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7/10/2017 0 Comments

My Journey of Passion In Photography 2017 - Pregnancy

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2/7/2017 0 Comments

My Journey of Passion In Photography 2017

Lauder Ukulele Festival 2017

A photographers dream to have so many talented artists to photograph over a long week end.... Lauder Ukulele Festival 2017 was a magical event, so many opportunities to snap some candid shots of People, Children, Instruments and Nature...
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Nature around Lauder - 2017 Lauder Ukulele Festival - Lauder Rail Trail

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12/30/2016 0 Comments

My Journey Of Passion In Photography 

Beautiful people, forests and creatures, let your imagination tell you the story.
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11/1/2016 0 Comments

MY JOURNEY OF PASSION - PHOTOGRAPHY PART PART 31

Photographing different species of animal interacting is the cherry on top when you are calf rearing.
Enjoy the images and feel free to leave comment.
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Comb Grooming Service

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Song Thrush

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Tui

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Mice Mummified

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Guineafowl

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Malay Dove/Lace Neck Dove

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Cows and Calves

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Antipodes Island Parakeet

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You are a handsome fellow...

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8/14/2016 0 Comments

MY JOURNEY OF PASSION - PHOTOGRAPHY PART PART 30

Photographing birds is so rewarding. Here are some images taken over the last few weeks of various birds.

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The beautiful Tui, Pukerau Southland New Zealand
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Rocky the rescued Pigeon with his wife Page...
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Silver Duckwing chickens.... Are you listening to me Fred?
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The New Zealand Fantail Southland
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Lebo the guinea fowl rescued from the Dunedin SPCA, she now has a forever home at "Tranquillity"
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The Bellbird, winter feeders at "Tranquillity" Southland
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Silvereyes feeding at "Tranquillity"
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Mallard Ducks
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Sparrows stealing the farmers Grain in the shed Southland New Zealand
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5/13/2016 0 Comments

MY JOURNEY OF PASSION - PHOTOGRAPHY PART PART 29

Get behind your camera and find out what inspires you and who you are as a photographer. Your photography style is unique to you no one can take the exact images you do.

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Autumn Moon Pukerau Southland New Zealand
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Top: Delta Peach Fronted Conure, Bottom Left: Cinnamon Cockatiel, Bottom Right: Echo Maroon Bellied Conure
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Whistling Brown Tree Frog Pukerau Southland New Zeland
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Conure Parrots. Top: Sun Conure, Bottom Two: Maroon Bellied Conure
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Sunsets, Rural Southland New Zealand
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Tui Pukerau Southland New Zealand
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Bellbird Pukerau Southland New Zealand
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Sacred Kingfisher Pukerau Southland New Zealand
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Sparrow with a deformed beak Pukerau Southland New Zealand
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Yellow Admiral Butterfly Pukerau Southland New Zealand
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Keith Lightfoot Pukerau Southland New Zealand
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Andrea Lightfoot Pukerau Southland New Zealand
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3/16/2016 0 Comments

MY JOURNEY OF PASSION - PHOTOGRAPHY PART PART 28

Use your imagination to create your reality...

There is no rule to achieve beautiful photography. Patience especially when it comes to nature and animals and time invested behind the lens result in capturing those amazing moments. Beauty in one frame and a passion for photography is all you need....

Happy Easter everyone... please feel free to leave a comment.

The Dahlias are particularly beautiful this time of year, candy for the eyes.
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2/22/2016 2 Comments

MY JOURNEY OF PASSION - PHOTOGRAPHY PART PART 27

Nature and her beautiful colours through the lens of a camera. Photography is so rewarding, you can go back time and time again to view her beauty and share those beautiful moments captured.

Enjoy the wonder of photography seen through my eyes.
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Beautiful summer blooms in Pukerau Southland New Zealand
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Sunshine the beautiful Sun Conure Parrot
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Beautiful dogs Pukerau Kennels & Cattery
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Little chicks posting and dust-bathing Pukerau Southland NZ
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A 17 year old cat Pukerau Nursery NZ
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Wild mouse & Bunny Pukerau NZ
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A misty morning at "Tranquillity" Southland New Zealand
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1/3/2016 0 Comments

MY JOURNEY OF PASSION - PHOTOGRAPHY PART PART 26

A selection of photos of some of our beautiful animals, flowers and scenery in New Zealand. Enjoy!
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MAPLE GLEN GARDENS SOUTHLAND
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A YOUNG TERN CHICK IN THE CATLINS NZ
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BEAUTIFUL MALE CHAFFINCH BLUFF NZ
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A TUI ON A FLAX
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11/1/2015 0 Comments

MY JOURNEY OF PASSION - PHOTOGRAPHY PART PART 25

New Zealand and her little treasures through our lens.  Enjoy!
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Magic moments

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deer & their velvet

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tulip plantation New Zealand

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​Passchendaele steam train

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A beautiful moment

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9/20/2015 0 Comments

MY JOURNEY OF PASSION - PHOTOGRAPHY PART PART 24

Photography allows us to connect others to a small part of our world in a unique way. It makes you look at the world differently.  Observing and photographing allows one to see different sides of animals and nature. Watching the hens with the calves has been a real treat this month. 


Enjoy the scenery, birds, and calves.
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Beautiful little faces

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Odd friends

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Chickens share of milk!

