Bethells Beach - Passing of the Sun

[Wazza]

Here are a few images, taken this evening, with my friend "Rendezvous". The location was Bethell's Beach, approx 40min drive from Auckland City, on the West coast.

The slight problem, was my battery is flat, and the charger is left at the girlfriends place. So very limited to what pics I could take off the card, before the camera dies again. I took approx 120 pics, but so far, only managed to get 30 different random pics off the camera. Will have to wait till tomorrow. :D

Anyway, let's go.

http://wazz*****scity.com/temp/tractor_marks.jpg
(Tyre marks left by the Bethells Beach Life Rescue tractor)

http://wazz*****scity.com/temp/bike_silhouette.jpg
(Some kid, riding past.. Just wish he could have pulled a wheelie off, as he was doing just before the frame!)

http://wazz*****scity.com/temp/rdz.jpg
(Revenge on my friend, Rendezvous from these boards)

http://wazz*****scity.com/temp/sun_down.jpg
(Just after the sun, has crossed over the horizon)

http://wazz*****scity.com/temp/silky_water.jpg
(Velvet water, in the low light, after sunset)

http://wazz*****scity.com/temp/mirror.jpg
(Mirror image, after sunset)

http://wazz*****scity.com/temp/bethells_lifeguardtower.jpg
(The moon becomes apparent through the middle of clouds)

I'm sure Rendezvous has several better quality images to share. :)

[Rendezvous]

Not a bad effort there Mr Wazza, not bad at all. Lucky you caught the tripod before the whole thing fell in the water!

[Wazza]

Shush, no one else knows that. ;)

I do have a nice sandy, wet tripod now. Too bad it won't rust being aluminium. Would have given me a good excuse to buy a new good one.

[sameerb]

Nice shots Wazza
for me the Best of the lot is : the guy on bike :) ans sunset in background
really good one

Nice work
waiting for other photos :)

Cheers,
Sam

[Mills]

The guy on the bike is great. Fantastic Images...All of them! Especially when I am viewing them in Chicago on January 12.

[Reigh Higgins]

I like the silouettes and am always partial to sunsets. Reigh

[jgbeam]

Well done! I like them all. :D

Jim

[Wazza]

Thanks for the comments, folks. :D

Won't be another 12 hours, until after work, I can get all the other pics and share.

[Ferdinand]

Great stuff there Wazza :) Any Mission Bay photos? Also some shots of street life along High Street, Queen Street area. Grab me something from Albert Park too. Also Chocolate Fish and L&P mate! :( I miss NZ *WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH*

[Wazza]

I posted this two weeks ago:

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=51874

Has some Mission Bay, fountain shots.

And also,

http://wazz*****scity.com/auckland.htm
should have a few photos of the areas you want. :D

[Ferdinand]

OH man that brings back memories, I used to cycle on weekends along the waterfront to Mission Bay. I used to work at a pizza palour there call Pizza Makers, right next to the old cinema, the Pizza Palour closed when they expanded the cinema.

[Wazza]

And isn't that what we do? Capture these great memories, to share and hold forever. :D

PS. I used to work at Pizza Hut. Several things in common. :)

Now I'm working at Westpac, and must go.
Look forward to you sharing some more photos.

[Ferdinand]

Ok Wazza later mate, thanks for sharing those precious photos, really means a lot for someone who has been away from NZ for 7 years now. I'll be back! Keep in touch!

[Wazza]

Finally managed to unload all those other missing images earlier. :D

Here's a couple more,

http://wazz*****scity.com/temp/clouds.jpg

http://wazz*****scity.com/temp/reflection2.jpg

[jads]

mate, excuse the ignorance but what's a rendezvous when it's at home?

nice shots..... ;)

[Moppie]

Beautiful photos mate, you've done a great job of capturing the light.

Im hopefully going to be out that way tomorrow evening, if I can convince the g/f it won't be to windy :)