rkdemay

@rkdemay

A Mexican, American, ex-pat in Aotearoa New Zealand. Gathering complaints, photographs, moss, and all things Lefty.

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rkdemay@rkdemay· 5d

House Cat is not a bad gig, if you can get it. #catsofwellington #catsofAoNZ #sleepingcats #photography

colour photo of a pampered Lilac Burmese cat still tucked into the blankets, dreaming away, as the humans are required to get up and go about the day.

rkdemay@rkdemay· 23d

Constant vigilance and murder mittens. Follow Poppy Cat for more tips on coping with all of it. #cats #blackcats #catsofAoNZ #lifetips #photography

Colour photograph of a black cat curled up on a patterned blue blanket. She has one eye open, keeping tabs on the photographer, and impressively long, sharp claws visible on one paw.

rkdemay@rkdemay· Jul 13

Kua hinga te tōtara i Te Waonui a Tāne. RIP, Sir Sam Neil. Absolute legend. #sad #loss #legend

rkdemay@rkdemay· Jul 12

same city. i love te whanganui-a-tara! and, i get that it's complicated but personally? give me grunge over sterile 6 day out 7. #UrbanGaze #cities #wellington #AoNZ #architecture #grunge #photography

photograph capturing a very stark, brutalist, nearly monochrome concrete plaza and surrounding buildings with a nearly brutalist rectangular commerical building. a solitary man sits in a patch of bright sunlight toward the lower left.

photograph of an alley way slathered in richy coloured graffiti, looking toward the street; a pedestrian is framed by the covered alley exit onto the street in the distance.

rkdemay@rkdemay· Jul 11

Urban Panther (pictured in the foreground) #cats #catsofAoNZ #catsofwellington #photography

photograph of a nearly-asleep black housecat, happily stretched out atop her human's legs and a nice, heated blanket, on a cold day in Te Whanganui-a-Tara.

rkdemay@rkdemay· Jun 29

i mean, i like a bright sunny day as much as the next guy...but not really. give me moody, Eeyore lighting (almost) every time. #urbangaze #moody #lowlight #overcast #wellington #AoNZ #photography #Lumix #L10

an under-exposed photograph of a residential, hillside street in Wellington, with our signature cloudy skies helping to create a moody scene.

rkdemay@rkdemay· Jun 26

i have explained to Pō that the 130 km/h southerlies are only in the exposed areas and we aren't seeing too much above 95 km/h where we are, but he is unconvinced. #catsofAoNZ #Burmese #gales #wind #photography #Lumix #L10

photograph of a lilac Burmese cat whose eyes are wide with mild alarm at the fierce gale blowing just outside window.

rkdemay@rkdemay· Jun 25

just to counter the bsky pet trend? both of these little weirdos are fine and very much still alive. #catsofbsky #cats #bnw #livingpets

a photograph of a nearly white Burmese, and a definitely black house cat, in nearly identical poses, curled up asleep on a blanket.

rkdemay@rkdemay· Jun 24

as we're looking through some of the day's images: My Brain: you know, the L10 (our new camera) will do in-camera focus stacking. Me: ... where the fuck were you when we were taking these shots?!? apparently _I_ need a firmware update. #photography #Lumix #L10 #flowers

macro photograph of a wild marigold flower with rain from a recent shower on the petals.

rkdemay@rkdemay· Jun 23

Pōneke, Duke of Wellington Lumix L10, Godox iT32 with an amber gel #catsofwellington #cats #photography

rich colour photograph of a lilac Burmese cat sleeping on a heated blanket, unfussed by the cold winter day happening in the rest of Wellington, NZ.

rkdemay@rkdemay· Jun 23

i cannot properly communicate, and this photo can't really show, but Wellington has a fetish for stair cases you will only ever fall down _once_. Wellingtonians be like mountain goats getting in and out of their houses. #urbangaze #stairs #wellington #photography

high-saturation colour photograph of two sets of improbably steep, narrow stairs leading up a hillside between two houses.

rkdemay@rkdemay· Jun 23

Urban planning by M.C. Escher? #urbangaze #stairs #monochrome #LumixL10 #photography

a monochrome photograph of a series of concrete and wooden stairs which look architecturally improbable, and likey miserable to fall down.

rkdemay@rkdemay· Jun 23

Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) has some stunning architecture. But, also...I mean, the 1970s called and they would like their linoleum back? #urbangaze #architecture #city #high-rise #photography

a stylised photograph using the Leica Eternal film recipe for dark, saturated colours and crushed shadows of a building in Wellington. the building sports a painted pattern on one side which calls to mind dubious choices in bathroom tiling from an earlier era.

rkdemay@rkdemay· Jun 22

there are times when Wellington looks and feels like it was dreamt up and and drawn by Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli. #urbangaze #moody #city #wellington #AoNZ #photography #LumixL10

a moody shot of Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) on an overcast day, with the top of the Majestic Centre outlined against the clouds, looking up toward the Hutt Valley.

rkdemay@rkdemay· Jun 21

might be my fav photo i've ever taken of (nominally, anyway) st. pete's! #moody #overcast #urbangaze #wellington #lumix #L10 #photography

a photograph of central Wellington, taken on an overcast day, framed by thick foliage from up on the hillside toward Vic Uni. St. Peter's Anglican church is just left of center.

