Public Address | Cafe | Capture: Tribute - Dr Chris Ward

Lilith __

Sun, 12 Jun 2016 18:23:55 +1200

(others may see different things)

3 babies! Not very pleased to be peered at.

JacksonP

Sun, 12 Jun 2016 17:51:56 +1200

Cloud surfing.

Ventured to Devonport on a boat even.

Ian Dalziel

Sun, 12 Jun 2016 08:25:22 +1200

Can you see what’s in this picture
ahah! It is one of the 'self anointed'
sleeping with Winston Peters' scalp...
(others may see different things)

Joe Wylie

Sun, 12 Jun 2016 04:45:40 +1200

Looks like a good pozzie.

Lilith __

Sat, 11 Jun 2016 22:48:29 +1200

You never know what you might find in the shrubbery. Can you see what's in this picture, gentle readers?

Lilith __

Sat, 11 Jun 2016 20:50:50 +1200

Lying in the reeds

Envious of your pukeko picture! Here is a spoonbill.

JacksonP

Sat, 11 Jun 2016 18:05:17 +1200

I'm in the middle of your picture
Lying in the reeds

:-)

JacksonP

Sat, 11 Jun 2016 18:01:14 +1200

Piha on QBW Monday was as busy as any day in summer. I even went for a paddle, but then decided to get the camera out instead.

Jos

Thu, 09 Jun 2016 18:41:51 +1200

Dark one

Lilith __

Wed, 08 Jun 2016 00:11:33 +1200

Frosty sea.

Chris Waugh

Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:53:22 +1200

A little frosty this morning.

Russell Brown

Sun, 05 Jun 2016 18:05:02 +1200

Dusk at Point Chevalier beach.

JacksonP

Sun, 05 Jun 2016 12:59:42 +1200

A 15 sec exposure out our front door last night. Stars were surprisingly clear for the inner city.

Chris Waugh

Fri, 03 Jun 2016 13:18:20 +1200

Bird on a wire, with his back turned to the view. Faintly in the distance the Kaikoura Ranges... Inland, I think.

Ian Dalziel

Fri, 03 Jun 2016 08:35:00 +1200

Light hearted image…
Of no merit …
I beg to differ,
that is a fine photonic confluence.
Bifrost bisects the posts
with a thaw in the air
at a ruddy red light!
;- )

Hebe

Fri, 03 Jun 2016 02:08:44 +1200

Rainbow at the lights. Of no merit apart from the pleasure of having a phone to take a photo through a damp windscreen while waiting.

Russell Brown

Thu, 02 Jun 2016 21:32:54 +1200

Another urban image. At the door of the Ponsonby Countdown that opened today. Such a Ponsonby image, even unto the Hummer parked on a yellow line.

Jos

Thu, 02 Jun 2016 20:12:52 +1200

On the way to work on Monday morning

Chris Waugh

Wed, 01 Jun 2016 11:58:39 +1200

A couple from Monday’s outbreak of good weather. From atop Makara Peak, in several directions the mountains of the upper South Island (I chose the more southerly), and in the other it seems Kāpiti Island is poking its head up over the horizon.

Jos

Wed, 25 May 2016 18:38:40 +1200

Nice to be here Jac, an aged fungi to add to the photo pile

Chris Waugh

Wed, 25 May 2016 11:36:58 +1200

But even after last night's deluge, our local stream is barely a trickle.

Chris Waugh

Wed, 25 May 2016 11:25:09 +1200

Found this morning.

JacksonP

Wed, 25 May 2016 07:44:09 +1200

Another from the the Waioeka gorge. Thanks for joining in Jos. :-)

Lilith __

Mon, 23 May 2016 19:17:37 +1200

A photo from my riverbank

Lovely picture and great to see you here, Jos!

Jos

Mon, 23 May 2016 18:30:52 +1200

Hi guys, just stumbled upon this thread and am sad that Chris has gone, I liked his take on life along the riverbank.
A photo from my riverbank

Chris Waugh

Mon, 23 May 2016 11:17:28 +1200

Three from this morning’s walk.

