Launching into the blogosphere

Is this a noose, or is it development of more keywords and text to improve googleability - lets say it is the latter and then its more about New Zealand landscape photography, in particular certain regions such as Central Otago where we will be spending a couple of weeks over Christmas - one of the favorite regions for photographers and artists because I think the vastness of it all shows me the insignificance of us as humans on this planet as individuals, it is only when we are able to function as a collective have we any significance.

The challenge for any photographer heading to Central to photograph, particularly at this time of the year, is the challenge to find those images which will stand out from the bunch, which will show it in the way that one sees it and not the recall from the countless other images one has seen from the region. I remember a Charlie Waite talk where he put the supposition that perhaps there were few originals, that many images could have evolved because they had been seen before - he gave some pretty good examples none of which I can remember specifics of, but perhaps its just a good image, using the best technical ability and behind the camera at the right time of the day. Always a challenge as its light from about 4.30 am until 11.30 evening.

Our good friend Graeme Sydney has shown more people the beauty of the landscapes of the region and spends much time now on working for preservation of the natural beauty of the area. I have to admire his tireless work in pursuit of conservation .... or is it preservation. I think there is a lot of conservation in all of us, but preservation, some of the most beautiful spots in the region would not be the same if the miners hadn't been, or the dams hadn't been built.

Falls Dam, Central Otago 

Anyway, the area is a great place "a world of difference" as the council's promotional literature rightly call it - pack all the gear and get ready