rkdemay@rkdemay· Jun 19

Some tasty light in Wellington today! #urbangaze #urbanskyline #architecture #photography #moody #LumixL10 #te-whanganui-a-tara

a moody photograph of the Majestic Centre in central Wellington framed by dark clouds with spaces of sunlight breaking through.

rkdemay@rkdemay· Jun 14

Newtown def has a vibe. And it sorts briliantly with Leica Eternal film simulation, i must say! #urbangaze #city #Newtown #wellington #AoNZ #photography

a punchy, high-contrast colour photo of the Ashleigh Court building facing Riddiford Street in Newtown, Wellington

rkdemay@rkdemay· Jun 13

morning encroaching into the concrete canyons. such as they are. i mean, it is only wellington, and we're really more of a delightful seaside village than a towering modern city. which, i love to bits. (Leica Eternal film simulation) #urbangaze #city #high-rise #balcony #wellington #photography

view looking east off of a high-rise balcony in central wellington. the morning light creating sharp, punchy contrast on the tall building sides against the still-in-shadow street level.

rkdemay@rkdemay· Jun 12

i love ferns so much, if i didn't live in AoNZ, i'd move here. ok, maybe a little ott, but i do love me some ferns. fractals ftw! #ferns #aotearoa #koru #forest #bush #photography #EOS7D

photograph of a still-curled fern frond in the foreground with some sunlit, unfurled fern branches in the background, Upper Hutt, Aotearoa New Zealand

rkdemay@rkdemay· Jun 12

even w/the blown highlights. i fully didn't expect to get this at all. because of the cloud movement, sunbeams were were very peek-a-boo with very little setup time.

rkdemay@rkdemay· Jun 9

Metservice: Stay away from the water. Me: Sure. Yes. Sound advice. Won't go there. Unless there's some nice light. #wellington #harbour #storm #photography #lx100

rkdemay@rkdemay· Jun 1

hand-held (1 hand), 3-sec exposure using iPhone 16. just a 5-yr old Burmese living his best life, and now i've got that moment forever. sorry, but, even if i love my dedicated cameras to bits? mobile photography is bloody brilliant, too. #cats #photography

Photograph of a lilac burmese cat, Pō, avidly watching an episode of an animated series on the screen of a notebook computer, in a dark room, curled up on one of his humans, living his best life.

rkdemay@rkdemay· May 14

i wonder if they'll ever get the old girl fully renno'd and open again while i'm still alive? 😂 #urban #architecture #Edwardian #Albemarle #wellington #photography #LX100

a moody photograph of the old Albemarle building with its distinctive copper cupola catching the morning sun in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealnd

rkdemay@rkdemay· May 10

i've never met a photographer who doesn't love the interplay of light and shadow #urban #street #monochrome #photography #LX100 #wellington #Pōneke

a high-contrast, black and white photograph of a building with tall, recessed-arch windows on the second story. in the lower right, a patch of sunlight brilliantly illuminates the word "Bills", part of a sign which admonishes, "Post No Bills"

rkdemay@rkdemay· May 9

inevitably, as a photographer, you *will* discover the limits of your housemates' enthusiasm for you doin' ya thing: #cats #photography #murdertoes #eek

photograph of Poppy, a nearly 5-year old black housecat, showing her claws and giving the photographer a look which suggests she is entirely through with having cameras pointed at her for today.

rkdemay@rkdemay· May 4

i have been photographing the Public Trust building since 2014. it hasn't really changed in that time? i just still love it. #urban #architecture #wellington #photography #lx100

A colour photograph of the old, Edwardian-architecture, Public Trust Building in the Wellington CBD, and some of the surrounding, modern buildings.

rkdemay@rkdemay· Apr 25

On grey, featureless days, lean into it and shoot high-contrast b&w, I always say. Mövenpick Melbourne. I still can't decide if I love it or hate it! But at least you can't fault it for breaking high-rise monotony! #urban #Aussie #Melbs #bnw #travel #photography

A high-contrast black and white image of the Mövenpick luxury hotel in central Melbourne, Australia, with an older residential building, probably Edwardian, in the foreground.

rkdemay@rkdemay· Apr 14

Poppy Cat wondering, pointedly, if it really is a good idea for me to finish my toast without offering her any? ngl, she got me wondering, too #urbanpanther #cats #OlifurTwist #photography

A black-furred, green-eyed house cat sitting on the kitchen chopping board, AND a kitchen knife, communicating very clearly that if she is not offered some of the photographer's toast, someone might get stabbed.

rkdemay@rkdemay· Apr 5

to our considerable sorrow, our neighbour Tobi, seen here, is moving to a suburb about 20min. away from us. and she's taking our friends who look after her with her. i guess her new garden does suit her, tho. #beardies #dragons #photography

photo of a female bearded dragon chillin' on a tree branch in a back garden in Aotearoa, New Zealand

rkdemay@rkdemay· Apr 4

this shot pisses me off so much. it's a shot my partner took of me trying to capture a moody and dramatic snap of Melbourne from Brighton beach. and it's heaps moodier and more dramatic than the shot i got! #urbanlandscape #Aussie #Melbourne #coast #travel #photography