I was born in Zimbabwe on 03/06/88. My family, consisting of parents, older brother and sister, migrated to South Africa when I was six months old. We moved back to Zimbabwe six years later, to help my grandparents on their farm - a career change for my father.
After a measly eighteen months we upped sticks and went farming on our own. This led us to Kwekwe, in the heart of Zimbabwe, to farm tobacco! Borrowdale farm which is part of the "Midlands Black Rhino Conservancy" is where we settled . This was the most incredible experience, living with such an abundance of wild life ........... of which we became a part of during the school holidays! Due to the "land redistribution policy" we had no option but to move on.
10th November, 2001 saw us arrive in New Zealand with our former lives packed into a suitcase each, ready to start our new lives. Our first three years were spent on the South Island and I nearly froze!!!!!!! A great employment opportunity for my father had us move up to the North Island. I now live on a farm just outside Matamata aka "Hobbiton" (defrosting).
Yep that should sum it up ha!
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Comments (53)
VictorianVelvet
That certainly sounds like a great event to go and see. Excellent set of captures placed together very dramatically!
BibbyBear
Stunning clarity and excellently postworked to make this one fantastic shot. I love the "night glow" effect. Super, excellent, brilliant. Did I also mention that I happen to like this shot??!! LOL! xx
MrsLubner
marvelous work. I love the lighted balloons but without the fireworks it wouldn't be the same. Really good work on your part.
Garlor
You are ahead of me with this method,brilliant. I have a job to do soon and need to do some evening merge work, should be fun especially as I get to do it using a tripod and not from the aircraft at 90 mph !
babuci
I love the strong warm colors, fantastic night shot of this event and great idea to combine a shots together.
nattarious
This is one of the sharpest night shots with fireworks in RR Kai!! Love your presentation and the colours man! VIVID wins, sigh! Thank you and hope to see whats next.. Wish i can see fireworks here tho :)) JOE
Ionel
Excellent captures and beautiful image! :)
Onslow
Mate I gotta tell yer that you over did it in making this composite a bit special! It is spectacular not special. You have done an absoluetly outstanding job in creating a really first class superb image. I love it!
odie
Wow.. that would be a great PR poster for next year, Kai!
Shucoda
This IS incredible! Wonderful work bring all photos into one to make this spectacular image! Well done mate!
auntietk
I've started to comment on this about five times and erased everything and started over. Apparently you have left me speechless! I'm just gonna use little words. This is good. This is why there are computers. You are very talented. You have used your computer in a very good way. I like this a lot. Good grief. I'm usually so eloquent, too!
alhak
WOW fantastic shot, beautiful !
vulcanccit
Fabulous
MaliCelestine
I remember going to balloon fests near my house when I was little. This brings back memorie. Thank you for sharing!!! Picture is amazing!!!!
sharky_
This is something to see, just so very beautiful. The night is alive. Excellent. Aloha
Cosine
Excellent job compositing this, Kai. And of course the whole is good because all of the pieces are good. Well done, my friend.
TomDart
Nicely done with the normally elusive fireworks and lighted ballons all with good light.
amorales
Outstanding work! To have such details in a low light condition is amazing work.
nikolais
all they symbols of a great feast are here. primarily,a magnificent choice of pov. absolutely well-done, my friend!
vikinglady
WOW! I see what you mean about viewing in Full Size. It is more Vibrant.
frankie96
Beautiful work..and a great end result...
newleaf
It's all been said but I agree completely Stunning work outstanding in every aspect.
astro66
Awesome piece of work, all that work putting this together really paid off, it's a n amazingly good image! :)
Marcel-P
Very well done photo-composition! Great technic! The result is amazing!
st_fish
Absolutely breathtakingly BEAUTIFUL!!!! Excellent lighting and perfectly composed!!! BRAVO! No crit here... Keep it up! 8;o)
MaydaMason
i've thought that wasn't a collage! you've done a superb work in post! the result is very eyecatchin'! it's really time to add you on my favourite :)
Littlejock
Super work with light and Colours. Impressive.... BOW!!!!!!
Janiss
Gorgeous work... an excellent pict!
Laelia
Oh !! Never saw that in my life : "balloons" under a firework night...! Exceptional capture plus so colored !! I'm going to inform Nathalie06, when she'll go back from a little journey, to view your pic, because she did a balloons report in Italy last year Have a nice day q:) Magali
inshaala
Very nicely done mate! i thought it was one shot - but then realised after you said about the safety aspect thing that it couldnt possibly be real. Nevertheless, wonderful shot and effect you achieved, i like how under the Waikato Security balloon there is a silhouette of a guy standing like a security guard, or is it my imagination? ;)