Richard van Wayenburg

As we drove past Orewa Beach yesterday the wind was whipping up...

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:46:28 +1200

As we drove past Orewa Beach yesterday the wind was whipping up the waves.

A few Wind/Kite Surfers took advantage.

A man visiting Kiyomizudera, in Kyoto, waves incense towards...

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:08:00 +1300

A man visiting Kiyomizudera, in Kyoto, waves incense towards himself to gather in the smokes ‘healing’ properties.

Check out Japan guide for more about temples:

“At some temples, visitors burn incense (osenko) in large incense burners. Purchase a bundle, light them, let them burn for a few seconds and then extinguish the flame by waving your hand rather than by blowing it out. Finally, put the incense into the incense burner and fan some smoke towards yourself as the smoke is believed to have healing power. For example, fan some smoke towards your shoulder if you have an injured shoulder.”

Check this out on 500px.com

The 1000 Red Torii - Fushimi Inari-Taisha Fushimi Inari-taisha...

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:55:00 +1300

The 1000 Red Torii - Fushimi Inari-Taisha

Fushimi Inari-taisha is the head shrine of Inari, located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The shrine sits at the base of a mountain also named Inari, and includes trails up the mountain to many smaller shrines.

Since in early Japan Inari was seen as the patron of business, each of the Torii is donated by a Japanese business. First and foremost though, Inari is the god of rice.
Merchants and manufacturers worship Inari for wealth. Donated torii lining footpaths are part of the scenic view.

Its worth the hike to the top of the hill through the red gates. There is a view of Kyoto over the trees of the shrine.

Many stairs… many! Walking down from Mt Misen on Miyajima.

Mon, 04 Jun 2012 15:53:17 +1200

Many stairs… many!

Walking down from Mt Misen on Miyajima.

Tokyo City lights! See Tokyo at night! Go to the blog for more...

Tue, 29 May 2012 21:26:44 +1200

Tokyo City lights!

See Tokyo at night!

Go to the blog for more :)

Our adventure with Alice in Wonderland… Tokyo style

Sun, 13 May 2012 21:42:00 +1200

Our adventure with Alice in Wonderland… Tokyo style

This is the Sagano Bamboo Forest in Arashiyama, Kyoto.

Tue, 08 May 2012 17:59:00 +1200

This is the Sagano Bamboo Forest in Arashiyama, Kyoto.

Murrays Bay Sunrise by Richard van Wayenburg

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 22:57:58 +1200

Murrays Bay Sunrise by Richard van Wayenburg

Photo

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:14:00 +1300

Our British shorthair ‘Chesh’ loves to help make the...

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:12:33 +1300

Our British shorthair ‘Chesh’ loves to help make the bed. Does your pet help you with household chores… I bet they arent as cute ;)

An animated .gif of my wife kisssing me :) yay shes a cutie

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:05:17 +1300

An animated .gif of my wife kisssing me :) yay shes a cutie

On Saturday we met up at the Extreme Indoor Karting track in...

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:25:00 +1300

On Saturday we met up at the Extreme Indoor Karting track in East Tamaki.

Henward (the Stag) took on 80 laps by himself while the rest of the guys split into teams of 2. After an hour or so of some hardcore driving, a few crashes and one wrecked kart, the drivers pulled into the pits to carry on the rest of the night.

Here’s an action shot of Henward tackling the merging corner

blog.jsr.com: Lies, Damned Lies, and Comparing NZ Broadband To Other Countries.

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:44:04 +1300

blog.jsr.com: Lies, Damned Lies, and Comparing NZ Broadband To Other Countries.:

jsrnz:

Disclaimer: I am a internet network engineer, by profession. I’ve worked for many ISPs over the years, but I’ve never worked for the big two (Telecom and TelstraClear) and I probably never will, due to horrible things I’ve said in public forums about them. I’d go to the interview, they’d google…

Neil Gaiman: That last post

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:58:32 +1300

Neil Gaiman: That last post:

neil-gaiman:

People are asking if that last post was a joke.

I don’t think so.

But even if it was, it wasn’t. It’s nothing I haven’t seen before, many times, either as hate mail that came in on the FAQ line over at neilgaiman.com, or in other corners of the web — the saddest of which was a letter from a…

Merry Christmas everyone!Here is our kitty Chesh sporting a...

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:58:00 +1300

Merry Christmas everyone!

Here is our kitty Chesh sporting a santa hat and bopping his head :)

Enjoy

»Click the Kitty for animation«

Minnie is a Birman who lives with my wife’s parents. She...

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:53:00 +1300

Minnie is a Birman who lives with my wife’s parents. She isn’t very friendly but she’s so gorgeous. She was in a good mood so I managed to get a good shot of her on the fence post.

Yay, It’s Spring / Summer On this weeks photo walk...

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:00:14 +1300

Yay, It’s Spring / Summer

On this weeks photo walk Wednesday my wedding photographer friend brought along his new 100mm Macro lense.

It is a NICE lense!!

We drove down to the Canon building next to the Motorway with a nice view of the city skyline… but I got down on my hands and knees for something a little closer:

(via Richard van Wayenburg: Daisy Daisy)

»> CLICK IMAGE FOR ANIMATION «< While...

Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:56:00 +1200

»> CLICK IMAGE FOR ANIMATION «<

While honeymooning in Breckenridge Colorado there was a snow sculpting competition held.

In February, artists from around the world flocked to a little ski village in Colorado named BRECKENRIDGE!

Leading up to their arrival, tons of snow was packed into massive frame boxes to give them a block of hard snow to carve. Over a week they carved some amazing designs then lit them up at night.

At our friends engagement party last year I snapped this old...

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 21:58:03 +1200

At our friends engagement party last year I snapped this old bible.

Its a massive tome and has a great weathered look to the leather.

This is my wedding ring. I rested it on my jeans and flipped my...

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:16:16 +1200

This is my wedding ring. I rested it on my jeans and flipped my 75-300mm lens around and then used my 50mm to take the shot.

It says ” One ring to seal our love and forever to entwine us”