This landscape was taken from Mangaone South Road, Reikorangi [click here to view map]. Mangaone South Road largely follows the Waikanae River as it makes its way from the western foothills of the Tararua Ranges out to sea. In this shot, pasture-covered hills can be seen in the foreground, while regenerating bush-clad hills can be seen in the background. (more…)
December 15, 2010
Sometimes it’s not about environmental history
Posted by envirohistorynz under commentary | Tags: Canon PowerShot SX30 IS, Christmas present, cirrus, cloud formations, clouds, cumulus, Environmental History, Kapiti Island, landscape, landscape photography, Mazengarb Road, Otaihanga, photography, Ratanui Road, regeneration project, Waikanae estuary |Leave a Comment
I am not going to pretend this post is about environmental history – it is more about gratuitous self-indulgence (one of the many benefits of having a blog!), and pure enjoyment of the landscape (not a bad thing in itself, after all).
This morning, Carter and I set out on a Wednesday “environmental history” adventure (about which there will be a later post) and, driving down Mazengarb Road, I noticed some interesting cloud formations over Kapiti Island. (more…)
December 7, 2010
A photographic treasure trove of New Zealand’s natural heritage
Posted by envirohistorynz under commentary | Tags: 1080, David Mudge, ecology, environmental education, fantail, Kapiti Coast, kingfisher, mice, morepork, nest, Nga Manu Nature Reserve, Nga Manu Trust, Peter McKenzie, photography, possums, predation, rats, Rattus rattus, Waikanae, Wellington Zoo, wood pigeon |Leave a Comment
Nga Manu Images is an online photo library created by Dave Mudge and Peter McKenzie, founder trustees of Nga Manu Trust, a charitable trust dedicated to the conservation of New Zealand’s flora and fauna, and conservation education. The Trust founded the Nga Manu Nature Reserve, just north of Waikanae on the Kapiti Coast, featured on this website. What makes this photo repository so unique is that, in keeping with the Trust’s objectives, these images are available free of charge for conservation advocacy and education purposes, as well as non-commercial personal use.
Many of the images on this site are part of a more than three decade-long project to develop a pictorial record of the ecology of Nga Manu Nature Reserve, recording the plants and wildlife and the way they interact. (more…)
October 25, 2010
Landscape and history
Posted by envirohistorynz under commentary | Tags: Canterbury, ecology and history, Environmental History, Frank Gohlke, Geoff Park, landscape, New Zealand, Nga Uruora, photographer, photography, Rainer Kant, Seddon, skyscape |Leave a Comment
Prefacing the Introduction of Geoff Park’s masterpiece of ecology and history “Nga Uruora – Ecology and History in a New Zealand Landscape” is a quote from Frank Gohlke, American landscape photographer and writer [click here to view website]:
Landscapes are collections of stories, only fragments of which are visible at any one time. In linking the fragments, unearthing the connections between them, we create the landsape anew. A landscape whose story is known is harder to dismiss… (more…)
August 11, 2010
When two landscapes collide
Posted by envirohistorynz under commentary | Tags: beech forest, landscape, Lewis Pass, New Zealand, pasture, photography, production and conservation, Rainer Kant |1 Comment
Of all the beautiful landscape photos that highly accomplished photographer and friend Rainer Kant took while he lived in New Zealand, this must be one of my favourites. What is particularly striking about this landscape is that (more…)
November 15, 2009
Photography on this site
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Many of the photographs on this site (including those in the site banner) are provided by Paul Knight Photography. Paul Knight specialises in landscape photography of both New Zealand and Japan. Current themes are flying birds and landscapes around the Horowhenua, where he is based.
January 8, 2011
Views of Kapiti 7: Morning mist over Hemi Matenga
Posted by envirohistorynz under commentary | Tags: Catherine Knight, coastal forest, ecological corridor, Hemi Matenga, Kapiti Coast, Kapiti Island, kohekohe, milling, photography, rain cloud, regenerating forest, Tararua Ranges, Waikanae |Leave a Comment
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