Biker overlooking Bay
Here's one for those photo nerds amongst you (Masc/Steve). This was taken at f2.8 with 350th of a second shutter, but with some cheeky 'fill-in' flash to highlight my backlit face in the foreground. The camera is obscured from the reflection by subtle slight of hand. The key is, to be able to look directly at the camera in the mirror, while not falling off the bike, staying conscious of the backdrop framing, and ignoring the passers by quesioning "what's that pr**k doing?" Don't try this at home folks, but if you do, clean your mirror first!
The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more 
