Marshall Black Photography - Oamaru

Smiths Grain Store.

The sleepy town of Oamaru on the East coast of New Zealand's south island, offers some interesting attractions. Well known for the Blue Penguin colony located at the harbour, there are also some interesting architectural features in the town.

Most of these buildings take advantage of the local limestone, to good effect.

This is the Smiths Grain Store building, dating from 1881-1882.

A fairly simple shot to take, I waited for the flag to billow in the wind.

Equipment.
Canon EOS1DII, ISO 200, 70-200mm L at 70mm, polariser, 1/100th, f16, tripod, mlu, cable release.

Digital Darkroom.
Converted & dusted Adobe Lightroom.

Smiths Grain Store, Oamaru.

Former Post Office.

Now the home of the Waitaki District Council, the original building dates to 1883, the clock tower being an addition in 1903.

The memorial in front commemorates the 1914-1918 war.

Equipment.
Canon EOS1DII, ISO 200, 17-40 mm L at 40 mm, polariser, 1/125th, f16, -2/3 EV, tripod, mlu, cable release.

Digital Darkroom.
Converted & dusted Adobe Lightroom.

Location.
Oamaru, Otago, South Island, New Zealand.
State Highway 1, Capital of the Waitaki District.

Former Post Office.

Totara Estate Harvest Home celebration.

Shire horses at the Totara Estate Harvest Home celebration, which I visited with family relations.

The Totara Estate is where the first shipment of frozen meat from New Zealand to the other side of the world was sent from.

Equipment.
Canon EOS1DII, ISO 200, 70-200 mm L at 109 mm, 1/640th, f8, -2/3 EV, hand held.

Digital Darkroom.
Converted & dusted Adobe Lightroom.

Shire Horses.

Shire Horse and tractor.

When I was photographing the shire horses I noticed the old tractor in the background. There seemed to be a connection between the two methods of transport, and I decided to concentrate on the horse's mane decorations, using depth of field to place the tractor as an out of focus background element.

An aperture of f8 seemed to do the trick with the lens set to 180mm.

Equipment.
Canon EOS1DII, ISO 200, 70-200 mm L at 180mm, 1/800th, f8, -2/3 EV, hand held.

Digital Darkroom.
Converted & dusted Adobe Lightroom.

Location.
Totara Estate, Oamaru, Otago, South Island, New Zealand.
State Highway 1, 8km south of Oamaru.

Shire Horse and tractor.

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