04.26.09
Posted in General, Landscape, People at 10:00 pm by Warren Williams
Primrose Hill was the starting scene for the 8th London Photography meetup group, that I was hosting for a walk and shoot around London. After meeting at Chalk Farm, and ascending Primrose Hill (not exactly that high!), we wandered through neighbouring Regent’s Park before venturing into the pub for a drink and meal. Later in the evening, a few who remained practiced some off camera flash lighting in Leake Street, with the known Waterloo Graffiti, before watching the sun go down behind Westminster.
![Click for HD video Click for HD video](http://www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/2009/primrose-vid.jpg)
Click to watch HD video, captured with a Canon 5D II
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Standing bright in yellow
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![Leake Street Graffiti Can Leake Street Graffiti Can](http://www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/2009/APR_1108-s.jpg)
Leake Street
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Neal
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Gerhard
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Andrew
![Thames River, London Thames River, London](http://www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/2009/APR_1222-s.jpg)
South Bank
![Westminster Big Ben Sunset Westminster Big Ben Sunset](http://www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/2009/APR_1253edit-s.jpg)
House of Parliament as the sun goes down
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Wireless off camera lighting (under railing)
![London off camera flash London off camera flash](http://www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/2009/APR_1321-s.jpg)
Neal again with some more off camera flash
Photographymeetups.com next meetup will be on Saturday 16th May at the Borough Food Market. And will be hosted by myself again, sharing technical tips/suggestions to improve your shots.
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04.22.09
Posted in General, Nature at 4:45 pm by Warren Williams
More than a year has passed since last visited St James’s park, next to Buckingham Palace. Back then, plenty of daffodils were on display, however this year the season has already passed, with the other flowers in full colour.
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![Dying Daffodil Dying Daffodil](http://www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/2009/APR_0681-s.jpg)
Dying Daffodil
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![Bluebells London Bluebells London](http://www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/2009/APR_0735-s.jpg)
Bluebells
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Field of flowers, with London Eye
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Spent the next few days at the family home in Hastings, where the garden was also blooming.
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04.18.09
Posted in People, Wedding at 8:00 pm by Warren Williams
My good fellow photography friend, Matt Peters was married today to his lovely new wife, Jemma. The ceremony and reception were held at the amazing Alexander House, in the West Sussex countryside, under the warm spring sun.
![Alexander House, Sussex Alexander House, Sussex](http://www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/2009/PET_0028-s.jpg)
Alexander House and gardens
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The men arriving to Alexander House
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Matt & his son Harry getting dressed
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Jemma, with her grandmother
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Jemma’s sister, Laura applying the final touch
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Laura, Matt, Jemma & best man, Greg
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04.16.09
Posted in Aviation, Landscape, Travel at 12:02 pm by Warren Williams
After an uneventful evening departure from Melbourne via Singapore to Dubai, had 16 hours of night time flying to catch up on the lastest movie releases. So sadly there were no Australian desert, or sub tropical Asia to take photos 40,000 feet above.
![Dubai at night time Dubai at night time](http://www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/2009/APR_4030-s.jpg)
Flying into Dubai at 5am local time – Emirates 777
![A6-EBA - 777-300ER over motorway A6-EBA - 777-300ER over motorway](http://www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/2009/APR_4063-s.jpg)
Departing Dubai on a 777-300ER (A6-EBU)
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Mountains of Iran
![Sea of Azov Sea of Azov](http://www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/2009/APR_4075-s.jpg)
Sea of Azov, Ukraine – world’s shallowest sea
![Aerial of Berlin, Germany Aerial of Berlin, Germany](http://www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/2009/APR_4079-s.jpg)
Berlin, Germany
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04.14.09
Posted in Animals, Motorsport, Travel at 3:00 pm by Warren Williams
My last day in Melbourne, spent walking around Albert Park, which hosted the opening 2009 Formula 1 race just a few days prior, followed by St Kilda beach.
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Albert Park, with fencing from the F1 still in place from last weekend
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![Jelly Blubber St Kilda Beach, Melbourne Jelly Blubber St Kilda Beach, Melbourne](http://www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/2009/APR_3969-s.jpg)
Massive Jelly Blubber! Hundreds washed up on St Kilda beach
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Another kite surfer
Took other shots, but many repeats from similar conditions a few months back:
http://warrenwilliams.co.nz/blog/?p=231
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04.13.09
Posted in Landscape, People, Sport at 3:51 pm by Warren Williams
Beyond Geelong to the start of the beautiful Great Ocean Road in Victoria, took a drive out to see the Rip Curl World Surf Championships. Unfortunately upon arriving, realised it was a “bye” day, due to lack of surf in the morning – however many pros and locals were still out there making the most of the good conditions.
