Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷
@paullecomtephoto.nz
Caffeinated Hypermediated Photographer. Sad devotion to Nikon, typefaces, Everton, Canucks, UK indie & NZ roots music. Results may vary depending on caffeine & alcohol intake. Toitū Te Tiriti. 323ppm
https://paullecomtephoto.nz
https://paullecomtephoto.nz
I absolutely love supporting charity, schools & good causes with my photography (it's nice they see value in them), but wow, I've given away more prints to causes this year than I have sold. Gulp
#NoRegrets
#NoRegrets
November 24, 2025 at 5:22 AM
I absolutely love supporting charity, schools & good causes with my photography (it's nice they see value in them), but wow, I've given away more prints to causes this year than I have sold. Gulp
#NoRegrets
#NoRegrets
The aurora didn't happen that night, but the amazing thing is when the moon rises (that sun like dot on the horizon) we get a 2nd 'golden hour', & that's exactly what's happening here.
Also it was a full moon, so no chance of astro photography that night.
#Nikon
Also it was a full moon, so no chance of astro photography that night.
#Nikon
November 24, 2025 at 3:53 AM
The aurora didn't happen that night, but the amazing thing is when the moon rises (that sun like dot on the horizon) we get a 2nd 'golden hour', & that's exactly what's happening here.
Also it was a full moon, so no chance of astro photography that night.
#Nikon
Also it was a full moon, so no chance of astro photography that night.
#Nikon
#MondayMemories Sunset
Waiting for Aurora Australis @ Brighton Beach south of Ōtepoti Dunedin, NZ.
Summer Aurora are not rare in NZ & on a hot (23°C) evening, they're also a treat.
Waiting for Aurora Australis @ Brighton Beach south of Ōtepoti Dunedin, NZ.
Summer Aurora are not rare in NZ & on a hot (23°C) evening, they're also a treat.
November 24, 2025 at 3:25 AM
#MondayMemories Sunset
Waiting for Aurora Australis @ Brighton Beach south of Ōtepoti Dunedin, NZ.
Summer Aurora are not rare in NZ & on a hot (23°C) evening, they're also a treat.
Waiting for Aurora Australis @ Brighton Beach south of Ōtepoti Dunedin, NZ.
Summer Aurora are not rare in NZ & on a hot (23°C) evening, they're also a treat.
*this includes people who have already ordered a calendar.
Numbers will be put into a randomiser & 3 lucky folk will get a signed print. I even matt & mount them myself.
Numbers will be put into a randomiser & 3 lucky folk will get a signed print. I even matt & mount them myself.
November 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
*this includes people who have already ordered a calendar.
Numbers will be put into a randomiser & 3 lucky folk will get a signed print. I even matt & mount them myself.
Numbers will be put into a randomiser & 3 lucky folk will get a signed print. I even matt & mount them myself.
Get in behind Tweed!
November 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Get in behind Tweed!
This horse chestnut tree is so old it might have been brought from the original Botanic Garden site at Otago Uni.
Beside the river, near the clocktower, the botanic garden was constantly being flooded. So in 1869, six years after inception, people transplanted what they could & started again
Beside the river, near the clocktower, the botanic garden was constantly being flooded. So in 1869, six years after inception, people transplanted what they could & started again
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This horse chestnut tree is so old it might have been brought from the original Botanic Garden site at Otago Uni.
Beside the river, near the clocktower, the botanic garden was constantly being flooded. So in 1869, six years after inception, people transplanted what they could & started again
Beside the river, near the clocktower, the botanic garden was constantly being flooded. So in 1869, six years after inception, people transplanted what they could & started again
The bonus that morning was there were some traditional dancers practicing with fans in the Botanical Gardens - they made for great subject matter
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The bonus that morning was there were some traditional dancers practicing with fans in the Botanical Gardens - they made for great subject matter
The light was really dull that day & I wasn't sure I'd even get a shot. But I had voices in my head (not unusual) of all the photographers I've ever known 'work the shot, look compositions', so I pushed myself to see what I could get.
The colours were great & there was no wind.
The colours were great & there was no wind.
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The light was really dull that day & I wasn't sure I'd even get a shot. But I had voices in my head (not unusual) of all the photographers I've ever known 'work the shot, look compositions', so I pushed myself to see what I could get.
The colours were great & there was no wind.
The colours were great & there was no wind.
Behind the calendar shot: June 2026
(final week of pre-sales)
Botanical Gardens Ōtepoti Dunedin. Autumn 'woodland' photography in NZ is really difficult because our lack of 400 year old oak forests, & abundance of evergreen native bush.
paullecomtephoto.nz/products/202...
(final week of pre-sales)
Botanical Gardens Ōtepoti Dunedin. Autumn 'woodland' photography in NZ is really difficult because our lack of 400 year old oak forests, & abundance of evergreen native bush.
paullecomtephoto.nz/products/202...
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Behind the calendar shot: June 2026
(final week of pre-sales)
Botanical Gardens Ōtepoti Dunedin. Autumn 'woodland' photography in NZ is really difficult because our lack of 400 year old oak forests, & abundance of evergreen native bush.
paullecomtephoto.nz/products/202...
