floydbloke

Placed 22^nd in the challenge. The Tui. A New Zealand native. Lovely birdsong, sometimes a bit noisy, boisterous and can be a little naughty. Very pretty and fun to watch.

Placed 18^th in the challenge. The Kea is a native New Zealand parrot.

Thanks for the compliments. Yes, they're known for their 'cheekyness', although that could indeed get expensive. The photo above was shot in the valley at the bottom of Mt. Earnslaw. The only way ...

Placed 87^th in the challenge. New Zealand's tallest mountain in the middle of the South Island, approached from the south on State Highway 80

Placed 73^rd in the challenge.

Mrs. Floyd and I did a roadie of the South Island last month.  Here are some highlights. 1. Lake Rotoiti 2. Pancake Rocks 3. Weka 4. Lake Matheson 5,  Okarito 6. Kea 7. Lake Wakatipu 8. Aoraki Mt. Cook

I enjoy taking photos, capturing memories and scenery. I enjoy looking at photos (ones I’ve taken and other peoples). I enjoy reading and learning about photography; reviews, forums, tutorials and ...

Bit of a long shot here, but I had the same issue with my Godox 685.  Turned out that I had used thee little fill-in reflector card thingy, and I had failed to push it back all the way until it ...

A heron, appears to be a bit of a hermit as well.

I'm in the process of buying an A6600 and in the chit-chat with the shop their sales manager mentioned that here in NZ Sony have increased their prices, sometimes significantly, from 1 May.  The ...

Thank you.  Typically not many Ebay sellers here in NZ but I can find Kastar brand on the NZ equivalent trading site so will go with that.

Thank you.  I've got an A6000 with a couple of aftermarket batteries and they work fine also. Just wanting to confirm that with the change of battery type in the 6600 that Sony haven't implemented ...

I'll have my hands on my shiny new A6600 on Thursday. :-D :-D Intention is to buy a couple of 3rd party batteries, given they are less than 20% of the price of OEM in this part of the world. Notwit ...