Winter's Embrace / by craig levers

North Piha's new controversial clubbie tower, yesterday. I'm going on the record as loving it. 

In the; 'Cleary No Surf' category, I do take other photos. In fact, between the obsessions of surfing, surf photography and the Troopy there's also been a long standing obsession with mega high resolution panoramics. This particular obsession put me on an epic learning curve, I went back to film cameras while also mastering digital stitching. Both have their place. International awards were won, that was pretty cool, 10 of my panos from 2012-2015 won Epsom Pano Awards. I sorta of chilled out on the awards after that- award chasing has never ever been my deal. 

Piha Storm; Epsom International Pano Award winner 2013... and a firm fav with clients...whoa it's 10 years old! 

I'm drawn to dramatic landscapes, obviously, living on the west coast an' all. Pano's compliment surf, when it is 10 foot and howling onshore, that is the weather I really like to chase pano's in. It is exhilarating, sooooo much can go horribly wrong. 

And a very not stormy or wintery mega pano Karekare Point 

Auckland Hospital Installation at 2.4 metres high by 8 metres long. A wonderful byproduct of learning to make mega panos

Short and sweet this week. Hope you've got great plans for Matariki. 

FROM THE GALLERY 

Fast becoming the new best seller, wait, it is the new best seller. Not really surprising is that? Sooo stoked to have witnessed and enjoyed this day...ahhh take me back. In the meantime, if you like Day of Days you too could have it wall-side... like Shay, below.