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Yellow hammer

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Bantam

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Pitpit

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Tui

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frosty sheep

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carrot treat

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7/27/2015 0 Comments

MY JOURNEY OF PASSION - PHOTOGRAPHY PART PART 23

There is always something magical about photography and snow. Birds in the snow in Southland New Zealand, great subjects to photograph when the garden is cloaked in a white blanket.
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New Zealand Tui
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Little Silver-Eyes/Wax-Eyes
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Green Finch
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Female Blackbird
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Beautiful New Zealand Male Bellbird
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6/20/2015 0 Comments

MY JOURNEY OF PASSION - PHOTOGRAPHY PART part 22

The beauty of photography is capturing that moment in time that will never be repeated again.


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The Message Is In The Silence

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5/23/2015 0 Comments

MY JOURNEY OF PASSION - PHOTOGRAPHY PART - 21

“Stop and smell the roses”. Take time to appreciate the beauty around around you. It is everywhere, it's not only in nature, it's in every one of us.

Photography allows you to stop and focus on the moment  when you download the images it brings back the memory of that moment, and when you share the image it allows the viewer to focus on the moment that you froze.

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The Coot

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Queenstown

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bellbird

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NZ Tui

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ducks, spotted dove & Silvereyes

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5/6/2015 0 Comments

MY JOURNEY OF PASSION - PHOTOGRAPHY PART - 20

There are so many things about nature that fascinate me. Birds top that list. Spending hours or in all honesty, many, many hours photographing and watching their natural grace and being in awe of their beauty.

Birds inspire me to ponder life. Nature is wise and birds are just one example of how much nature has to teach us about life. These are just some of the amazing native birds that visit our garden.

The Tui, Wood pigeon, Bellbird, Fantail and Silvereye.

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The Apple watch team

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4/12/2015 0 Comments

MY JOURNEY OF PASSION - PHOTOGRAPHY PART - 19

“We need to regularly stop and take stock; to sit down and determine within ourselves which things are worth valuing and which things are not; which risks are worth the cost and which are not. Even the most confusing or hurtful aspects of life can be made more tolerable by clear seeing and by choice.” ~ Epictetus


Being able to capture nature in colour, her people and creatures is pleasing to the eye through the lens. But sharing those moments frozen in time brings great joy to many. Be grateful for every day...
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3/15/2015 0 Comments

MY JOURNEY OF PASSION - PHOTOGRAPHY PART - 18

New Zealand has wonderful opportunities for photographers. From spectacular scenery to amazing fauna and flora. A selection of native birds like the Bellbird. Captain Cook described it as sounding "like small bells exquisitely tuned". 

Enjoy images of other birds and creatures that make our world brighter. Please feel free to leave a comment, hope you enjoy the photographs taken in New Zealand.
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2/16/2015 0 Comments

MY JOURNEY OF PASSION - PHOTOGRAPHY PART - 17

Lauder Ukulele Festival 2015

The small town of Lauder in Central Otago, New Zealand, came alive with laughter, love and music on Waitangi weekend 2015!

Hundreds of people descended on the village to enjoy a weekend of fabulous Ukulele music, delicious food and often-crazy late night dancing. Barry, Diane, Bruce and Esme worked hard to bring the event together and it was a huge success.

It was a photographers delight, the people were beautiful wearing their colourful hats and costumes while the spectators were bundled up on the first night to keep the cold chilly blast out. Children ran about through the crowds having fun in the fresh country air. 
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Esmé Macdonald Lauder School Bed & Breakfast on the Central Otago Rail Trail
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Big smiles and colourful hats from people enjoying the Lauder Ukulele Festival
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Beautiful children carefree enjoying the Lauder Ukulele Festival

Ukulele Festival Auckland

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My passion for birds, a little rescued Silver-eye recovering - posing beautifully next to a Ukulele. After recovery they are released back into the garden.
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2/3/2015 0 Comments

My journey of passion - photography part 16

“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” – Marcus Aureliu

Watching a beautiful dawn turn into a sunrise is a gentle reminder that we are privilege to be alive – Take a small piece of time at the beginning of a new day to sit quietly and watch the horizon. It is a miracle and a reminder that each new day brings a new beginning to your life.

Dawn to Sunrise, beautiful beaches and rugged coast line - The Sounds French Pass

Never loose hope for you do not know what tomorrow may bring...
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Dawn The sounds French Pass 
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Sunrise - The Sounds French Pass 
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The Night sky - The Sounds French Pass New Zealand

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Beautiful beach coves, forests and rugged coastline - The Sounds 
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Spectacular views around the winding roads - The Sounds French pass
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12/22/2014 0 Comments

MY JOURNEY OF PASSION - PHOTOGRAPHY PART 15

It is a great feeling to be inspired by the people we know and love and people we have never met before. It is time to leave your past behind and take Christmas and 2015 as a new beginning. Take a moment to glance back and count the many blessing that you were given, we are all sometimes too busy to appreciate them.  I am so thankful to be given a chance to live in this world, to be surrounded by people, friends and family.


Thank you for walking with me through my journey of passion during 2014. If you have a passion for photography or anything else in life, keep that passion burning, you can only get better at it.
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a New Year rich with blessings of love, laughter, joy and warmth.  Thank you for walking with me through my journey of passion in 2014.


Enjoy this selection of images on many subjects through all the seasons of 2014...
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    Four years ago, I was just getting started (AndreaEL Photography)..today my photos have appeared on magazine covers, greeting cards, community notice boards, wedding albums, wildlife publications, calendars and websites all over the world. I have passed 1,000,000 Views on one of my sites.. I am blown away by the positive response.
    Despite being tucked away in a remote village near Gore in Southland New Zealand, I have harnessed the ever increasing power and reach of the internet to share my photography and passion with the world.
    I absolutely love birds, nature and photography and the intention is purely to share their beauty with the world … I guess when you are passionate about someone or something, it comes out in the photos..

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Specialising in NZ Native Bird Photography
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