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Very steep beach, mixed with plenty of sea foam from the ferocity of the waves makes Bells Beach very unique
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04.12.09
Posted in General, People, Travel at 6:26 pm by Warren Williams
Phillip Island is another popular tourist destination featuring rugged coastlines, an international racing circuit and wildlife such as penguins and seals at the western end – The Nobbies.
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Cowes – largest town on the northen point of island
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Rits, about to get a dunking near the Nobbies
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Dramatic coastlines from the Nobbies centre, though closed at sunset, so no dramatic photos possible.
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04.11.09
Posted in Animals, Travel at 5:00 pm by Warren Williams
The Werribee Open Range Zoo is a large, open plan zoo, set over a vast savannah.
![Meerkat Werribee Zoo Meerkat Werribee Zoo](http://www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/2009/APR_3101-s.jpg)
Meerkat
![Cheetah Werribee Zoo Cheetah Werribee Zoo](http://www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/2009/APR_3203-s.jpg)
Cheetah
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04.08.09
Posted in General at 9:30 pm by Warren Williams
Third and final day in Sydney, took a lovely ferry trip from Circular Quay to Manly, enjoying the sights of Sydney Harbour. Manly is another popular surf beach, located North of the harbour entrance. The beach was swarmed with people as well as an apparently unusual seaweed washed ashore, in the autumn heat.
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The warning signs above the seaweed
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Manly coastline and Sydney Harbour mouth
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A special sight of the HMAS Stuart – Anzac Class Frigate
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Sydney Skyline and Harbour Bridge at Sunset
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![Sydney Opera House Silhouette Sydney Opera House Silhouette](http://www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/2009/APR_3018-s.jpg)
Sydney Opera House Silhouette with moon
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From Circular Quay, next to the Opera House took a train direct to Sydney airport for a flight to Melbourne
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04.07.09
Posted in General at 8:47 pm by Warren Williams
Part of the bus tour also included a trip out to the Eastern suburbs and Bondi Beach. Bondi is one of the world’s most well known beaches, with its aboriginal name meaning “water breaking over rocks”
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Warren
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Posted in Architecture, Travel at 2:45 pm by Warren Williams
Spent the second day in Sydney doing a hop on, hop off bus tour. Quite a productive day, with a walks around Kings Cross, Woolloomooloo, Botanical Gardens, before lunch in Darling Harbour.
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View from Mrs Macquaries Point
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Approaching Darling Harbour
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Centrepoint
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04.06.09
Posted in Architecture, Landscape, Travel at 9:30 pm by Warren Williams
Flew into Sydney during the early hours of the morning for a three day quick sightseeing trip with my mum who lives in Melbourne. Sydney is Australia’s largest city with just over 4 million residents, surrounding the beautiful Sydney Harbour and coastline of New South Wales. First day in Sydney involved plenty on long walks around the CBD, Opera House and finally a walk across the Sydney Harbour Bridge, for a spectacular view of the bridge and CBD from Luna Park.
![Beautiful Sydney Aerial Beautiful Sydney Aerial](http://www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/2008/FEB_2923-s.jpg)
(Reposted from last year, showing vast stretch from CBD to the beaches of Bondi in foreground and Manly across the mouth of harbour)
![Iconic Sydney Opera House Iconic Sydney Opera House](http://www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/2009/APR_0226-s.jpg)
The iconic Sydney Opera House
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![Pacific Dawn Sydney Harbour Bridge Pacific Dawn Sydney Harbour Bridge](http://www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/2009/APR_0266-s.jpg)
The enormous Pacific Dawn passes under the Harbour bridge
![Sydney Opera House and CBD from Harbour Bridge Sydney Opera House and CBD from Harbour Bridge](http://www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/2009/APR_0311-s.jpg)
Opera House and CBD viewed from the walkway on the Harbour Bridge
![Sydney Harbour Bridge at Night Sydney Harbour Bridge at Night](http://www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/2009/APR_2176-s.jpg)
Sydney Harbour Bridge at night
![Sydney Skyline - Harbour Bridge and Opera House Sydney Skyline - Harbour Bridge and Opera House](http://www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/2009/APR_2187-s.jpg)
Sydney Skyline from Luna Park
![Sydney Harbour Bridge flag Sydney Harbour Bridge flag](http://www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/2009/APR_2197-s.jpg)
The flag atop the Harbour Bridge flutters at night
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04.02.09
Posted in Astro at 10:10 pm by Warren Williams
With some relatively clear weather, made a final trip to my grandfather’s observatory. Now featuring an 8″ Celestron telescope to replace the previous 10″Meade LX200 scope.
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Orion Nebula
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Saturn -not looking the sharpest due to atmospheric conditions
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Waxing Moon
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Katie observing the distant moon through the 8″ Celestron
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