There was a sandcastle competition on today at New Brighton beach. I’d missed the last one they had, so wasn’t sure what I was going to see. I was blown away by the work put into them. They were all in good in their own way, but some were just outstanding – the ape mother in particular.
Little kids seemed to really like this one! Lots of giggles.
It’s been a few months since I’ve been down the New Brighton Mall (and it’s alleyways). What a difference! Back in November 2012, local artists were called upon to paint artworks on empty walls as part of Mural Madness – here’s some of the photos I snapped today of some of my favourites.
Love this! It would look at home on someone’s wall.
Very cute!
New Brighton is a seaside suburb of Christchurch and it was hit pretty badly by the earthquakes. But even before the quakes the area was quite depressed – with the retail district inundated with 2 dollar shops. A plan for re-developing New Brighton has just been released by the City Council. You can view the plan for New Brighton at http://www.ccc.govt.nz/thecouncil/policiesreportsstrategies/SuburbsRejuvenationProgramme/NewBrightonMasterPla.aspx
You can read more about the murals and what’s happening to renew New Brighton at:
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These are the Guy Fawkes fireworks that are let off on the New Brighton Pier. I was standing on the top of Mt Pleasant hill with my big lens. I couldn’t even see where the pier was, so I’m pretty lucky to have gotten this shot 
It was pretty cold up the hill! Winter seems to have come back to visit us this week. But it was worth it to have a crack at these shots.
New Brighton Pier this Morning, click for a larger version
I was at New Brighton Pier this morning to meet friends for coffee at the Salt on the Pier cafe. I did not take my camera along, as I’ve taken a lot of pier photos over the years. So mother nature decided to give me a small reminder that I should never leave the house without my real camera! The fog was very dramatic. I had my cellphone handy (Samsung Galaxy II), so luckily I got a shot. I never expected it to be any good though, so I’m rather pleased. It’s had a little bit of work done on it in Lightroom and Photoshop, but not much.
Repeat after me, Never Leave the House without your Camera!
Here’s the video I took of the beach while the Tsunami siren was being test. Not loud enough I think.
Not a wonderful day for photos today, it’s raining and quite cold. But despite that a few friends and I met at the pier to take what photos we could. It’s beautiful no matter the weather… though I would not recommend shooting in low light with a almost flat camera battery (even with a tripod). My new charged battery was left on the charger back at the house 
It’s apparently going to rain most of this week as a low has settled over the us… so it could be a challenging week for photography!