Dozy Me – Again!

I was commenting on one of Katherine’s old postings with aerial photographs and mentioned the problems I had with high UV content and scratched plane windows when I did my post on South Island a few days ago.  Those photos were straight from the camera because although I have Picasa for basic fixes and Paint Shop Pro for the full treatment I very rarely use them.   Katherine suggested the very simple remedy of altering the contrast.  Of course.  Why didn’t I use my noddle and do something about the issue instead of just accepting it.  So this morning I’ve done a very quick fix and already the alterations are noticeable.   I’ve not deleted the old posting so for contrast here are the images again; this time with the quick fix.  Thanks Katherine.  I’ll try remembering next time.  Just like I’ll try to remember to empty my pockets before I put things in the wash!

South Island From Above

When I flew up from Christchurch recently the weather was beautiful and I had one of the few seats on the plane suitable for photography.  These are a few photos of the mountains in North East South Island around the Seaward Kaikoura Ranges.  For me they have a magical, mystical quality.  Please don’t look at them as photos but as images (if that makes sense).

     

South Island

Now for the South Island map. I still haven't had time to experiment but it seems reasonably ok in it's present format.