Auckland – West                          Mainly West of Queen Street – seen through my lens

March 16, 2015

Cup Fever

Filed under: City,Sport — paul @ 8:13 am
Queen Elizabeth Square

Queen Elizabeth Square

Cricket is an acquired taste – as is the wearing of high heels. I seem to have missed out on both.

Queen Elizabeth Square, Auckland, counting down to another cricket match of the present world cup. The Auckland Council recently sold this Square to developers for 27 million dollars.

March 3, 2015

Mid-City Bootcamp

Filed under: City,Sport — paul @ 7:22 am
Exercise is Good for You

Exercise is Good for You

Looking down from the steps of the Victoria Street carpark, I saw this group of enthusiastic people keeping fit under the eyes of an enforcer.

January 14, 2015

Two Hours…

Filed under: Piha,Sport — paul @ 7:02 am
Surfing

Surfing

… of watching the action at day 3 of the “2015 Billabong National Surfing Championships driven by Subaru” in Piha yesterday morning. Not the most exciting surf, unfortunately. Sadly, I don’t know the names of the performers.

Fans

Fans

Surfing

Surfing

Surfing

Surfing

Surfing

Surfing

Stand Up Paddle

Stand Up Paddle

Oops!

Oops!

November 13, 2014

Attention Seeker

Filed under: Avondale,Sport — paul @ 7:05 am
Attention Seeker

Attention Seeker

Attention Seeker on the home straight to win at last week’s Avondale Races. (Playing with slow shutter speed.)

November 7, 2014

Feeding the Horses

Filed under: Avondale,Smile,Sport — paul @ 7:08 am
At the Avondale Racecourse

At the Avondale Racecourse

A grab shot from Wednesday’s Avondale races. A curtsy for a horse?

October 22, 2014

The Jump

Filed under: Not West,Sport — paul @ 7:06 am
X Marks the Spot

X Marks the Spot

From an outing to the Equidays, last Saturday. Sadly, I don’t remember the names of either rider or horse…

The Hyundai Derby, Mystery Creek Events Centre.

October 10, 2014

Kiteboarding

Filed under: Muriwai,Sport — paul @ 7:12 am
Kiteboarding, Muriwai

Kiteboarding, Muriwai

A strong wind and plenty of waves dominate the scene as a kiteboarder zooms through the water at Muriwai Beach.

More Skywatch images at the Skywatch Site!

October 7, 2014

Keeping Score

Filed under: New Lynn,Sport — paul @ 7:06 am
Keeping Score

Keeping Score

It wasn’t a happy day for the visitors at the rugby …

July 14, 2014

Spectators

Filed under: New Lynn,People,Sport — paul @ 7:15 am
Spectators

Spectators

Well sheltered – at a local rugby match (or maybe they are just watching a tree grow?).

I know: today of all days, rugby is the wrong code, but I have no soccer shots; maybe I could have taken a picture of my TV set during the World Cup Final just showing.

July 12, 2014

Curvey

Filed under: Black and White,New Lynn,Sport — paul @ 7:03 am
Skate Bowl, New Lynn

Skate Bowl, New Lynn

The Bob Hill Reserve Skate Bowl, New Lynn, on a sunny school day — all to myself, but no skateboard…

For more black and white images check out Dragonstar’s Weekend in Black and White.

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