Alaska's mountain majesty

From our bedroom balcony over the water at Trinity Wharf Tauranga

On the Whangara Rd, north of Gisborne.

Chatted here to a lovely old character of a farmer who had been tending this land a short way from Gisborne for the thick end of 50 years......looks like it might have been his Father who last tended to the shed!

Yes it's really Hobbiton! Hobbit hole, the party tree and the Green Dragon and mill at Bywater.

Wellington

Wellington in the golden hour

Only in New Zealand - a totally bizarre mix of moorland heather, pampas grass, snow and a volcano!

A windy night causing small craft to pitch about a bit at sunset over Lake Taupo.

The massive Te Paki sand dunes way up in the Northland region of the North Island (check out the two figures for an idea of scale!).

A murky morning just before 7am and just before the sun broke through the clouds at Whangamata.

One of the most famous front doors and gate signs in the world. Mr Baggins wasn't at home by the way!

Tolaga Bay north of Gisborne on the remote East Cape

Iconic Brooklyn Bridge

Times Sq

The multiple stepped cascades at Aysgarth (lower) falls in North Yorkshire

Between Leyburn and Redmire around 5:30pm late in February, traces of snow still on the hill tops

My home city - Newcastle upon Tyne - taken from the top of the 'new castle' keep........new that is if you were around when the first sections of the castle were in existence - from 1080 A.D. or during Henry II's reign c.1168-78 A.D when the keep itself and the curtain wall including a bailey gate were added.

A famous local landmark - The Angel of the North.

The famous Newastle upon Tyne bridges from the air

Water lilies on Margarit Island, Budapest - with a touch of reference to Monet.

The magnificent neo-gothic Hungarian Parliament building on the banks of the Danube in Budapest

Stylish fashion house in Budapest

Heroes Square in Budapest taken as night approached

A midday storm passes quickly by the lovely city of Budapest. Panorama of 8 stitched images taken from Gellert hill on the Buda side of the river.

Daylight panorama from 'The Top of the Rock'

Manhattan at sunset with the iconic Empire State Building at the left of the frame.

A couple of sightseers look out from the 69th floor viewing gallery (almost) at 'The Top of the Rock' across towards the East River

The various skyscrapers around the Rockefeller Centre compete for supremacy but the GE building - at 70 storeys - just wins out.

Window(s) on the world

The magnificent main hall at Grand Central Station with its never ending flow of passengers going to one of dozens of platforms both upstairs and down!

Manhattan from the famous Staten Island Ferry.

To me this both typifies New York and appealed to me as a fashion photographer at the same time. Huge 'glossy' advertisement hoardings but look behind/around them and you see it's all a front - brackets and supports holding-up the flimsy superficiality. The timing of our visit coincided with the massive demonstration/occupation of the Wall St financial district.........the world wakes up to corporate greed at last!