone’s telephoto lens (about 50mm equivalent) to keep some …