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Mary Livingston

Hey Everyone! I live downunder in the Western Pacific in this photogenic place called Aotearoa. I work full time as a marine scientist. After my kids left home, my number one hobby became photograp...
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Day 88
Optical Illusion
This was the marvellous view from my desk today. A strange composition of reflections and clouds...no multiple exposures or layering...
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Day 89
Twice the value
Today's image is of the same view and reflected building as yesterday but a different time of day. The fiery furnaces of a stormy suns...
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Day 90
Harbour Reflections
#morning #outdoors #nature #friday #old #retro #water #color #sea #reflection #design #art #wall #dirty #texture #pattern #desktop...
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Day 91
Native parrot, kakariki, on Somes Island, Wellington Harbour
An annual trek with a group of friends to stay over a weekend in the middle of our harbou...
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Day 93
Red Sky at Night
This should auger well, but who knows? The forecast is all over the place at the mo! #outdoors #evening #light #monday #water #sun #m...
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Day 94
Crazy Mirror
For the amusement of workers out on their lunchtime stroll? LOL #outdoors #nature #afternoon #landscape #wood #road #tuesday #street #cit...
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Day 97
Crowded House
All the birds were bathing today in the first bit of warmth for a while. #outdoors #nature #friday #afternoon #duck #lake #bird #wood #w...
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Day 98
Winter Butterfly
A long walk on a chilly bright day through the botanical gardens revealed all sorts of colourful treasures, including this beauty. #o...
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Day 99
Hill Run
My friend Don Franks reading poems tonight at the public launch of his book 'Hill Run', dedicated to his partner Jill who died a year and a h...
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Day 100
Almost Mid-Winter
Two days to go before the shortest day of the year! Gloomy and chilly, the clouds today made for a great picture from my work. #outd...
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Day 101
Dr Zhivago
Sunrise this morning...cold, wintry with condensation inside the windows. Made me think of that opening scene in the 60's version of the mo...
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Day 103
Rush hour
I was surprised to see mist and haze in the distance on my way to work this morning as there was a significant breeze. I had to pull up on a...
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Day 104
David Jones
The southern hemisphere equivalent of John Lewis in the UK. I passed a happy lunch hour break taking images of these mannequins and lookin...
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Day 106
Sentinel
Many photographers hate pylons with a vengeance..a blot on the landscape that is not environmentally friendly. I quite like them. I cannot ra...
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Day 107
Beauty and Therapy
I am on the third day of one of those awful winter viruses..shivers and aches, the lot. But it was time to venture a short distance...
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Day 108
Reflecting
A lovely sunny morning everything hung with dew and rain, so I took the dog along to a local outdoor native plant museum. When I looked thr...
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Day 111
Changing the Guard
Oh yes, the Lions are in town...how could I possibly forget? Everything makes sense now! #friday #afternoon #street #people #winter...
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Day 112
One more cup of coffee
Just before going to a memorial service to farewell a dear friend. A beautiful tribute was held. RIP my friend. #indoors #after...
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Day 113
One man's junk is another man's treasure
Sunday morning in a timeless world. Petone is full of eclectic junk shops and early settler remnants. Perfect...
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Day 114
Cathedral Glass
Another wet wintry day so I went to the local cathedral on my lunch break to explore the light from inside. This green glass helped to...
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Day 115
The Final Hours
Working late tonight I realised that I had not had a minute all day to capture any photographs. The colour of the sky was superb and i...
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Day 116
Dazzled
At last, a glorious sunny day with interesting glass reflections in the city! #outdoors #nature #afternoon #color #wednesday #sky #design #art...
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Day 122
In the hot seat
Lunch time today on the waterfront yielded some lovely reflections in an airstream silver caravan selling delicious coffee! The seats...
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Day 121
Tunnel Vision
A day of retail therapy in the city with my daughter before she headed off back to Australia. Sigh, I am broke but very happy. This was...