Askari Photography

05/11/2021

04/11/2021

Eventful night at Birdlings Flat, Aurora, Meteors, Satellites, and lots and lots of headlamps 😃

After more than 2 years, got another chance to witness and photograph the amazing show put on by nature last night (04th November 2021).

No time-lapse video this time around, critical piece of gear ran out of battery ….. or to say, I was lazy enough not to check the remote battery before heading out for the night.

Canon 6D + Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM

Canon New Zealand
100% Pure New Zealand
Chris Lynch
Christchurch Astro Tours
Christchurch City Council
ChristchurchNZ
Stuff
nzherald.co.nz

Altamash Askari

08/04/2020

"Lockdown"

Went to pick some groceries and had the camera in car, sun rays looked a bit interesting so pulled up and took handheld shot last evening at Elmwood Park.

Canon 6D + Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM

Canon New Zealand
ChristchurchNZ
Christchurch City Council
Old Boys Collegians Cricket Club
Christchurch Metro Cricket Association
Canterbury Cricket

Altamash Askari

06/04/2020

"And then I realized ..... ADVENTURE ..... was the best way to learn."

Aoraki/Mt. Cook, clicked from miles away at the shores of Lake Pukaki on the way back to Christchurch from Queenstown.

Canon 6D + Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 IS USM 2
Hoya CPL Filter

Canon New Zealand
ChristchurchNZ
Altamash Askari

06/01/2020

First time wandered off the road in lupins field near Lake Tekapo. Due to more than normal amount of rains in the region and high water levels in the lake most of the lupin fields near the shores were gone.

Quick handheld shots taken on Canon 6D + Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM

Canon New Zealand
Environment Canterbury

06/08/2019

Thank you team @ Canon New Zealand

Altamash Askari

06/08/2019

The amazing "Picket Fence" as they call it .....

Shot on Canon 6D + Canon 24-70 mm f/2.8 L IS USM

Feel free to share .....

Canon New Zealand
100% Pure New Zealand
Christchurch City Council
Christchurch, New Zealand
Stuff
Seven Sharp
Chris Lynch
Aurora Service - Australis

06/08/2019

When a meteor photo-bombs your aurora shot.

5th August 2019, shot from the shores of Lake Ellesmere.

Shot on Canon 6D + Canon 24-70 mm f/2.8 L IS USM

Feel free to share .....

Canon New Zealand
100% Pure New Zealand
Christchurch, New Zealand
Stuff
Seven Sharp
nzherald.co.nz
Christchurch City Council

06/08/2019

What an amazing display of aurora last night ..... alerts started to pop-up late evening and it was a mad rush to prepare for spending good part of the night in near freezing tempratures under the stars. Unfortunately I missed the start by about 30 or 40 minutes but still it was well worth watching the show from Lake Ellesmere and later from Port Hills.

2.5 hours worth of timelapse shot on:
Canon 6D + Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 IS L USM

Canon New Zealand
100% Pure New Zealand
Christchurch, New Zealand
Stuff
Seven Sharp

15/05/2019

First ever attempt with star trails ..... clouds and 75% illuminated moon doesn't help at all ..... but when you are out chasing aurora and you are late, need to do something to make the drive worthwhile .....

There is always a next time. Learned a few things from this attempt, which is the most important thing to improve .....

This is a stacked image which comprises 33 (out of 90) individual shots clicked over a span of 45 minutes, rest of the images couldn't be used due to clouds movement being in the center of images.

Canon 6D + 24 - 70 mm f/2.8
@ 24 mm | f/5 | 30 secs | ISO 800

Canon New Zealand
Christchurch & Canterbury NZ
Christchurch City Council
Christchurch, New Zealand

10/05/2019

Another shot from popular Peter's Lookout on the edge of Lake Pukaki, wider view of the scene as captured in previous photo posted.

Definitely a place to revisit and hope that there are some clouds to make the sunset a bit more interesting.

Clicked on my trusty Canon 6D
Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 IS Mark 2 @ 70mm

Canon New Zealand
Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch & Canterbury NZ

01/05/2019

Cloudless night meant a quick trip to Birdlings Flat near Christchurch. Witnessed the Milkyway in it's full glory, no moon, no clouds, crisp 1 degree temprature ..... it was just amazing to be lying on the beach, right under the arc of Milkyway and admire the glory of The Creator(The Almighty) while camera fired away clicking shot after shot for one and half hour.

Ahh and how much I miss owning a ultra wide angle lens ..... hopefully soon I can get my hands on one ..... till then have to be content with the gear I have and keep learning .....