Some photos of the last moon rise of 2020 over Cooks Beach. It was a full full moon.
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Some photos of the last moon rise of 2020 over Cooks Beach. It was a full full moon.
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Weather's finally changing. Some more rain me hopes!
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Those are epic, what camera?Quote:
Originally Posted by hotbarrels
Nikon D850. Wide angle shots taken using Tamron 15-30 F2.8, close up of the moon using Nikon 200-500 F5.6Quote:
Originally Posted by 300CALMAN
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oh to be young again...... taken on the first north island forum hunt for the "other pub"
A few from my last Naki trip
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Just out for a cruise. Love this place.
My mate Paul sending out a big top.This was a scetchy job 200 airmiles from town,we were taking down a load of hollow rotten Poplars over a few days.
Yetna River,AK
Looks VERY sketchy
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Woke up to this view at Lake Pearson
Lake Taylor. I was trying to snap a pic of a trout that was lazing about, but couldn't get him unfortunately.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...320bd499c4.jpg
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I wish I was locked down where you guys are…
Has been a while since i last been here!
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I've been getting into drone photography of late. Here's a couple of shots that might be of interest to some?
1/ Colonius Tower, Cologne, Germany
2/ Aerial of landmark 82, HCMC, Vietnam
3/ Lake Pukaki Headwaters, NZ
4/ Hunting at dusk, NZ
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Couple of recent(ish) ones I was happy with...
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d91066a1_o.jpgManapouri Cloud by Ben, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...524d9097_o.jpgMysterious by Ben, on Flickr
Having dinner on a helipad I built in the hills above the kapiti coast
Some Photos from Altai in Central Russia where we used to hang out many years ago and the relatives still are guides, used to be good money with the Europeans coming in to visit.
Very similar to NZ in some ways as is Georgia south of Russia
Mainly based here:
https://www.google.co.nz/maps/place/...436519!5m1!1e4
They try to claim this place is the centre of Asia lol
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attracti..._District.html
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Paddy sending out a top and striking a pose with the carcass.
How expensive are they out of curiosity?Quote:
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Here is a link to their website (in english)Quote:
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http://www.teamgorky.ru/volcano-vall...a-rafting.html
@DemocKot… beautiful mate… I have a mavic 2 pro… still getting used to it …. Will hopefully post a few myself
My buitifull game keeper waiting for some venison.Attachment 180811
Chilly day today,brrrr.About 2 inchs of snow.Attachment 180965
About 3 inchs on roof of truck.Attachment 180966Now we have no power till 4.30pm grrr.Good old pot belly stove comes in handy sometimes.
That looks a tad nippy :O_O:
Have my 60th coming up, Missus pulled some old photos out ,this is me at 28 in 1989 .Where Am I,can you guess by date & Co'ords off marker with out Google-Foo??
At the time was one of the remotest places on earth ,where leprosy was still out of control among the locals & albinos were boiled alive & the "soup" drunk to provide mystery powers to those who imbibe, "Black Magic" ruled .A hunting & shooting paradise spent 3 years exploring on & off due to on going fighting ,Monsoon seasons & access to supplies etc, some of the best times of my life & very proud of what we did .
We would travel by paddled canoe with locals hired as interpreters & more importantly to calm down remote villages who had never seen a white man & thought we were spirits come to steal their souls.
Never slept without a loaded gun beside you as it was not unusual for the old 6th sense to wake you to locals creeping into camp armed with Blow pipe, spears or Bow & Arrow ,you wore a large sheath knife always.
We slept under what was just the old open sided Army Marques & you slept on Swags & Mossie nets no sides so you could get a breeze to fight the 90% humidity & high temps.
Anyone remember those old Hard Yakka & Rugger work shorts & shirts :P
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My 7yo with his first snapper. Very happy with himself as I was with him.
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Sounds like Africa but I've no idea where and don't want to cheat.Quote:
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Whilst out moving hives the other night.
@Ryan That is the Papua New Guinea (PNG) ,Indonesia Border we were based in the foot hills around 85 miles away that would take 2 1/2 days to travel if you were lucky ,it was where we would pick up our monthly supplies.
The Indo's had a military out post there that the elite Kopassus Special Forces ran Death Squads out of snatching PNG activists/ leaders ,we got to know some of the local army leadership & they would warn us the the Kopassus would show them photos of us & brag how they could kill us & make it look like the locals had done it, they operated freely in the remote PNG country side with no fear of any one doing anything to stop them .
Another day at the office
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Still get wet feet
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I dig it bunji, that's a neat life experience man - thanks for sharing.Quote:
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@MSL Burnt my lips a few times drinking those tins ,we use to get Sip & Piss, the old South Pacific Beer ,it was all we could get when the missus & me sailed the South Pacific as well,but l think they may have banned high strength beer in the region while New Caledonia was kicking off again .I always regretted not haggling for a Beer Label Fighting Shield ,they would be great in the Man Cave
@Ryan Missus found some pics of meet & greets with the high as Kites Indo soldiers who were garrisoned on that border point to support the Special Forces Koppies, we got a long with these guys OK as they were glad to be away from the Koppies & locals. The little guy at the front in the cap with the smoke was the one who warned us about the Koppie as l do not think he was so worried about us as the government/media shit fight that would ensue if we did disappear or were found hacked up .
I am just over 6ft 2" & have size 12 feet it use to be a great source of amusement for both the Indo's & locals alike & much giggling & trying to jump up to my height would accompany any meeting with locals .
They still used the old Bren Machine Guns
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5 Star Home Away From Home
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Spent days at a time canoeing to remote areas with the boys on the paddles ,the boys ran on areca nut/Betel nuts which gave a effect like Speed & then at night they smoked a fungi to sleep .They were good blokes who worked with us on & off over the 3 yrs & would stand between us & war parties till cooler heads ruled ,we all gave them part of our Bonus payments to move to a safer area like they all wanted , l often wonder what happened to them .
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I had a local apprentice assigned to me the times I went there. His teeth were stained something terrible from Betal nut. I gave hive a bit of grief about it, the next morning he turned up with lovely clean white teeth! After a bit of back and forth and some descriptive hand gesturing, it transpired that he had scrubbed his teeth with steel wool most of the evening before!
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