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Dame Vera Lynn
07/04/10 08:50 Filed in: Announcement
Last week, as part of preparation for Warbirds Over Wanaka I had the honour and privilege of interviewing Dame Vera Lynn in London.
Sprightly at 93, she was an absolute joy to talk to.
As well as discussing her time in London during the Blitz I asker her my burning question.
“How does it feel after so many years to hear We’ll Meet Again. Is it as relevant today as it was when you first sang it”?
This was her response..........
Podcast
Sprightly at 93, she was an absolute joy to talk to.
As well as discussing her time in London during the Blitz I asker her my burning question.
“How does it feel after so many years to hear We’ll Meet Again. Is it as relevant today as it was when you first sang it”?
This was her response..........
Podcast
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Packing Up and Throwing Out
03/08/09 09:07 Filed in: Announcement
In the next 3 weeks I have to pack up seventeen years of gathering and shift. So, this will probably be my last update until September when I arrive in The Shire.
I have been working on a speech covering film tourism for the ITOC Conference in Gisborne. Will post this after the delivery!
I was also “tagged” by one of my Flickr friends last week - the results are below.
Finally - some of my latest images of our wonderful time in England last month.
1. I have worked in the travel industry for 34 years.
2. None of my jobs are jobs - I have loved every one of them as a passion. Work is to be enjoyed and if you can get paid for your passion you are lucky. I am. You must pursue your passion no matter what.
3. I love music. Mike Oldfield is my favourite.
4. I have had a camera since I was seven (my Dad brought me an Instamatic). My Dad loved his cameras (always Nikon).
5. I LOVE Lightroom. For the first time in over 40 years of capturing images I feel happy. It does all the things I have always wanted to achieve.
6. I am never happy with my images. I always look at everybody elses and think - wow .
7. I have learnt (in the last few years) to be happy though. I treat my images as my eyes. The way I may give treatment to an image is the way I want it - the way I see it. Digital imagery is no different to an artist with paints.
8. I am very lucky - I have been in the right place at the right time. Lord of the Rings, Narnia, film have been a fantastic experience.
9. I love my wife (Dianne) - we have been married 30 years and children Travis and Sally-Anne. I don't know how they put up with me. I don't deserve them.
10. I am a loner - but I could not be without my family.
11. I never thought I would sell 1.2 million books.
12. One of the proudest moments of my life was receiving a letter telling me I had been awarded an MNZM for services to tourism and writing. Well - actually seeing stamps with my images on was up there as well.
13. I love Central Otago Pinot Noir.
14. This is the only picture of myself I like. Why? It was taken by one of my favourite film directors - Roger Donaldson on Oreti Beach.
15. I love England.
16. My closest friends are now in a better place - I wish they were still here.
17. I am very manipulative so I can get what I want.
18. Take photos - they are your memory - treasure them.
19. Flickr is addictive - I wish I could take images as good as my friends do.
20. I have lived in Wanaka for 17 years and now shifting to Matamata.
21. Tolkien is my favourite author - Arthur C Clarke is my second.
22. I get angry with people that sit around and wish for better - just go and do it!
23. I wish I had enough money to buy a D3X.
24. I am a gadget freak - I love Apple Computers!
25. Ignore number (6) because I am going to do it anyway. Just tell me you like it - I need praise.
26. I am scared of the water.
27. You MUST remain positive - you will win in the end.
28. I am really looking forward to shifting to Hobbiton but really scared to leave Wanaka.
29. I love history - it is what we are.
30. I smoke - I shouldn't. One of the most amazing times for me was on the set of The Lord of the Rings - smoking with Mr Anderson and the Captain of the Titanic.
31. I love clouds - that is why I concentrate on them in images.
32. I wish I had an eye for photography.
33. I love the stars - they are eternity. I want to go to the end. I must be a nerd - I have a telescope.
I have been working on a speech covering film tourism for the ITOC Conference in Gisborne. Will post this after the delivery!
I was also “tagged” by one of my Flickr friends last week - the results are below.
Finally - some of my latest images of our wonderful time in England last month.
1. I have worked in the travel industry for 34 years.
2. None of my jobs are jobs - I have loved every one of them as a passion. Work is to be enjoyed and if you can get paid for your passion you are lucky. I am. You must pursue your passion no matter what.
3. I love music. Mike Oldfield is my favourite.
4. I have had a camera since I was seven (my Dad brought me an Instamatic). My Dad loved his cameras (always Nikon).
5. I LOVE Lightroom. For the first time in over 40 years of capturing images I feel happy. It does all the things I have always wanted to achieve.
6. I am never happy with my images. I always look at everybody elses and think - wow .
7. I have learnt (in the last few years) to be happy though. I treat my images as my eyes. The way I may give treatment to an image is the way I want it - the way I see it. Digital imagery is no different to an artist with paints.
8. I am very lucky - I have been in the right place at the right time. Lord of the Rings, Narnia, film have been a fantastic experience.
9. I love my wife (Dianne) - we have been married 30 years and children Travis and Sally-Anne. I don't know how they put up with me. I don't deserve them.
