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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 155
Abstract Whimsy
Wet and cold today in Wellington so I played with my camera trying different ideas for Abstracts material. This glass sits on top of t...
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Day 49
One Dead Trolley
In a children's skate park, a shopping trolley lies alone and abandoned. Who puts such things in such places? I must have led a shelt...
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Day 63
Breathtaking Scenery
I was overwhelmed by the drama and beauty as I made my way south to Seward from Anchorage...what a day. Ice water mountain snow g...
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Day 130
Under the Subway
Walked through an empty subway today beneath the rumble of the trains. I could also hear a plaintive song from a 3 string Chinese fid...
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Day 31
Darkening skies
New Zealand is about to be pounced by the leftovers of another cyclone 'Cook' and the skies are looking ominous #afternoon #landscape...
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Day 96
Pink Walls, Orange windows
It's hard to get good photos working full time in winter, but today I went a different route home just as the sun was disap...
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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 178
Blossoms and Birds
Here come the little wax-eyes feeding on the sweet nectar of spring downunder! #morning #outdoors #nature #apple #tuesday #color #t...
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Day 208
Wellington is so Empty!
#thursday #october #outdoors #afternoon #wood #black-and-white #light #road #tree #street #city #park #shadow #architecture #b...
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Day 225
Festival of music
Watching amazing old time banjo players at a festival right here in Wellington this weekend! #indoors #portrait #october #outdoors #...
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Day 224
Steep Terrain
I love the wild South Coast looking onto Cook Strait....this was evening time #october #outdoors #afternoon #saturday #landscape #house...
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Day 19
Words
I passed by a giant metallic statue of a woman today with words neatly cut-out all over her (Statue of Katherine Mansfield). This is a section o...
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Day 23
Lens cap day
Gloom. Cold. Wet and a big work load. Day and night were bleak and black....Haha! #night #monday #design #art #darkness #texture #april
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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 181
The Killing Fields
A friend and I were driving through this new(ish) tunnel at night. It was built as part of New Zealand's 100 year commemoration of...
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Day 220
In the pink
Colours and shadows in Newtown, Wellington #morning #october #house #tuesday #color #street #city #urban #window #architecture #building #...
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Day 32
Cheeky native parrot
These birds have clawed their way from a tiny population size so much so they are now off the threatened list in NZ! They abound...
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Day 59
A first for me
Just arrived in Anchorage Alaska and my first wander led me to reindeer hotdogs! It tasted wonderful. Apparently they are farmed locall...
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Day 82
Autumn again
I cant stop gawking at the colours in Wellington this year. The city is mostly evergreen trees but this year there seem to be so many mor...
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Day 92
Shooting for the Moon
Sunrise/moonset at Somes Island-double exposure image #morning #evening #landscape #sunday #light #sky #sunset #tower #travel #s...
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Day 212
Three days of steady rain!
Last week we moved down 3 floors in our building at work. Significantly less view :( #october #outdoors #afternoon #house #...
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Day 227
Texture
#october #afternoon #retro #tuesday #steel #empty #dirty #simplicity #paper #wallpaper #vertical #rough #graphic-design #stripe #contemporary...
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Day 229
Peony
#thursday #october #nature #afternoon #color #garden #leaf #flower #love #bright #closeup #summer #floral #petal #head #beautiful #blooming #rom...
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Day 30
Flax plant
These leaves used by Maori for weaving are strong and fibrous with gorgeous red trim and fine detail on them #afternoon #monday #leaf #plan...