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Days Bay Wharf Wellington

A scenic pier with crowds of people on it and a striking red tree in the foreground.

Catching the East by West ferry across the Wellington Harbour is a wonderful day out, especially in summer. It takes around half an hour to go from Queens Wharf in the central business district to Days Bay. The ferry had set off back to the city when I captured this photograph of the Days Bay wharf. But you still see plenty of tourists and locals on the wharf enjoying the sun or fishing. In the foreground is a Pōhutukawa tree in full bloom. Known as the New Zealand Christmas tree it is a coastal evergreen tree with bright red flowers that bloom around Christmas. This was taken on boxing day just a few weeks ago.

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Auckland Harbour Bridge from Skytower

Aerial perspective of a harbour city with hundreds of buildings and boats. A bridge over the water in the distance and the sun setting in the sky.

Looking out from the Sky Deck on the 60th floor of the Skytower is a great view at most times of the day. It is even more spectacular at sunset when this photograph was taken. The green square in the foreground is Victoria Park. Just behind this the main State Highway 1 twists and turns towards the Auckland Habour Bridge. From here you can see St. Marys Bay and Westhaven marina where all the boats are in the centre of the photograph. On the right is the Viaduct Basin. In the distance behind the bridge is the Waitematā Harbour and the North Shore. With suburbs including Chelsea, Birkenhead and Hobsonville. This photograph was handheld with the camera pressed against the glass. I used a 1/4 of a second exposure so there are some light trails on the car lights moving up and down the highway.

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Looking over the harbour from Auckland Skytower

A person and child look out through huge floor to ceiling windows over a large harbour with a volcanic island in the distance.

This might have been the fifth or sixth time taking the lift up to the Sky Deck of Auckland Skytower. This is the highest viewing platform in the city at 220 metres above street level on the 60th floor. In this photograph I wanted to capture a slightly different perspective. I rarely include people in my photographs unless for scale. Here I waited patiently for the numerous groups and people taking selfies to move out of the way. I wanted one or two people looking out across the Waitematā Harbour and beyond. This man and child were the ideal subjects. In the background you can see the Devenport Peninsula with the volcanic Rangitoto Island in the Hauraki Gulf behind. On the far right is the large Waiheke Island.

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Otago Harbour from the Otago Peninsula

A wooden fence and green field in the foreground slopes down to a huge harbour with mountains behind.

This is the view north east from the Highcliff View Point on Highcliff Road. Looking along the Otago Peninsula with Macandrew bay and the twisty Portobello Road in the foreground. In the distance behind the tree is Rakiriri (Goat Island) on the left and Kamau Taurua (Quarantine Island) on the right. On the otherside of the water is the Port Chalmers Cruis Terminal. A big thanks to my friend Hannah and her dad for taken us out in his car for a tour around Dunedin. It is always great to meet locals on my travels and get to learn where some of the best views are. I have unfinished photography on the Otago Peninsula that’s for sure.