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Continue reading →: Saving the Planet
This crowd scene is from last weekend, and I’ve been saving it for a rainy day… And boy has it been raining in Christchurch lately! Anyway, these lovely happy people are supporters of the 350 Movement which says on their website that: “350ppm is the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide…
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Continue reading →: Hagley ParkHere’s another shot with my mobile phone, of Hagley Park, the major inner city park that Christchurch is very well known for (the Avon River is just to the right). It’s a special spot this park, and I really make the most of it. Most nights there are lots of…
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Continue reading →: So now you know where to go for great coffee
Well the sign says it all. I didn’t try them out, but I trust the coffee was indeed good, as the standard of coffee in New Zealand is generally very high. New Zealanders really miss their coffee and their chocolate when they travel. In fact, I’ve been known to post…
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Continue reading →: Sorry nice people only – Wunderbar SignLove this sign! This is the Wunderbar, a bar in Lyttelton (which is a port town). They only let nice people in. I wonder what the test for niceness is? I snapped this with my cellphone after walking over the bridle path from Heathcote over the hill down into Lyttelton.
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Continue reading →: Thrill the World Dance Record AttemptThis is a Michael Jackson impersonater, who performed before the Thrill the Word event at the Christchurch Art Gallery. The event was the world’s largest simultaneous dance of Michael Jackson’s Thriller. I went down to photograph it with some friends…. but we ended up in it, heck why not! It…
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Continue reading →: Frocks on BikesFrocks on Bikes was a fun event where women get dressed up and ride their bikes! It’s part of the Frocks on Bikes organisation that encourages people to leave the car at home and cycle. Being a flat city, Christchurch is ideal for cycling. So no excuses – get out…
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Continue reading →: Chess Game
From this angle the players and observers kind of look like chess pieces as well!
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Continue reading →: The Press BuildingHere’s a view of The Press building (which is home to our local newspaper ‘The Press’) and located in Cathedral Square. And once again I’ve used a tilt shift filter. If you want to have a play with tilt shift, try out the online image editor called Pixlr at www.pixlr.com…
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Continue reading →: He won’t catch swine flu
Spotted from my prime position up the Cathedral, and zoomed with with my big lens. These three caught my interest, especially the chap with the mask on! I think NZ is over the swine flu for now…. but I guess when you are travelling it can pay to take precautions…
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Continue reading →: Christchurch Cathedral Circular Cross
Well I assume it’s a cross? It’s on the top of the Cathedral and visible from the door at the top of the bell tower (east side of the building).
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Continue reading →: Cathedral Square – Tilt ShiftTaken from the top of the Cathedral bell tower. I’ve applied a tilt shift filter to it, which I’m starting to play around with.
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The earthquakes really gave Christchurch the opportunity to fully embrace street art and now we’ve become well know for it.…
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