drumroll, please

so.


i have (thus far) taken about 200 pictures. and am in the process of uploading them to my webshots site (see link on left, named "pictures"), but have also decided to post a few of my favorites on this blog, and will continue to do so throughout my semester.

a "few" means about

.....

forty.

so i'm going to apologize right now, but i have no self control (and actually if you think about it, 40 out of around 200 is pretty good). i also tend to be quite detail oriented in my photography, but will work on taking "big picture" photos to indicate a bit more where i am actually am and what not.

none of the below pictures are of dunedin, but those will be coming soon as well.

as mentioned, the rest will be added sporadically to webshots if you would like to see all of them.

and now, without further ado:

auckland:



auckland skyline from the harbor


view of street from myer's park (near my hostel)


lanterns in albert park


sky tower from albert park


sky tower from base


tutukaka (where i finished my certification harbor)


yes, those are cows on the beach near tutukaka


view down the beach near our hotel


view from the water


inside the cool house, wintergarden, auckland domain


close up


ferns at fernz fernery


(random, i know, since i'm not including the picture of the government house. just note the qualifier on the sign, i was amused)


mt. eden volcanic cone


view of auckland through mt. eden's cone


view of one tree hill from mt. eden


up one tree hill


view of mt. eden from one tree hill


view of south harbor from top of one tree hill


devonport street, beach, art gallery


sailboat races in auckland's north harbor


ditto



butler orientation at shakespear lodge:



waterfall in 'waterfall gully'


a koru, the uncurling fern, unofficial symbol of new zealand and maori culture


light north island bush (most of the time it's too thick to get any good pictures)


view of shakespear park (part of). the lodge i stayed it is on the right hand side above the beach. you can also sort of see the sky tower (and auckland) in the distance


the marae


digging out the hangi


maori kids in performance costumes


maori girl


white butler boys pretending to be maori warriors


waikato river in the am


mist over the waikato river



internationals visit the otago peninsula:



cliffs at tairoa head (also where the albatross nest)


cliffs facing the other direction


view of otago harbor from tairoa head


albatross


allan's beach


sand dunes at sandfly beach


wind blown


view down sandfly beach from the top of the dunes


[more to come soon]