Downtown Auckland, from Ponsonby
A cruise ship leaves Auckland Harbour at sunset
Huka Falls, near Taupo
Wairakei Geothermal Power Station, near Taupo
Orakei Korako Thermal Terrace
Piha Beach, Auckland
Currumbin Rock at sunset, Gold Coast, Queensland
Bunya Pines, Bunya Mountains National Park, Queensland
Wallaby (with joey in pouch), Bunya Mountains National Park, Queensland
Stick Insect, Springbrook National Park (Mount Cougal section), Queensland
Stick Insect, Springbrook National Park (Mount Cougal section), Queensland
Rotorua Museum of Art and History
The 'golden hour' - before sunset - is my favorite time for photography; about half of the photographs in this year's '10 Favorites' list were taken around this time. This photograph shows a striking building - the Rotorua Museum (a former bath house in the thermal resort town of Rotorua, New Zealand) - lit by the setting sun in late summer. (March 5, 2014. Nikon D5000, 1/1000s @ f/7.1, 28mm, ISO 200.)
Rotorua Museum
Frying Pan Lake
This is one photograph where I was glad to have my wide-angle (10mm) lens on hand. This is the world's largest hot spring - up to 200m wide - located in New Zealand's Waimangu Thermal Valley. It was formed following a volcanic eruption in 1886. (March 6, 2014. Nikon D5000, 1/100s @ f/7.1, 10mm, ISO 200.)
"Frying Pan Lake", Waimangu Thermal Valley
The world's largest hot spring. It was created by a volcanic eruption in 1917.