…learning to edit
Due to necessity over the past few weeks, I have had to teach the old dog, some new tricks… Today, I had a little play with Resolve, only because the pictures were so darn pretty! 🙂
Continue Readingonce upon a stormy afternoon
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- November 1, 2020
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- Pink Ladies, PLR2020
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As a preface, if you will, my first thoughts where; “why am I actually writing this blog?” It seems I’ve found myself in a situation where I potentially don’t trust my memory anymore; or this process of self-reflection and critical thinking, has become a rich part of my professional and personal development methodology. With that in mind, I spent a …
Continue Readinga revised look
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- October 2, 2020
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- Anna Singleton, Annielyn Images, Cindy Laine, Hakan Nedjat, headshot, portrait
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For an audio guy, I hang out with some very talented visual specialists. Recently, I asked Anna to photograph our team… (including herself). I am over the moon with the images of my whole crew …and am stoked with my new look too. huge respect to these amazing visual storytellers in my life… thank you for letting me see what …
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- September 23, 2020
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- Sam Howell, whitilive
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When my NZ journey started, one of the first web pages I bookmarked was WHITILIVE – a live stream camera positioned overlooking Mercury Bay. This site is extremely valuable as a source to feel ‘at home & local’…when I’m unable to stick my head out the window. A massive thanks to owner of whitilive and fellow CFM staffer – Sam Howell, …
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For whatever reason, this article grabbed my attention and made me think. The beautifully academic and verbose language of the article surprisingly delivered a powerful message. A few days later, Ayana posted a Listener comment to CFM’s blog page…which made me want to share both. Despite strong instincts to preserve the past, historian Dr Felicity Barnes explains why she won’t be …
Continue Readingte-whanganui-a-Hei
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- November 15, 2019
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- iPhone11 night shot, Mercury Bay, Ngāti Hei, whitianga
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I decided to give the low light ability of the iPhone 11Pro a trial run. ~wedged in the sand – a 30sec shot of the full moon rise over Mercury Bay
Continue Readingthe 309 road
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- November 10, 2019
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- CFM, Coromandel, The 309 Road
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The photo is a bit of a private joke; mainly within my own head… but that’s why it holds such a special place in my NZ story.
Continue Readingthe branding
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- May 9, 2019
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- Coromandel, Kupe, whitianga
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I don’t really understand this one; but the branding started in a simple email like this… Hey Ed, The story is, I’ve been doing some work remotely, into a place in New Zealand called Whitianga. Te Whitianga o Kupe – meaning Kupe’s crossing place… Kupe being a great Polynesian navigator… i was thinking ocean-fish-canoe …all having Polynesian and Māori symbols…see …
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