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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 179
Send us some crumbs
At the park today #nature #afternoon #bird #wednesday #animal #wildlife #seagulls #september #no-person
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Day 76
Bird on the wire
I noticed a shadow above me on the wires when I got out of the car after work...omg ...a native New Zealand owl..morpork...just sitti...
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Day 109
Ghosts of Cook Strait
Far to the west, beyond the surging waters and wheeling birds, the ferry gave me comfort that all was well. RIP Brigid. #outdoor...
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Day 167
Windows
Modern glass fronted buildings with windows here and there make for great geometric patterns in the city. Here I was looking straight up the s...
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Day 175
Tunnel of Fun
Oh boy..it was freezing! But we were prepared so we had lots of fun...the dog was a bit fed up though #afternoon #saturday #light #dark...
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Day 110
Good Morning Wellington
I woke up to a sky full of promise this morning. #morning #thursday #june
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Day 117
Early Mists
The sun slowly drove off the morning mists today...the shadows and light show off Wellington's steep bushy terrain right next to the heart...
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Day 129
Giant Braille
Playing with my wide angle lens today I tried it out on this poignant piece of sculpture that describes the loss of orientation when the...
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Day 166
Tree Web
This tree is still in winter's sleep. The branches curve and droop to the ground making a small cage. #thursday #fall #nature #afternoon #moo...
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Day 21
Love
A dull windy day and the chimps were snuggling up at the zoo today. So much emotion in their faces, gestures and embraces. #afternoon #saturday #...
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Day 73
First light in NZ
I was arriving back in NZ after a trip to Alaska...here was the dawn at 8.30 am instead of 3 am! #morning #landscape #tuesday #water...
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Day 85
Busking with movement
I see lots of buskers at the market on Sundays, but today was special...this young man was playing classical music with aplomb a...
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Day 87
Glass Ceiling
I was inspired to go out today in spite of the ongoing rain and chilly weather. It is such a good break from the office, and I found mys...
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Day 119
Dune runners
The second day of our family trip to the east coast. A big swell brought in a sea haze that obscured the giant dunes at the north end of...
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Day 131
Reflecting
I was inspired by a friend today to reinvestigate puddle photography and it was incredibly rewarding!! #thursday #outdoors #afternoon #land...
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Day 137
City View
I see this every day from my desk window, yet I have never noticed it until I looked at live b/w view through my camera. I love the way phot...
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Day 142
Don't Throw out the Baby...
This cloud formation today made me think of the saying 'Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater'. #outdoors #nature #a...
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Day 163
Magnolian Beauty
I just love the colour and shapes of the magnolia tree. Spring is round the corner I hope! #nature #afternoon #monday #leaf #flower #...
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Day 164
Back to the gardens again
New variegated leaves at the Botanic Gardens...I had to go back...yesterday was so lovely! #outdoors #nature #afternoon #woo...
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Day 215
Odd juxtaposition of words
Weird words on the street just by coincidence. #portrait #thursday #october #afternoon #art #people #woman #monochrome #man...
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Day 222
The pillars of power swoon at the election outcome in NZ
Hmm, our new government has been announced today as a labour-green-NZfirst coalition after 9...
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Day 2
Raindrops
I went on long walk to the photographic shop today to see what was on offer re weatherproof cameras. On the way I paused and took some abstr...
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Day 3
Waiting for the bus
Two buses failed to stop for me at the bus stop today, but I made this discovery ...a lovely curve of the pavement leading towards...
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Day 10
Somewhere...over the rainbow
So much colour over Wellington this evening as the sun went down, literally from my window again!! #evening #landscape #l...