Lilith __

Sun, 22 May 2016 21:40:42 +1200

Dog at the end of the rainbow?

Awwwwwww

Nora Leggs

Sun, 22 May 2016 19:01:21 +1200

Dog at the end of the rainbow?

Nora Leggs

Sun, 22 May 2016 13:01:13 +1200

more for ChrisW

JacksonP

Sun, 22 May 2016 08:55:58 +1200

Closeup.

Hebe

Sat, 21 May 2016 23:23:31 +1200

Also for ChrisW

Lilith __

Sat, 21 May 2016 17:32:29 +1200

For you, ChrisW.

JacksonP

Sat, 21 May 2016 17:29:26 +1200

Indeedy. A really sweet bunch of images here, such a great tribute to ChrisW.

Thanks Joe. I'm really grateful that people have joined in. I know the family will appreciate it too. Has reminded me why I started this little whare in the first place. :-)

Joe Wylie

Sat, 21 May 2016 16:42:48 +1200

What a beautiful combination of blooms.

Indeedy. A really sweet bunch of images here, such a great tribute to ChrisW.

Lilith __

Sat, 21 May 2016 16:38:00 +1200

Saturday, indoors.

What a beautiful combination of blooms.

JacksonP

Sat, 21 May 2016 14:36:43 +1200

Saturday, indoors.

Nora Leggs

Fri, 20 May 2016 17:10:28 +1200

Wow, you’_e all been so busy!!

Here’s that lily pad from earlier, Jackson….

and this week, I went Up the Bays.

Lilith __

Fri, 20 May 2016 17:02:25 +1200

More aliens. They look huggy, though. Botanic Gardens.

Lilith __

Fri, 20 May 2016 16:54:22 +1200

Albert Park hibiscus.

Lilith __

Fri, 20 May 2016 16:41:29 +1200

the odds are that they’re out there somewhere in the bush now, in their juvenile strangler phase

Oh, that's not good news.

Chris Waugh

Fri, 20 May 2016 16:16:51 +1200

Still disoriented

Me, too, sometimes.

Joe Wylie

Fri, 20 May 2016 16:12:06 +1200

https://youtu.be/hsxo91IfGBM
Not sure if this is the same tree, but definitely the same park and species. Looks like it would have been fun to get up close to the canopy. BTW these Australian banyans were presumed to be sterile in NZ, as they require a particular micro wasp to pollinate…

Lilith __

Fri, 20 May 2016 15:08:40 +1200

So, it’s that tree in Albert Park again. Looking back to 2013, and the Pinhole Camera Workshop, here is that tree in some other guises. Followed by ChrisW’s comment about having seen the tree felled, and how it had fully regrown from the stump.

Lilith __

Fri, 20 May 2016 14:56:19 +1200

Still disoriented to see your pics of NZ :-)

Lilith __

Fri, 20 May 2016 14:43:44 +1200

Fallen gordonia flowers.

Stars on the grass. How very beautiful.

Thank you! I thought they were amazing, but my Aucks cousin walking with me was unimpressed. I gather she's seen them before. :-D

Chris Waugh

Fri, 20 May 2016 14:17:05 +1200

In the dunes

Chris Waugh

Fri, 20 May 2016 14:08:03 +1200

Up Kāpiti way

Hebe

Fri, 20 May 2016 11:53:38 +1200

Fallen gordonia flowers.

Stars on the grass. How very beautiful.

Lilith __

Thu, 19 May 2016 18:31:10 +1200

Fallen gordonia flowers.

JacksonP

Thu, 19 May 2016 17:56:14 +1200

Snap, from yesterday. :-)

Soon Lee

Thu, 19 May 2016 17:04:35 +1200

Afternoon light.

Lilith __

Wed, 18 May 2016 21:46:00 +1200

Just beside the entrance to the Auckland Botanic Gardens is this amazing Tibouchina, a Brazilian tree that my photos don’t do justice to. The blaze of colour is jaw-dropping.

