I recently bought a new telephoto lens, and keen to test it out, I headed down to the Pūteketeke nesting boxes in Wānaka.

It turned out to be a good choice. There was plenty of activity, including nest building and territorial scraps.

This will be my first time at the Wānaka Art Exhibition. I will be entering Limited Edition Framed A2 prints into the Main Section of the Exhibition, and Limited Edition A3 Unframed prints into the Prints section.

It was an early start, with the lunar eclipse starting just before 5am, and the blood moon setting over Mount Roy by 6:30am. Luckily the sky over Wānaka was clear, and it timed well so that it all happened before dawn.

With my camera on a tripod, I took a series of photos as the moon went through the different phases.