Harbour lights

Taken after sunset while driving home from a Ukelele practice. I obviously haven't taken night shots for a while 'cause I didn't find the right settings for a while so had a lot of black photos as a result.


Three good things:
1. John came back safely after getting three odd skin things removed. You don't want to know where!
2. Booked a room in Wellington for later this month. More Indian motorcycle madness!
3. Baked potatoes with butter melting inside!

[Simply Amanda]

Super colors and effect!

[julia]

Lovely shot Maggie..

[Claire]

Very pretty

[KWind]

Pretty scene. There are a lot of boats!

[Mr. Spock]

Beautiful scene!

[Loopy-Lou]

Beautiful capture

[Steve]

Wonderful capture! fav

[Pat Knowles]

Funny TGT but a great night photo maggiemae! Love this one so its a fave for me. I will have to practice night shots before I go to the USA. Must get the right settings!

[Joyce]

Beautiful shot. Maggiemae. Fav

[Bep]

Beautiful night capture.

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[Maggiemae]

@happypat I'm amazed really because I didn't use a tripod or have night settings chosen! A fluke, I reckon! Ta for your big fav!

[Beryl Lloyd]

A beautiful sea scape !!

[katy]

Well the others might not be good but this one is fabulous!
That baked potato sounds divine too!

[Judith Greenwood]

Looks heavenly! So nice to see some blue!

[Graeme Stevens]

great shot

[*lynn]

beautiful

[Lee]

Great shot, I like this. May I just observe though, the horizon is crooked.

[bkb in the city]

Beautiful view

[Rob Crosby]

Nice. Ukelele? I'm impressed!

[Phil Howcroft]

nice twinkling lights maggie

[Maggiemae]

@gamelee Thank you Lee - for your nice tactful statement! I've fixed it - actually I'm surprised I didn't see this!

[Frances Klein]

Nice capture

[Nick]

Wow - amazing views and blues.

[Jen Hudson]

Good shot of the harbour and those boats. Well done on getting this night shot.

[Margaret Pengelly]

Lovely shot Maggiemae. I haven't forgotten your landscape challenge. Very busy over the last few days. When things settle tomorrow I will take time to seek out some landscapes instead of just ducking into the garden for a quick shot.

[Maggiemae]

@ubobohobo No problem, Margaret. They deserve a bit of attention when you do have time!

[Stephanie Swift]

Love that colour I think of as "twilight blue" in this shot. Beautiful composition.

[Barb]

love the colour

[Daisy Miller]

Beautiful shot. Gorgeous rich colors.

[Taffy]

A beautiful harbor -- you're lucky to be able to have this scene as you drive home!

[belinda]

This is a lovely scene, no wonder you stopped to photograph it. Lovely colours. It looks quite tranquil.

[Keri]

Absolutely beautiful. You live on the hill on the south side of Oamaru?

[Maggiemae]

@pitasmum Well, just over the hill, Keri! Not that I'm over the hill!

[Dee L.]

Love your three things, specially the backed potato with butter. I also like your shot of the harbour. Very nice.

[Gena Pegg]

Lovely shot Maggie....great light and love the view!!! All three of your things sound good...especially the baked potato!

[Bev]

Beautiful shot, Maggie. Fav. That baked potato with melted butter sounds yummy!

[Lesley Chisholm]

Love the colours in this one. You really nailed it in the end! And I like the sound of baked potatoes too!

[Corinne]

nice shades of blue !

[Maggiemae]

@cocobella thanks Corinne - summer here so we make the most of the blue days as well as the blue nights!

[Dione Giorgio]

Great capture of this magnificent harbour view.

[John]

I like the blue light and the details of all the sailboats.

[Delia]

Bbeautiful blue hour photo. Thanks for the follow. Would have been good to meet you, maybe next time

[Lindy]

Ooh goodness I do love that beautiful blue. Such a wonderful time in the evening just after the sun goes down.

[Debi 🐩]

A lovely scene

[Peter Dulis]

nicely captured ...

[Rona]

Great view and blues :)

[Maggie]

This definitely has the chill night factor with those beautiful blues.

[Yao RL]

I felt the peace.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

It looks very peaceful and serene. A lovely scene to end the day with.

[Darlene]

Pretty shot. I love how blue the water is and the entire scene actually. Poor John. My hubby has had a few skin things removed too. You do not want to know where. I always love your three things.

[Maggiemae]

Thanks for you lovely comments, @darsphotos - I am always pleased to see them! One on his scalp!

[Darlene]

@maggiemae Poor John. I had one on my hairline near my temple that was skin cancer. So glad it was not the worse type but the least invasive and never had more. I hope John is doing well.

[summerfield]

beautiful capture. i wish i have something like this to photograph.

[Maggiemae]

@summerfield You should when it gets to be summer at your place, Vikki!

[Osia Strasner]

Beautiful night shot.....you finally did get the settings right! ;-)) I love night photography, yes, it is tricky, and I find that the best time is at twilight when there is still some light out and the buildings are starting to get all lit up. That being said, I would have moved a bit to the left and maybe even cropped it tighter to get that darn lamppost out of the picture....and, the street below the trees.

[Osia Strasner]

@summerfield Vikki, you know you have an open invitation to come visit me in San Diego....plenty of shots like this year round! ;-)

[Maggiemae]

@panthora mmm. you could be right Osia! I will try it with the photo on my iMac and see.

[summerfield]

@panthora @maggiemae - i do like that bit of foliage up on the right side. the lampost could be cloned out to keep the balance and perspective. the hydropole could also be cloned out and the bottom cropped to get rid of the street.

osia, one day, i'll be knocking at your and louise's doors. :-)