Focus Trip to Catlins - November, 2008

Native Bush........

Yellow eyed penguin.....

& many stunning waterfalls.

Never before have I been able to photograph a milky waterfall, the benefit of being with a group of knowledgable photographers
This group of 19 photographers from Focus Aorangi with husbands/wives travelled south to The Catlin's on Thursday & returning on Sunday. The weather was a little disappointing, with relentless very strong southerly winds and squally showers - however, all had adequate clothing to layer up or down when necessary. The weather did not deter any of us from venturing out and hundred & hundreds of images were recorded, and hundreds deleted I suspect!!?

Sunrise at Pounawea, a lovely part of The Catlins -
the area where we stayed.

This is the closest we came to a sunrise...not great but best we had!!

The "A" team - The kitchen crew for Saturday night dinner,

-John Freebourn, Lindsay Willoughby, Jenny Talbot,
Lorraine & Doug Gibb, Alice & Rob Dupont.

Camp Mum & Dad..Norma Bartrum & Murray Birch



A bonus to see a woodpidgeon

With the help of Alice I tried & loved creative photography,

More creative stuff!!!

Oophs! sorry!

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Alice, Jill & Yvonne -

leaving the beach to head into the sand

dunes (Sea lion country!!)

Initially, there was a bit of hunt for the Sea Lions, but we found plenty after walking the beaches. Certainly not the most friendly beach inhabitants as some of our group well know!!

Kelp & wind - (plenty of both) - are the two ingredients

that help to form some amazing sand patterns......

Kelp swept up on the beach

Wonderful bush walks, with plenty of macro

photography opportunities.

The rugged coastline taken from The Nuggets

Early rise this morning (5am), ever hopeful of capturing a

sunrise, however this was not to be.

How lucky we were when travelling towards The Nuggets,

to see two Yellow Eyed Penguins on the road.

Rugged coastline with beautiful beaches......

.....these quaint cribs adorn the coastline