Hebe

Wed, 18 May 2016 21:35:14 +1200

isn’t the image quality amazing these days.

It can be. I’m learning how not to wobble. (No stabilisation on SE.) Also quite a few other things like no viewfinder.

Sacha

Wed, 18 May 2016 21:20:46 +1200

the ease of tossing a phone in my pocket and taking some satisfying pictures

isn't the image quality amazing these days.

David Hood

Wed, 18 May 2016 20:25:26 +1200

Dunedin Botanic Gardens

David Hood

Wed, 18 May 2016 20:21:49 +1200

A couple from Christchurch Botanic Gardens last week

JacksonP

Wed, 18 May 2016 19:53:28 +1200

Lunch breaks on challenging days are best spent photographing flora and fauna. These from Wintergarden yesterday.

Lilith __

Tue, 17 May 2016 14:42:22 +1200

And quality side-eye from this marble lady.

Lilith __

Tue, 17 May 2016 14:33:46 +1200

Here's another statue stepping out. This one's in Albert Park.

Hebe

Tue, 17 May 2016 14:24:41 +1200

Llew Summers lady
Llew's ladies have become quite amazing for me since the quakes: they are so solid and firm in their being-ness on the land.

Lilith __

Tue, 17 May 2016 14:21:09 +1200

Looks like my daughter on her way to school this morning.

Awwww! :-)

Hebe

Tue, 17 May 2016 14:07:37 +1200

Sentinels: I like this. Pylons speak of home.

Also home: the Port Hills.

And up Waipara way.

Chris Waugh

Tue, 17 May 2016 09:52:17 +1200

Sentinels, and…

…I sometimes wonder how any of our local river life survives, given how the locals treat the banks and streams. And there are signs along here about the restoration project.

Chris Waugh

Tue, 17 May 2016 09:50:42 +1200

Llew Summers lady

Looks like my daughter on her way to school this morning. She had so much fun racing her scooter down the hill yesterday with the northerly pushing her along at a crazy speed, but this morning’s southerly, not so much. “It’s not fun!” “It’s not fast!” “My…

Hebe

Tue, 17 May 2016 00:18:29 +1200

Great spotting.

Hebe

Tue, 17 May 2016 00:13:46 +1200

It’s been a wonderful year for seed.

These three photos are taken on my first smartphone that I can work ie not Android. I'm rapt with the ease of tossing a phone in my pocket and taking some satisfying pictures, as much as I love the DSLR, it's unwieldy.

Hebe

Tue, 17 May 2016 00:09:21 +1200

Sumner.

Hebe

Tue, 17 May 2016 00:03:49 +1200

Our river.

Lilith __

Mon, 16 May 2016 20:25:03 +1200

I was pleased to see this Llew Summers lady in the Gardens. And that the nearby muehlenbeckia seemed to be echoing it.

JacksonP

Mon, 16 May 2016 18:18:45 +1200

The Nīkau berry. Apparently edible when green, but it was also used as bird shot by early colonialists on account of its hardness.

Lilith __

Sun, 15 May 2016 18:35:27 +1200

I had a splendid morning in the Auckland Botanic Gardens last week and found one of the harakeke bushes had this charming modification.

JacksonP

Sun, 15 May 2016 17:46:16 +1200

In the garden with a flash.

Lilith __

Sat, 14 May 2016 15:43:08 +1200

I used to live in downtown Chch, which was at that time largely late-19thC brick: soft, elaborate, and gently decaying. This shiny, hard-edged style is probably what central Chch will look like when rebuilt.

Lilith __

Sat, 14 May 2016 15:34:20 +1200

I was staying in downtown Auckland recently and was suffering my usual insomnia. So I spent a lot of time looking out the windows of my hostel, and trying to photograph what I saw.

Different exposures changed the mood.

Lilith __

Sat, 14 May 2016 15:25:34 +1200

I was very sad to hear of ChrisW's passing. I loved his pictures, and particularly his way of always finding new things in his familiar garden and riverbank. Careful observation brings great rewards!