(final week of pre-sales)
Botanical Gardens Ōtepoti Dunedin. Autumn 'woodland' photography in NZ is really difficult because our lack of 400 year old oak forests, & abundance of evergreen native bush.
paullecomtephoto.nz/products/202...
File under predictable
'none of our business', 'they're successful not like dole bludgers', 'reward for working hard' is the chorus of middle class boomers in the Herald replies at breakfast time.
They love the taste of boot polish in the morning.
'none of our business', 'they're successful not like dole bludgers', 'reward for working hard' is the chorus of middle class boomers in the Herald replies at breakfast time.
They love the taste of boot polish in the morning.
November 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
File under predictable
'none of our business', 'they're successful not like dole bludgers', 'reward for working hard' is the chorus of middle class boomers in the Herald replies at breakfast time.
They love the taste of boot polish in the morning.
'none of our business', 'they're successful not like dole bludgers', 'reward for working hard' is the chorus of middle class boomers in the Herald replies at breakfast time.
They love the taste of boot polish in the morning.
A movie that takes place where you're from?
Yeah mine is a bit messed up too!
Yeah mine is a bit messed up too!
November 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A movie that takes place where you're from?
Yeah mine is a bit messed up too!
Yeah mine is a bit messed up too!
Mōrena e te whānau
Want some Monday morning peep, up & go from Portia Woodman c/- www.instagram.com/whosnextshow
Want some Monday morning peep, up & go from Portia Woodman c/- www.instagram.com/whosnextshow
November 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Mōrena e te whānau
Want some Monday morning peep, up & go from Portia Woodman c/- www.instagram.com/whosnextshow
Want some Monday morning peep, up & go from Portia Woodman c/- www.instagram.com/whosnextshow
I love the richness radio brings to sports coverage & commentary.
If I can’t see the game, then this is a great substitute.
#OnWisconsin
If I can’t see the game, then this is a great substitute.
#OnWisconsin
November 23, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I love the richness radio brings to sports coverage & commentary.
If I can’t see the game, then this is a great substitute.
#OnWisconsin
If I can’t see the game, then this is a great substitute.
#OnWisconsin
I gotta say, loving having a wee slink back over to X to see all the foreign troll accounts exposed with the 'account based in' feature.
But this one made me giggle
But this one made me giggle
November 23, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I gotta say, loving having a wee slink back over to X to see all the foreign troll accounts exposed with the 'account based in' feature.
But this one made me giggle
But this one made me giggle
This is how I want to remember @wmata.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This is how I want to remember @wmata.com
It's not until I got to the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Smithsonian Air & Space Museum that I fully appreciated the scale of this incredible machine of science.
November 22, 2025 at 10:13 PM
It's not until I got to the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center Smithsonian Air & Space Museum that I fully appreciated the scale of this incredible machine of science.
Gotta respect this from NZ Cricket
November 22, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Gotta respect this from NZ Cricket
November 22, 2025 at 9:45 AM
A story of 2 platforms & a thinly disguised free advertisement for 'Secure Canada' c/- @nationalpost.bsky.social
On X the engagement is huge, of course mainly by the racists & xenophobes... here on @bsky.app ZERO likes & not a single outraged racist & xenophobe
(still a shit article)
On X the engagement is huge, of course mainly by the racists & xenophobes... here on @bsky.app ZERO likes & not a single outraged racist & xenophobe
(still a shit article)
November 22, 2025 at 12:37 AM
A story of 2 platforms & a thinly disguised free advertisement for 'Secure Canada' c/- @nationalpost.bsky.social
On X the engagement is huge, of course mainly by the racists & xenophobes... here on @bsky.app ZERO likes & not a single outraged racist & xenophobe
(still a shit article)
On X the engagement is huge, of course mainly by the racists & xenophobes... here on @bsky.app ZERO likes & not a single outraged racist & xenophobe
(still a shit article)
Because Granville St is so easy on the eye
November 21, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Because Granville St is so easy on the eye
Finally, just as the light was getting too bright & the fog clearing, I spied this rock in the water. This is a 2 image focus stacked composite. The rock was about 3ft from my lens, so focused on that, then the island in 2nd frame.
Nikon Z7ii F/11 ISO64 1/25th
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Nikon Z7ii F/11 ISO64 1/25th
paullecomtephoto.nz/products/202...
November 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Finally, just as the light was getting too bright & the fog clearing, I spied this rock in the water. This is a 2 image focus stacked composite. The rock was about 3ft from my lens, so focused on that, then the island in 2nd frame.
Nikon Z7ii F/11 ISO64 1/25th
paullecomtephoto.nz/products/202...
Nikon Z7ii F/11 ISO64 1/25th
paullecomtephoto.nz/products/202...
So praying for more fog I headed back the next morning. It was freezing cold, but given how many times folk photograph it, I had the place to myself. The trouble was finding a composition that hadn't been shot before. Took me 1/2hr or more of wandering around.
November 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
So praying for more fog I headed back the next morning. It was freezing cold, but given how many times folk photograph it, I had the place to myself. The trouble was finding a composition that hadn't been shot before. Took me 1/2hr or more of wandering around.