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September: photos post

Posted by Patrick Lam on Wednesday, October 2, 2024

I always say that counting is hard. Anyway, by the way I count it, I processed about the same number of photos in September as in August, but not really, because I rejected some of the photos in previous months. Anyway, I got rid of a doozy of a set: the day on the boat with Petrel Station resulted in 982 photos, consuming 11GB. I kept 72 of those 982 photos. (Technically, I keep them all, but mark rejected photos).

I removed 8 sets from the queue and added 7 sets, so definitely ahead, especially since the added sets should be easy.

Picture logs still available. As always, pictures are clickable to go to the full gallery.

  • Sets of pictures posted: 8 (August: 12)
  • Total pictures posted: 346 (523)
  • Total pictures in selection pool: 2037 (2064)
  • Accept rate: 17% (min 8%, max 52%) (July: 25%)
  • Pictures posted on this page: 53
Gonzen in the actual Alps; saddleback with dappled sun at Zealandia; 2022 NZ nationals; surfer off the Taranaki coast; minature pony at Opunake; white-capped mollymawk head off Tutukaka; Māori carving (on Lake Taupō) detail; Rotorua mountain bike park.

Liechtenstein (April 2016)

I was talking about Liechtenstein with someone and noticed that I didn’t get around to uploading my Liechtenstein pictures from my visit there with dom, Ruth, and Lauren back in 2016. I did some re-editing (I had already done selection some time in the past) and here they are.

Schloss Vaduz; castle ruins; patriotic roof; tower and mountains; Burg Gutenberg.

New Zealand Nationals (October 2022)

More pictures from the archives, though not quite as old. New Zealand judo national championships from 2022, only two years ago. Stayed at a nice airbnb (though the people being loud were not so nice, until I told them “it’s 4am, you can’t be yelling into your phone at this time”.) Plus a few random Christchurch pictures.

The Cottage in Christchurch; SM-60 podium; bouncy castle; John and the twins (now brown belts); Christ Church Cathedral not being rebuilt; The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora.

Zealandia (October 2022)

Good photo day at Zealandia.

Fashionable tūī; kākā eating; tīeke/saddleback; pāteke/brown teal.

Rotokare and Opunake (November 2022)

MP’s dad and stepmom were in New Zealand again in November 2022. November can be a bit wet, and next time they’re visiting in February again. Anyway, we met up with them aronud Taranaki.

Lake Rotokare from above; stuck bee/wasp; shag drying; tractors at the museum; tile bench with tūī and harakeke; MP on a swing; cow; tiled mailbox; surfboards wall.

Petrel Station (August 2023)

Yep, this was a doozy of a photo set, but I finally got through the last 300 pictures while I was in Japan, selecting the best 72 of the original 982 photos (and then moving the photos to archival storage, freeing space on my hard drive).

Fur seal (can't fly); white-capped mollymawk folding wings; gannet; white-capped mollymawk chasing Buller's mollymawk; fairy prion takeoff; flying fairy prions.

Lake Taupō (October 2023)

In checking off areas of New Zealand I hadn’t been to, Taupō was a notable one. Though it doesn’t have that many of the things I like to do these days. We did go sailing on the lake with the sailboat Tiua.

Tiua trampoline; detail from Māori carvings; coot on nest; new snow on Ruapehu; little duck floofs.

Rotorua (August 2024)

One of my two trips to Rotorua this year. Went up on the Friday and back on the Monday. Don’t rent a mountain bike from Torpedo7, it seems unlikely to fit.

Te whare nui o tuteata; redwood forest; no baby buggies allowed; green lantern; a judo match; SM-66 podium; Blue Lake with forest; on the track; mountain bike trail exit.

The List

Well, at least I didn’t take so many pictures in September. Maybe I’ll finish all the November 2022 pictures this month.

From 2022:

  • [November] Around Taranaki (4)
  • [November] Radome/Red Rocks/Wellington (2)
  • [November] Remutaka overnight (2)
  • [December] Kereru (03 Dec), Zealandia (05 Dec)
  • [December] Auckland
  • [December] Wanaka Grebes (3)
  • [December] Gillepsie Circuit (4)
  • [December] Omarama
  • [December] Glacier iceberg kayaking
  • [December] Mueller Hut (2)

And 2023:

  • [January] AMC (5)
  • [August] Rotorua (quick)
  • [August] Ski trip (4)
  • [September] Wellington double rainbow, Zealandia (2)
  • [September] Waterloo/Calgary/Seattle/Squamish (8)
  • [October] Winnipeg, Scarborough and Sydney (3)
  • [November] Whitireia Park (1)
  • [November] Puke Ariki Traverse (1)
  • [November/December] Ouvea, Noumea Zoo, Riviere Bleue, Aquarium, Grandes Fougeres, Pic Malawi (6)
  • [December] Seattle, Montreal, Nelson (4)
  • Various (5)

2024:

  • Various (4)
  • [January] Nelson BC (1)
  • [February] Travers-Sabine (7)
  • [May] Christchurch/Queenstown/Ben Lomond/Welcome Track/Doubtful Sound (4)
  • [June] Light Cycles
  • [June] Nairn St Cottage
  • [June] Kapiti Island (2)
  • [June/July] Old Ghost Road (6)
  • [July] Melbourne/Cairns (7)
  • [August] Catlins (3)
  • [September] Skyline
  • [September] Japan (6)
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