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  • JacksonP,

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    Back from our Singapore sling. Here’s a few reflective shots.

    Nora, the car park ones are brilliant, as are the latest Silo ones. We sure have got a lot out of that location in the past couple of years. They must have got that bit of urban landscaping right. ;-)

    Auckland • Since Mar 2011 • 2450 posts Report Reply

  • JacksonP,

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    Then someone decided to blow up the banks…

    Well, really, as you can possibly see from last last shot, it's a 'dress rehearsal' for National day on 9th August. They practice by getting all the local school children to come along and sing all the songs, and enjoy the spectacle of the fireworks, etc, in the weekends leading up to the actual day.

    Costly little exercise, I would imagine.

    Auckland • Since Mar 2011 • 2450 posts Report Reply

  • Chris Waugh,

    Great work, Nora!

    And Jackson, your Singapore shots remind me of arriving in Hong Kong the first time. I made the mistake of taking the train from the airport to Central, but it was a happy mistake because I suddenly felt like I'd accidentally stepped into a sci-fi film set 100 years in the future.

    Wellington • Since Jan 2007 • 2401 posts Report Reply

  • Nora Leggs, in reply to JacksonP,

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    it’s a ‘dress rehearsal’ for National day on 9th August

    I’m sure that’s not right, they knew you were in town and put it on specially, right?

    A few more from the Silo

    Auckland • Since Dec 2011 • 2700 posts Report Reply

  • Hebe, in reply to Nora Leggs,

    Whoa; these are refracting my brain.!

    Christchurch • Since May 2011 • 2899 posts Report Reply

  • Nora Leggs,

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    Thanks for your nice comments everyone, of course there is more…. I like the glass ceiling effect

    Auckland • Since Dec 2011 • 2700 posts Report Reply

  • Jos,

    They're breaking through though, or breaking up.

    Whakatane • Since Jan 2012 • 877 posts Report Reply

  • Michael Bodle,

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    Just catching up on this thread. It's exploded since I last looked.

    A reflection from a week or two ago...

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  • Michael Bodle, in reply to Nora Leggs,

    Nora the half drying bricks look great.

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  • Jos, in reply to Michael Bodle,

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    Woo, nice! Try cutting the bottom half off...

    Whakatane • Since Jan 2012 • 877 posts Report Reply

  • Michael Bodle, in reply to Jos,

    Yes! that looks nice.

    Since Apr 2013 • 10 posts Report Reply

  • Chris Waugh, in reply to Michael Bodle,

    Yes! that looks nice.

    I think you need to add a "very" to that sentence, preferably between "looks" and "nice".

    Wellington • Since Jan 2007 • 2401 posts Report Reply

  • Nora Leggs, in reply to Michael Bodle,

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    A reflection from a week or two ago…

    The cut off version plays nice tricks.... do those sort of clouds normally sit on the 'horizon' like they appear to here?

    Not a reflection, but more cloud.... Longhorn Cattle with saddle bags?

    Auckland • Since Dec 2011 • 2700 posts Report Reply

  • Nora Leggs,

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    And another twilight number.....

    Some blokes will go to any lengths to get hold of a palm leaf....

    Auckland • Since Dec 2011 • 2700 posts Report Reply

  • Michael Bodle, in reply to Nora Leggs,

    I'm not sure I have seen those clouds sitting low like that. Almost makes it look like the shot was taken really low.

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  • Lilith __, in reply to Nora Leggs,

    do those sort of clouds normally sit on the ‘horizon’ like they appear to here?

    Maybe the earth isn't flat after all?! ;-)

    Dunedin • Since Jul 2010 • 3895 posts Report Reply

  • Hilary Stace,

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    Found some upside down stuff when were finally allowed to check out our offices yesterday

    Wgtn • Since Jun 2008 • 3229 posts Report Reply

  • JacksonP, in reply to Hilary Stace,

    That must have been quite a shock Hilary. I've seen a lot of photos which make me thankful it happened on a weekend, not in the middle of a busy working day. Lots of shelves and other things that thankfully fell into uninhabited spaces.

    Auckland • Since Mar 2011 • 2450 posts Report Reply

  • Hilary Stace, in reply to JacksonP,

    I was sort of prepared as I looked into some other offices first, but I must admit to a sharp intake of breath on seeing the scale in our little space. The building itself was fine (as were most offices - this was one of the worst affected) but it is on reclaimed land which seems a bit shakier than at my house on the hill, where we only had a couple of minor things fall off shelves. Two colleagues down the corridor were there during the event itself and found shelter under their desks. The mess is really only paper with the odd displaced wooden shelf, computer monitor and file drawer.

    But what I don't like are the ongoing little shakes, which hopefully are slowing down now. How did Christchurch people endure them for all those months?

    On the positive side it has made people much more aware of the need to have good processes and preparedness.

    Wgtn • Since Jun 2008 • 3229 posts Report Reply

  • Chris Waugh, in reply to JacksonP,

    I’ve seen a lot of photos which make me thankful it happened on a weekend, not in the middle of a busy working day.

    Yeah, me too, it just reinforced a nightmare I've always had about the Big One hitting Wellington at lunchtime on a warm, sunny weekday. In so many ways Wellington is a crazy place to build a city, and yet, even if we were to move the capital we'd still need a city there. What alternative port is there in the southern North Island?

    Wellington • Since Jan 2007 • 2401 posts Report Reply

  • Chris Waugh, in reply to Hilary Stace,

    On the positive side it has made people much more aware of the need to have good processes and preparedness.

    Yeah, apparently it had my Dad scrounging around for vessels to store water in. We never bothered with an emergency kit when I was a kid. Everybody knew the Big One would hit Wellington eventually and talked openly about the possibility, but I guess we were all just fatalistic about it.

    Wellington • Since Jan 2007 • 2401 posts Report Reply

  • Hebe, in reply to Hilary Stace,

    But what I don’t like are the ongoing little shakes, which hopefully are slowing down now. How did Christchurch people endure them for all those months?

    When it's very rocky (ie 4s and 5+ for months and months), we go into survival mode. Our jaws set, we stay as close to our kids and home as possible. From my far-off observations, Wellington is not at that stage; Seddon/Blenheim is closer.

    On the positive side it has made people much more aware of the need to have good processes and preparedness.

    Yeah; then the teenager eats the doom-box.

    Christchurch • Since May 2011 • 2899 posts Report Reply

  • Nora Leggs,

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    Khartoum Place
    Admiring the gallery
    Sunlight on gallery

    Auckland • Since Dec 2011 • 2700 posts Report Reply

  • Nora Leggs,

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    Kitchener Street

    Auckland • Since Dec 2011 • 2700 posts Report Reply

  • Nora Leggs,

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    Family lunching outside gallery

    Auckland • Since Dec 2011 • 2700 posts Report Reply

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