Russell Brown

Sat, 14 May 2016 14:13:57 +1200

And from this morning's quaxing ride. He scored in the corner.

Russell Brown

Sat, 14 May 2016 14:09:55 +1200

And this one!

Russell Brown

Sat, 14 May 2016 14:07:51 +1200

And then there's this one ...

JacksonP

Sat, 14 May 2016 12:03:07 +1200

I’ve been pretty urban lately, but here’s the United Nations.

You reminded me of the ‘Non-violence’ sculpture outside the UN building.

Photographed here with keen young man in 1993.

Nora Leggs

Fri, 13 May 2016 18:51:52 +1200

that walnut tree…… I’ll have to see if I can find the cake picture…. (you'll hae to scroll down on these pages to hit the walnut tree)

moonlit

combination walnut tree and cormorants

the cake

Russell Brown

Wed, 11 May 2016 22:15:01 +1200

I've been pretty urban lately, but here's the United Nations.

Hebe

Wed, 11 May 2016 22:07:41 +1200

I am also saddened by ChrisW not being around here, and I have missed him. I loved his river life pictures and many others. Once I got through thinking he was also Chris Waugh, I saw a patient and generous photographer with a love of place and people. He taught…

JacksonP

Wed, 11 May 2016 19:47:22 +1200

Waka on Whakatane river, from same trip as above.

knew I saw similar but different while scrolling through Chris’ pics

Wow. Well spotted.

Nora Leggs

Wed, 11 May 2016 18:32:29 +1200

And mists

knew I saw similar but different while scrolling through Chris' pics

Joe Wylie

Wed, 11 May 2016 18:27:24 +1200

Last time I was at Pt Chevalier Beach, the tide was out, the pohutukawa had finished flowering, the sky was boring – so I had to liven it up a bit.
http://d3nd7i493f0o21.cloudfront.net/assets/upload/245005/1932002706/DSC05532.JPG
So sad to know that ChrisW won't be back. Thanks for the great tribute.

JacksonP

Wed, 11 May 2016 18:11:43 +1200

Walk bridge, Waioeka gorge.

And mists further through the gorge.

spidery engineering

and these two

I loved those too.

Sacha

Wed, 11 May 2016 17:47:40 +1200

that's a beautiful tribute. thank you

Ian Dalziel

Wed, 11 May 2016 17:45:37 +1200

Very sad to hear of ChrisW's death – his pictures (and comments) here always conveyed a love of, and engagement with, his surroundings, the land, its occupants and the environment.

Nora Leggs

Wed, 11 May 2016 17:38:11 +1200

Anaura Bay

that bottom one, what a moment : )

Nora Leggs

Wed, 11 May 2016 17:35:53 +1200

So, these were the first of his pictures I noticed – something about the combination of crisp clear light and the unusual framing…. and the commentary.
spidery engineering

and these two

then an endless parade of pictures of the riverbank, the walnut tree, the grapevine, the local bird and rat…

JacksonP

Wed, 11 May 2016 16:31:52 +1200

And couple from the wharf at Tologa bay.

JacksonP

Wed, 11 May 2016 16:29:44 +1200

I loved Chris’ chronicling of the riverbank life. For example. Or this.

Great series of images on those pages. Thanks Chris.

I spent last weekend in Gisborne, which is where Chris lived, and thought I’d post a few from there. I’ve been down that way three times this year, and…

Chris Waugh

Wed, 11 May 2016 14:04:53 +1200

I loved Chris' chronicling of the riverbank life. For example. Or this.

Nora Leggs

Wed, 11 May 2016 12:05:36 +1200

Many thanks to Chris’ family and to Philip Wilkie for posting this here. I was really saddened to hear about Chris’ death, I enjoyed his photos and his comments on those so much. I’ll look through later and mention some of the pictures I loved the most. Best wishes to…

Chris Waugh

Wed, 11 May 2016 11:49:32 +1200

I had been missing ChrisW's beautiful photographs. Such sad news.

Public Address

Wed, 11 May 2016 11:49:32 +1200

Discussion from blog post.