Photo Friday didn’t last long (although I may have warned you that I’m terrible at sticking with things) but it’s a new month and a new weekend so let’s try a weekend challenge instead.

Snapshot Saturday is more about taking candid shots of everyday things, rather than hunting out the perfect shot for a particular prompt. So feel free to share a photo of something from your weekend - before and after shots of gardening progress, the shiny finish on your freshly cleaned vehicle (haha) or a good sunset.

Rules: No NSFW, no shots you didn’t take yourself.

  • Axisential@lemmy.nz
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    11 months ago

    Had a little bit of rain last weekend. That’s our tourist rail under the water there…

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      11 months ago

      Was it cold? Somehow your photo looks incredibly wet but not freezing.

    • Dave@lemmy.nzM
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      11 months ago

      Wow does that happen often?

      And is the rail just an old railway line or do you use it for something?

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        11 months ago

        Over the rails maybe once every 2-3 years. There’s a dual 1.2m diameter culvert there on the left (where that white water is) for what is usually a tiny stream. But sometimes they just can’t cope.

        Yes, it’s a functional narrow gauge rail that we use to carry passengers to/from the caves and also just as a standalone tourist railway.

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          11 months ago

          That’s really cool, I bet it makes for an awesome experience. I’m keen to come try one day, as soon as I work out what else there is to do in Westport 😀

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      11 months ago

      Nice! What kind of sauce?

      I’m also having trouble with the scale. Is it a giant wooden spoon or a tiny pot?

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      11 months ago

      My pictures for here are on pixelfed but I just use ! To embed them.

      Pohutukawa I posted the other day ended up getting shared by a few strangers on mastodon, I was pretty chuffed.

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      11 months ago

      You can hotlink pixelfed images, but I don’t think there’s any fancy embedding. Some apps may do it but I’m not sure which if any.

      Feel free to link to photos on pixelfed, though, I don’t see any harm in that.

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    11 months ago

    Here’s a shot of a kererū I saw in a tree a couple of months back. The photo isn’t the best but I thought it was a neat encounter.

    kererū bird in tree in full bloom with white flowers

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      11 months ago

      The photo isn’t the best but

      But that’s the whole point of a snapshot challenge - sharing the moment without worrying about technical bits and pieces. I like this, it looks like they’re deliberately posing for you.

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    11 months ago

    Last night was my work do. I don’t normally drink but had a few cocktails. This is a midori sour, which came in a glass so big it dwarfed the pints next to it.

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    11 months ago

    We went to the Auckland botanic gardens for a few hours on Saturday. There was an ultra marathon going in the forest trail in the back. Lots of nice flowers out.

    pohutukawa flowers