RWC Final 2011 Pre-game Build up: Queen Street and Fan Trail

New Zealand was abuzz all week about the 2011 Rugby World Cup final of the All Blacks v France. The Atmosphere was buzzing on Queen Street at 5pm with chants of 'All Blacks' and the majority of the crowd dressed in black. 

Most of the crowd where on the fan trail to Eden park. Every couple of hundred meters there was a street performer and at every bus stop a band belting out tunes on their instruments  in  the late afternoon sun. The rest where heading down to the fan zones at the bottom of Queen Street or to a bar to catch the final game of RWC 2011.

Radhastami 2011

Flash Haka

First Flash Haka of the 2011 RWC at Slyvia Park. Hopefully its the first of many over the next 6 weeks.

Ariel view

Ground Level

Just over 5 days to go RWC 2011

(Rugby World Cup countdown outside of Britomart)

Janmasthami 2011

Photography For Lazy Photoshoppers

Check out this cool comic by xkcd via PetaPixel

Photography For Lazy Photoshoppers

and while you're at it check out The Oatmeal's "State of the Web Summer2011"

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/state_web_summer

All Black Bolter???

 Rugby World Cup being held in NZ is just around the corner. Perhaps he's hoping for an All Black call up? 

Where am I? Reflections in HDR

Here are some more HDR shots which i finally processed. I was trying to go for a more photo realistic HDR feel here but not 100% sure I achieved it.
 

Can anyone guess what buildings they are? Both buildings where both were shoot from street level on Queen Street close to Britomart. The first building is on Shortland Street, the second building on Albert Street.

 

City of Sails

My brother and I did a photography course with Three Little Wishes last Sunday. The weather wasn't ideal for photography with all the wind and the rain but it apparently was great for sailing on the Waitemata Harbour. 

Nrsimha Caturdasi

 A month late but the photos are finally up