LGD's Photos

© & (M) LGD 2011. Visitors to the Mission Bay Blues Streetfest were spoilt for choice when it came to street food. This vendor's slogan was "You'll feel much better with a good sausage inside you". (26th February 2011 - Mission Bay Jazz & Blues Streetfest (fest) 2011)

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© & (M) LGD 2011. (The flags are at half mast due to the recent Christchurch earthquake. The death toll at this time was 145 and expected to rise.) (26th February 2011 - Mission Bay Jazz & Blues Streetfest (fest) 2011)

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© & (M) LGD 2011. A dancer (left) and her coach in a bit of pre-performance instruction. (20th February 2011 - CityDance, Auckland. Preparation for Auckland Lantern Festival (fest) 2011 Day 3 performance) 1/25th of a second exposure, no tripod.

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© & (M) LGD 2011. A dancer and her coach (right, off shot) gathers two ribbons into a bouquets in preparation for a practice dance. (20th February 2011 - CityDance, Auckland. Preparation for Auckland Lantern Festival (fest) 2011 Day 3 performance) 1/25th of a second exposure, no tripod.

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© & (M) LGD 2011. (CityDance, Auckland. Pre-Auckland Lantern Fest 2011 Day 3) 1/2 second exposure, no tripod.

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© & (M) LGD 2011. (20th February 2011 - CityDance, Auckland. Preparation for Auckland Lantern Festival (fest) 2011 Day 3 performance) 1/5th of a second exposure, no tripod.

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© & (M) LGD 2011. (20th February 2011 - CityDance, Auckland. Preparation for Auckland Lantern Festival (fest) 2011 Day 3 performance) 1/30th of a second exposure, no tripod.

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© & (M) LGD 2011. I was a fraction late on this shot. The ribbon is now falling after erupting out from the bouquet it was gathered into. I was hoping to capture the moment the ribbon shot out from her hand. I had slightly better luck during the actual performance. (20th February 2011 - CityDance, Auckland. Preparation for Auckland Lantern Festival (fest) 2011 Day 3 performance) 1/5th of a second exposure, no tripod.

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© & (M) LGD 2011. (20th February 2011 - CityDance, Auckland. Preparation for Auckland Lantern Festival (fest) 2011 Day 3 performance) 1/6th of a second exposure, no tripod.

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© & (M) LGD 2011. (20th February 2011 - CityDance, Auckland. Preparation for Auckland Lantern Festival (fest) 2011 Day 3 performance) 1/4 second exposure, no tripod.

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© & (M) LGD 2011. (20th February 2011 - CityDance, Auckland. Preparation for Auckland Lantern Festival (fest) 2011 Day 3 performance) 1/4 second exposure, no tripod.

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© & (M) Nick 2011. Used by permission. This photograph is of me. Taken by Nick on his much flashier camera than mine. As you can see in the picture, I use a non-SLR Olympus C740UZ from I don't know.. 8 years ago or more. 3.2 megapixels. At least it has a manual mode. I'm photographing a chinese lantern. (20th February 2011 - Auckland Lantern Festival (fest) 2011)

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© & (M) LGD 2011. (20th February 2011 - Auckland Lantern Festival (fest) 2011)

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© & (M) LGD 2011. The accredited photographers get the best view but everyone else gets to sit on the grass.. The stage and ambient lighting makes the trees look alien.. (20th February 2011 - Auckland Lantern Festival (fest) 2011)

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© & (M) LGD 2011. (20th February 2011 - Auckland Lantern Festival (fest) 2011)

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© & (M) LGD 2011. To start out, the dancer held two objects resembling perhaps a bouquet of roses. This is the moment that the 'bouquet' is revealed to have been a ribbon artfully gathered together. The audience goes 'Ooooooooo...' (20th February 2011 - Auckland Lantern Festival (fest) 2011) 1/8th of a second exposure, no tripod.

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© & (M) LGD 2011. (20th February 2011 - Auckland Lantern Festival (fest) 2011) 1/8th of a second exposure, no tripod.

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