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  • Nora Leggs,

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    Nice one Jackson, almost looks like you were right out there with the skaters : )

    Without the spotlights the light in there was weird – doing strange things to people.

    Auckland • Since Dec 2011 • 2700 posts Report Reply

  • Richard Grevers,

    I would love to post wintery pix but there was a pohutukawa starting to flower on the way in to New Plymouth this morning! It's not as though we've been short of wintry weather either.

    New Plymouth • Since Jul 2011 • 143 posts Report Reply

  • JacksonP, in reply to Richard Grevers,

    but there was a pohutukawa starting to flower on the way in to New Plymouth this morning!

    Ours is flowering too. It's probably a Kermadec Pohutakawa like ours, which flowers several times a year.

    Auckland • Since Mar 2011 • 2450 posts Report Reply

  • Gareth,

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    I offer this before diving into a morning on the final edit of my next book. The last Canterbury snow was rather nice...

    Bucolic in the backblocks… • Since Jan 2008 • 269 posts Report Reply

  • JacksonP, in reply to Nora Leggs,

    Without the spotlights the light in there was weird – doing strange things to people.

    Cheers Nora.

    I used my bigger top-mounted flash, and managed to get the skaters relatively sharp, while the background movement and lights made it interesting. Was very experimental, TBH. Not something I've done before. But fun.

    Auckland • Since Mar 2011 • 2450 posts Report Reply

  • JacksonP, in reply to Gareth,

    The last Canterbury snow was rather nice...

    Wonderful shot, thanks Gareth.

    Auckland • Since Mar 2011 • 2450 posts Report Reply

  • Gareth, in reply to JacksonP,

    There are more... but I have work to do first!

    Bucolic in the backblocks… • Since Jan 2008 • 269 posts Report Reply

  • Robert Urquhart,

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    I also got out with my camera after the recent snow in Christchurch

    Christchurch • Since Mar 2009 • 163 posts Report Reply

  • Nora Leggs, in reply to Robert Urquhart,

    That's cool!

    Auckland • Since Dec 2011 • 2700 posts Report Reply

  • Lilith __, in reply to Robert Urquhart,

    I also got out with my camera after the recent snow in Christchurch

    Wow, that looks like a Thunderbirds base! The roof folds back and a rocket comes out...

    Dunedin • Since Jul 2010 • 3895 posts Report Reply

  • Kumara Republic,

    Concert promoter Phil Sprey hosted a very successful temporary rink roughly 10 years ago in Wellington's Waitangi Park.

    Not long after, a proposal for a permanent rink followed. Unfortunately that fell through after the council and the developer (Welly Indoor Sports) couldn't agree on how to foot the bill, despite popular demand.

    The southernmost capital … • Since Nov 2006 • 5446 posts Report Reply

  • Lilith __,

    <sigh> Wish we could have one of these in central Chch.

    The informal ice-rink we had on the front steps and (steeply sloping) driveway a few weeks back isn't the same thing at all!
    I thought of that when I read the words "nutcracker on ice" -- sounds like a horrific accident. :-)
    But the Ice Stars are amazing, and the photos are lovely.

    Dunedin • Since Jul 2010 • 3895 posts Report Reply

  • JacksonP, in reply to Lilith __,

    But the Ice Stars are amazing, and the photos are lovely.

    Thanks Lilith, and all.

    I also got out with my camera after the recent snow in Christchurch.

    That's cool!

    That's more than just cool, it's ice cold.

    Boom boom!

    Auckland • Since Mar 2011 • 2450 posts Report Reply

  • JacksonP,

    Anyone got the musical reference yet?

    It is Friday after all.

    Auckland • Since Mar 2011 • 2450 posts Report Reply

  • Lilith __, in reply to JacksonP,

    Anyone got the musical reference yet?

    Ohhh, now I get it. ;-)

    I actually like the slightly blurred Ice Stars best - they look speedy and glamorous.

    Dunedin • Since Jul 2010 • 3895 posts Report Reply

  • Lilith __,

    PS you know they're singing about this?

    Dunedin • Since Jul 2010 • 3895 posts Report Reply

  • Gudrun Gisela, in reply to Nora Leggs,

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    Talking bout ice skaters. The kids here in Christchurch meet after nine pm and work hard achieving top ranking.

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2011 • 891 posts Report Reply

  • Gudrun Gisela,

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    Listening to their coach for instruction to improve their skill level.

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2011 • 891 posts Report Reply

  • Gareth,

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    The amazing thing about the 7 June snow up here in Waipara was that big flakes fell through still air and so stuck to everything. And it stayed still long enough for the sun to get up...

    Bucolic in the backblocks… • Since Jan 2008 • 269 posts Report Reply

  • Gareth,

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    The vineyard looked quite good...

    Bucolic in the backblocks… • Since Jan 2008 • 269 posts Report Reply

  • Gareth,

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    ... as did the trees round the house.

    Bucolic in the backblocks… • Since Jan 2008 • 269 posts Report Reply

  • JacksonP,

    Wow Gareth! Thanks for posting these.

    Auckland • Since Mar 2011 • 2450 posts Report Reply

  • JacksonP, in reply to Gudrun Gisela,

    The kids here in Christchurch meet after nine pm and work hard achieving top ranking.

    Thanks Gudrun. Love to see all this action.

    Anyone at the Queenstown Winter festival?

    Auckland • Since Mar 2011 • 2450 posts Report Reply

  • Ian Dalziel, in reply to Robert Urquhart,

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    I also got out with my camera after
    the recent snow in Christchurch

    Some churches were curlier...

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2006 • 7953 posts Report Reply

  • Kebabette,

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    This was my favourite pic in the Christchurch snow. It is Cranmer Square.

    Christchurch • Since Feb 2007 • 221 posts Report Reply

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