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Christmas Metrolink tram Manchester

A bright yellow tram moves across the city centre square with a large Santa sculpture made of Christmas lights in the background.

Happy Christmas from St. Peter’s Square in Manchester. This was taken last year in November 2024 when I was in town just as the Christmas lights and market had started for the year. Back in 2007 I took a similar blurred tram photograph, St. Peter’s Square Metrolink at Night. I didn’t think it would take me 17 years to retake this photograph. This more recent photograph above was taken on a tripod but only a quarter of a second exposure and no flash. This captured more of the tram but still some movement. Putting the two photos side by side I can see how my photography has improved over the years. 

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Footbridge at Dunedin railway station

A train station at night with a prominent clock tower and a train waiting at the platform.


Stood next to my camera and tripod waiting for the light to drop is quite a common thing for me. I was set up in the ideal location for the iconic photo of the Dunedin Railway Station at night. As I often do I was on my phone looking for inspiration for alternative views of this building. I came across this Train parking at Dunedin railway station on Shutterstock. So after capturing the original photo I came for, I took my camera onto the footbridge to capture the above photo. Inspired by Jacktamrong’s photograph I used the red metal of the bridge to frame the station. Originally I didn’t want to include the left third of this frame but the bright lights shone into frame either way so I made the most of it. From this angle I like how you can clearly see this is a train station.

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Auckland skyline from Viaduct Basin

City skyline reflected in the still water of a harbour highlighting the glow of urban lights.

The Viaduct Basin and more specifically the Wynyard Quarter is home to some of the largest yachts and expensive bars and restaurants in the city. This was taken at dawn just before sunrise. I was stood infront of the Viaduct Events Centre with Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior ship moored up directly behind me. The bridge lit up in blue to the right is the Wynyard Crossing. The main focal point is the Auckland Skytower and it’s full reflection in the dark blue waters of the harbour. Back in Christmas 2015 I took a similar photograph of the Viaduct Basin in Auckland but in the evening. There is something very magical about the still water of dawn where the reflection in this recent photograph is captured with much more detail.

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Auckland Lightpath and light trails

City skyline featuring a colourful footbridge and busy highway and red and white blurred lights from traffic moving below the camera.

I remember first seeing the pink cyclepath from a friend’s apartment in the Urba Residences many years ago. My photo from 2013 of light trails in Auckland captures the same view in the evening. This latest photograph shows the view in 2025 on a winter Monday morning. A lot more traffic moving in and out of the city. An 8 second long exposure with the camera on a tripod on the Hopetoun Street Bridge. One of the more subtle details of this photograph is the line white light trail on the horizon to the left edge of the image, this is the Auckland Harbour Bridge.