A walk on a beautiful Autumn day in Bolton Street Cemetery.
An old cemetery has so many stories to whisper. Listen and you will hear. Open your eyes and you will see.
Colours of a cemetery
05 Friday Apr 2013
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Epiphany and the Blessing of the Waters 2013
28 Thursday Feb 2013
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Bella Photography, creative, Epiphany and the Blessing of the Waters, event, family, Inspiration, Photo, Photography, Portrait, Rachel Binning, Summer 2013
A volunteer from the Greek Community of Wellington dives into Wellington Harbour for cross blessed by Father Demetrios and Archbishop Amfilochios Tsoukos as part of the celebration of the Epiphany and the Blessing of the Waters.
Snippets of summer 2013
28 Thursday Feb 2013
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Bella Photography, family, Inspiration, Music, Photo, Photography, Portrait, Rachel Binning, Summer 2013, tongue- in-cheek
Long beautiful warm days are my only excuse not to have blogged over summer. Tomorrow is March and officially ends ‘summer’, not that I think the weather is going to change in a huge hurry… Here’s a wee taster of some of the things I got up to over summer. Still so many places and people I have been around and still many stories to tell, if only for Mr Time !
The little old man looks back at the steps in his life
If looks could kill…
Not something I would do!
Summer City 2013
Cool music at Frank Kitts Park
Ocean Swim Series Wellington Harbour
The accident
The innocence of childhood
21 Friday Dec 2012
Posted in Portrait
The serenity and trust of this child in the hands of an adult is both beautiful and frightening. It is only when you capture how trusting a child is in the hands of an adult that I know how fragile life is.
Children are one third of our population and all of our future.
Select Panel for the Promotion of Child Health, 1981
There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colours are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again.
Elizabeth Lawrence
Three people on a bench
11 Tuesday Dec 2012
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Better to light the candle than curse the darkness
These locals characters weren’t cursing the darkness (or complaining about life) – they were enjoying their day and were happy to tell me about themselves.
Music and children
07 Friday Dec 2012
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Bella Photography, children, creative, family, Inspiration, love, Music, Personalised, Photo, Photography, Portrait, Rachel Binning
If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin.
Turgeneu
Images from the Johnsonville Lions Christmas Parade 2012
06 Thursday Dec 2012
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Bella Photography, children, creative, event, family, Johsonville Lions Christmas Parade, Photo, Photography, Rachel Binning
The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say cannot be done.
Bagehot
The Entertainers: Stilt Walkers
03 Monday Dec 2012
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Bella Photography, creative, event, Inspiration, Johsonville Lions Christmas Parade, Personalised, Photo, Photography, Rachel Binning, Stilt walkers
Many years ago I performed on stilts for a school production at the Wellington Town Hall. It was nerve wracking and I was muttering many prayers that I did not fall down and let the side down – luckily I didn’t.
These lovely ladies (my note: low resolution doesn’t work well with white!) perform on stilts (http://www.bandsforhire.co.nz/empress_stiltdance.htm) because they love it and are fantastic at their art. I loved the fluidity when they moved and the way in which the wind played with their costumes. I will leave this art form to the experts!
The City of Wellington Pipe Band
01 Saturday Dec 2012
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Bella Photography, event, Johsonville Lions Christmas Parade, Music, Personalised, Photo, Photography, Pipe Band, Rachel Binning
This gallery contains 34 photos.
Today, I photographed the City of Wellington Pipe Band (http://www.cowpb.org.nz/) who were performing in the Johnsonville Lions Christmas Parade. Thank you …
Wellington did it: new world record holders for the most sandcastles in an hour!
26 Monday Nov 2012
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Adventure Wellington, Bella Photography, children, event, family, Guinness World Record, Neonatal Trust, Photo, Photography, Rachel Binning, sandcastles
…. although still to be confirmed by the good folks at Guinness World Records.
Last Sunday, 25 November 2012, armed with my 50mm lens, I took my family along to Lyall Bay Beach, Wellington, to see Adventure Wellington (www.adventurewellington.co.nz), with support from the important people and associates from Weta Workshop, set out to break the Guinness World Record for the most sandcastles built in one hour. Over 3000 people came together on sunny Lyall Bay Beach to break the record and it looks like they did it with 1523 sandcastles passing the required grade. Yay Wellington. A very enjoyable event for my family, friends and I – thank you.
Importantly, the Neonatal Trust (www.neonataltrust.org.nz) got to raise funds from this event to support the neonatal units around New Zealand. A fantastic cause!
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