tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post8335027251549636260..comments2023-12-30T05:41:12.280+13:00Comments on The Ruins of the Moment: Makiekie Stream, Ruahine Range [B&W]pohanginapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-65281096650027814002009-03-04T13:18:00.000+13:002009-03-04T13:18:00.000+13:00I think this photo could only have worked in black...I think this photo could only have worked in black and white. THere is something delightful in the "ordered chaos". So much going on all at once, nothing moving, but movement happening everywhere!butukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12473964455146342069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-69534769136130330912009-02-13T14:32:00.000+13:002009-02-13T14:32:00.000+13:00Cheers Robb. It's probably looking a little wilder...Cheers Robb. It's probably looking a little wilder right now, after this rain.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-12255109460851903642009-02-13T13:14:00.000+13:002009-02-13T13:14:00.000+13:00Kia ora Pete, This one also puts me in a Crump fra...Kia ora Pete,<BR/> This one also puts me in a Crump frame of mind. A place for Good Keen Men - or Women. Have a great day.<BR/>Cheers,<BR/>RobbRuahineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398484733805119294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-44854129360363087852009-02-13T08:57:00.000+13:002009-02-13T08:57:00.000+13:00MB — ha! Wet feet are par for the course in the NZ...MB — ha! Wet feet are par for the course in the NZ mountains. Actually, if I remember correctly, I was standing on a boulder in mid stream.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-31964355946433808402009-02-12T18:33:00.000+13:002009-02-12T18:33:00.000+13:00Where did you stand to take this shot? :-)Where did you stand to take this shot? :-)MBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14515233228776181123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-19207772761677339202009-02-12T12:58:00.000+13:002009-02-12T12:58:00.000+13:00RR — Hah! Actually, there are Knights living in th...RR — Hah! Actually, there <I>are</I> Knights living in the Pohangina valley. One used to shear sheep for me years ago.<BR/><BR/>This is nowhere near as dangerous as it might appear. It has flooded fearfully, of course, but its catchment above this point is only small.<BR/><BR/>Robin Andrea, thanks. I hadn't thought of trying this in B&W until our recent discussion, but I think it does work fairly well. Of course, whether it would <I>print</I> well is another matter. Printing's the ultimate test; unfortunately, it's also expensive :^(pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-40502689815442178702009-02-12T05:25:00.000+13:002009-02-12T05:25:00.000+13:00I like the very rich blacks in this photo. You've ...I like the very rich blacks in this photo. You've caught so much of the flow of the water that the photo almost has sound.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-20798528887551184632009-02-11T21:37:00.000+13:002009-02-11T21:37:00.000+13:00P.S.What sort of Knights tracked up here?P.S.What sort of Knights tracked up here?Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-26369797853367703782009-02-11T21:36:00.000+13:002009-02-11T21:36:00.000+13:00This gives me the impression of storm damage; that...This gives me the impression of storm damage; that those giant boulders have been thrown there by rushing water and land-slip. It looks a dangerous place, but you describe it as a 'lovely journey'. (Perhaps it would be lovely in colour, or, more likely, you don't want to continue that train!)Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.com