HORSEY

I've been wanting to photograph this lovely horse for ages. He (or she, I didn't check) often stands by the road early in the morning watching the cars drive by, and finally this week I had my camera with me and stopped to snap a few pictures.

See how cold it is? He has ice on his whiskers!

Mx

WINTER GARDEN STROLL

Today it started raining (which it hardly ever does here) and as I peeked out the window I saw the wheelbarrow with a few dainty drops on it and I had to get out there and take some pictures. The light was lovely too.

We are also leaving this house in a couple of weeks so this is a nice way to remember it. I enjoyed my stroll, even though my fingers were nearly numb at the end!

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MORNING DRIVE

I took my camera with me when I drove into town this morning at 8.30am and stopped to take that first picture of the snow kissed mountains behind our house. The sun behind the clouds looked stunning.

Then on the way home late morning, I couldn't resist these Lord of The Rings mountains rising above the rolling fields.

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LIGHT & REFLECTION

Today I was struck by the beauty of light when I looked to the window after my shower. Lighting is so important when trying to get a beautiful photo, but so often I miss those moments because they are so fleeting. I am going to try and have my camera with me at all times so that I can capture every moment of well-lit beauty.

I have also been fascinated with reflection in photography, and captured these self portraits in our dining room window at midday. It was -6 degrees Celsius here this morning so I was well wrapped up inside. Some lovely examples of light-influenced photography below.

Artist Alexander Harding has made light the subject of the majority of his work. Here are just a few, but you can see his full collection here.

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HOME

In February of this year, my husband Nathan and I moved from Auckland (population 1.5 million) to Wanaka (population 5000), New Zealand. A 1,495km journey undertaken in a car and a truck, with walkie-talkies, in two days. We exchanged traffic for tranquillity and high-rises for high country. The. Best. Move. Ever. Now we are settled, and soon moving into our new rental and I can't wait to unpack, nest and decorate.