I was born in the land of Banjo Paterson, gum trees, and weather extremes.
I am a freelance photographer. I love to make images that make people happy. To capture forever a precious moment.
I am also a freelance writer/editor.
I live in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, but still like to claim my Australian heritage.
I graduated with a Bachelor of Communications in 2008.
I am writing my first novel.
I love to write poetry, short stories, and also write for the web.
And there is nothing that is on a par with a sunny summer's day spent at Waihi Beach.
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And ours is coming…I actually spring cleaned on the last day of winter here…and it has done nothing but rain since. Might just leave the house dirty if that’s what happens.
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Nature did it Gilly. I just took the picture…though I did tilt it in Picasa and crop the photo. But that’s all I did…oh and press the button. That place just keeps serving up beautiful moments like this to anyone who wants to take the time to look.
Like TBM my first thought was Peter Pan! 😀 This is such a cool picture, Jo! I love it that you captured it just like this. Momma Nature was definitely sending you a gift that day – so glad you had your camera out to catch it!! My “inner magpie” is going nuts at all the sparkles…lol.
Oh yes you would have. I’ve seen your photos remember…you’d have caught it all right.
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Edited Freddie’s post…with a Madhu mention for pointing me in the right direction
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Beautiful! Like fairy dust.
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Thanks Anita.
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Great image Jo i like your sun reflection shines to the ocean impressive ,Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Thanks Jake…I liked how it turned out myself.
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That is inspirational. Lovely!!
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Thank you Angeline !!!!
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OOH sparkly! I like!
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I like sparkly too…hehehe
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Gorgeous! 🙂
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Thank you
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Aw, lovely! Just in time, when the summer is going away…….
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And ours is coming…I actually spring cleaned on the last day of winter here…and it has done nothing but rain since. Might just leave the house dirty if that’s what happens.
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Fabulous, Jo.
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Thank you !!!!!!
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loved those sparkles 🙂
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Thanks Joshi…rather partial to them myself.
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Sparkles!! So pretty!
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Aren’t they !!!!!!!!
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It sure looks like stars! And fairy dust as someone else said…
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Glad you think so Sue…it was pretty to see for real.
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ooowa pure magic, how did you do that then? i’m seriously jealous 🙂
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Nature did it Gilly. I just took the picture…though I did tilt it in Picasa and crop the photo. But that’s all I did…oh and press the button. That place just keeps serving up beautiful moments like this to anyone who wants to take the time to look.
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A million stars on the water surface :). Magic!
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Thanks Paula. I thought so when I was sitting there watching them. It is one of the place I go to to find peace.
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Nature is bountiful
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She sure is and bountiful in her willingness to share it with us.
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Sparkling!
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Like me huh Hook !!!!!!!
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Absolutely!
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I like you !!!!!!!!!!!!
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Look at you with your 277,000 blog views, and then telling me I’m popular while your such a WordPress Celebrity. Can I get your autograph?
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Hahahahahahahahaha…I can’t stop laughing. You’re sooooooo funny Rommel.
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Still ROTFLMAO
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Bwahahaha 😀 😀 😀
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I am still laughing…feel like one of your jellyfish about now.
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Wow how did you get the water to sparkle like diamonds!!! Beautiful!
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The water did that all by itself Nicole. All I did was tilt and crop the photo a little. The rest was all Mother Nature.
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Wow, that is really unbelievable Jo. What a magnificent picture!
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I put the original up in the comments because Madhu was not convinced it was all nature’s doing…if you want o see it.
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Very nice! I love it.
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Thanks.
I must admit I am partial to this image myself.
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The first thought that came to mind was Peter Pan. such a magical photo. Nice work.
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Thanks TBM…it made my day when I saw it.
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Ooooh, I’m jealous. I wish I had taken that photo.
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I am proud of it…and no tweaking at all other than cropping and tilting it. Those stars were just there on the surface. Isn’t nature amazing?
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Yep. Truly. I like the untouched photos best I think.
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You sure have a point Isobel. I think they make you [the photographer] feel the best.
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Like TBM my first thought was Peter Pan! 😀 This is such a cool picture, Jo! I love it that you captured it just like this. Momma Nature was definitely sending you a gift that day – so glad you had your camera out to catch it!! My “inner magpie” is going nuts at all the sparkles…lol.
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I think there is actually a little of Peter in me. I never ever want o grow up an miss seeing life’s sparkles.
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Wow! That is the most amazing reflection of sunlight I have ever seen! Surely not as easy as you make it out to be 🙂
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Thanks Madhu. It was that easy really.
This is the original…all I did was just straighten the photo and crop it.
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Wow! It WAS that easy! Only I would never have caught this in the first place. Thanks Jo 🙂
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Oh yes you would have. I’ve seen your photos remember…you’d have caught it all right.
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Edited Freddie’s post…with a Madhu mention for pointing me in the right direction
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It looks like sprinkles of fairy dust ready to create a sparkling day.
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I love that you see it like that. It is fast becoming one of my favourite images.
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