Two lights, one at the end of the Breakwater, one at the end of Holmes Wharf stand as sentinels in the night guiding the lonely sailor back into Oamaru Harbour to safety.
The Lindis Pass, beautiful mountains rise above the thin ribbon of a road stretching out on it's journey into the distance.
Digitally painted by Derek Golding, the beautiful warm colours will compliment any room.
The Lindis Pass, beautiful mountains rise above the thin ribbon of a road stretching out on it's journey into the distance.
Digitally painted by Derek Golding, the beautiful warm colours will compliment any room.
A break in heavy fog lights up a wave from a distant sunrise at the Oamru Breakwater, Oamaru Harbour.
Captured at 1/1600th of a second the water appears to shatter like glass against the stone.
A break in heavy fog lights up a wave from a distant sunrise at the Oamaru Breakwater, Oamaru Harbour.
Captured at 1/1600th of a second the water appears to shatter like glass against the stone.
Lupins abound in the Mackenzie country. This is a digital painting of the beautiful flowers scattered across the district.
Check out this article in New Zealand Geographic about the love/hate relationship with them here.
High in the McKenzie District, a fence rises over a small outcrop.
Digitally painted artwork by Derek Golding.Canterbury Fire II, a stunning sunset taken from close to the car park at the base of Mount Vernon, Banks Peninsula.
From memory these were taken Late August 2010, 1 week before the first earthquake hit the district.
The panoramas "Canterbury Fire I" and "Canterbury Fire II" were taken before this panorama.
Steampunk HQ in Oamaru is a major draw card to thousands of visitors a year, yet at night, it is the domain of the penguin!
Well worth a visit at night, as is all the Harbour Precinct area
Located inland from Palmerston, this Tor, a rocky outcrop in the landscape, provides shelter for it's own ecosystem.
A digital painting by Derek Golding.
A road stretches home in the back country high above Otematata, North Otago. Nor-wester weather brings about some spectacular lighting in these locations.
In 2008 Derek archived the entire collection of Stained Glass in Christchurch Cathedral. Powerful lenses were used to capture every detail of the windows. A cherry picker was used to gain access to a perfect viewpoint for the Rose window - eye level with the center. Over 300 10mp images were stitched together to create the final complete Rose Window.
Sadly, the Rose Window of Christchurch Cathedral was destroyed in the 2011 earthquake.
The Rose Window photograph was used in the creation of the Cardboard Transitional Cathedral designed by Shigeru Ban.
Here we have detail from the Rose window showing the beautiful stained glass.
An old shearer's hut stands facing the elements in North Otago.
Digitally painte,d this image brings out hidden colours within the scene.
Being close to the sea and a landmass like the cape provides the artist with some stunning cloud formations.
Here we see Mammatus clouds billowing up above the rear facade of a building on Harbour street.
New Brighton as seen from Sumner Rock. Taken on the 22nd of January 2008.
Strong waves pushed back by a fighting westerly wind.
A Tor is an outcrop of rock in the landscape. Otago has many Tor’s scattered across the district thanks to the Geology and weather we experience here.
This is a digital painting of a natural bonsai-like tree that has been treated harshly by the prevailing winds to form this unusual shape.
Picture yourself standing in a beautiful valley, surrounded by mountains rising up in the distance. The air is crisp and cold, and light snow is falling from the sky, covering the landscape with a soft, white blanket.
In the foreground, a frozen stream with layers of ice has built up over time, creating delicate, lace-like formations that glitter in the sunlight.
Take a tour of these artworks in detail.
Picture yourself standing in a beautiful valley, surrounded by mountains rising up in the distance. The air is crisp and cold, and light snow is falling from the sky, covering the landscape with a soft, white blanket.
In the foreground, a frozen stream with layers of ice has built up over time, creating delicate, lace-like formations that glitter in the sunlight.
Take a tour of these artworks in detail.
Picture yourself standing in a beautiful valley, surrounded by mountains rising up in the distance. The air is crisp and cold, and light snow is falling from the sky, covering the landscape with a soft, white blanket.
In the foreground, a frozen stream with layers of ice has built up over time, creating delicate, lace-like formations that glitter in the sunlight.
Take a tour of these artworks in detail.

