10. I am a loner - but I could not be without my family.
11. I never thought I would sell 1.2 million books.
12. One of the proudest moments of my life was receiving a letter telling me I had been awarded an MNZM for services to tourism and writing. Well - actually seeing stamps with my images on was up there as well.
13. I love Central Otago Pinot Noir.
14. This is the only picture of myself I like. Why? It was taken by one of my favourite film directors - Roger Donaldson on Oreti Beach.
15. I love England.
16. My closest friends are now in a better place - I wish they were still here.
17. I am very manipulative so I can get what I want.
18. Take photos - they are your memory - treasure them.
19. Flickr is addictive - I wish I could take images as good as my friends do.
20. I have lived in Wanaka for 17 years and now shifting to Matamata.
21. Tolkien is my favourite author - Arthur C Clarke is my second.
22. I get angry with people that sit around and wish for better - just go and do it!
23. I wish I had enough money to buy a D3X.
24. I am a gadget freak - I love Apple Computers!
25. Ignore number (6) because I am going to do it anyway. Just tell me you like it - I need praise.
26. I am scared of the water.
27. You MUST remain positive - you will win in the end.
28. I am really looking forward to shifting to Hobbiton but really scared to leave Wanaka.
29. I love history - it is what we are.
30. I smoke - I shouldn't. One of the most amazing times for me was on the set of The Lord of the Rings - smoking with Mr Anderson and the Captain of the Titanic.
31. I love clouds - that is why I concentrate on them in images.
32. I wish I had an eye for photography.
33. I love the stars - they are eternity. I want to go to the end. I must be a nerd - I have a telescope.
ANZAC Day
23/04/09 21:02 Filed in: New Zealand
The 25th April is a milestone date for New Zealand and Australia. It was on this day in 1915 that the combined forces of these two countries stormed the beaches of Gallipoli to achieve a victory that was strategically impossible but created in this maelstrom of war a day to remember - a terrible day that would serve to commemorate many terrible days that would follow.
The 25th April is the day that we as a country pause and remember all of those young men and woman, a lost generation, flesh and blood, that fought for a cause that they had the courage to stand up for.
In my day job I have had the honour and privilege to know some of these people and it is a memory that will stay with me for the rest of my life. It is a privilege - there is no better way to say it.
Yesterday I co-hosted the TV-3 ANZAC Day programme with Oliver Driver. Oliver and I had fun- we talked - we discussed - we listened. Listen is the only important word.
Lest We Forget.
Gentlemen - thank you - our heroes.
Watch this Saturday the 25th April on TV-3 at 7-00am.
The 25th April is the day that we as a country pause and remember all of those young men and woman, a lost generation, flesh and blood, that fought for a cause that they had the courage to stand up for.
In my day job I have had the honour and privilege to know some of these people and it is a memory that will stay with me for the rest of my life. It is a privilege - there is no better way to say it.
Yesterday I co-hosted the TV-3 ANZAC Day programme with Oliver Driver. Oliver and I had fun- we talked - we discussed - we listened. Listen is the only important word.
Lest We Forget.
Gentlemen - thank you - our heroes.
Watch this Saturday the 25th April on TV-3 at 7-00am.
Wings Over Wairarapa
14/01/09 10:31 Filed in: New Zealand | Travel
This morning I fly to Wellington and catch the train up to Masterton. The next few days I will be “hanging out” with my great friends Phil Makanna, Trevor Graham and Jim Hickey.
Then the weekend will be spent commentating at the Wings Over Wairarapa Airshow.
Really looking forward to the show. Some special aircraft will be flying, including three SE5A WWI fighters.
I believe this will be the first time three of these fabulous little aircraft have been seen in the air together since about 1925.
In the meantime, my photography has been a little sparse over the last few weeks but here is an image taken of sunset over Lake Taupo taken when we drove to Auckland last December.
Then the weekend will be spent commentating at the Wings Over Wairarapa Airshow.
Really looking forward to the show. Some special aircraft will be flying, including three SE5A WWI fighters.
I believe this will be the first time three of these fabulous little aircraft have been seen in the air together since about 1925.
In the meantime, my photography has been a little sparse over the last few weeks but here is an image taken of sunset over Lake Taupo taken when we drove to Auckland last December.
Radio New Zealand Interview
Last night I had the great pleasure to talk with Chris Witta on the Radio New Zealand National Programme. I love talking with the people from National Radio - they are all consummate professional radio personalities.
The interview is below in podcast format - I talk a little about many things but especially the Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow.
Ian Brodie Warbirds RNZ 141008
The interview is below in podcast format - I talk a little about many things but especially the Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow.
Ian Brodie Warbirds RNZ 141008
The Biggin Hill Air Fair
10/06/08 03:44 Filed in: Travel
Well, what a show. Two days of non stop action with aeroplanes from a 1909 Bleriot to a 2008 Eurofighter Typhoon. I've had an absolute ball commentating, looking, soaking up history, meeting wonderful people. A sell out crowd of over 85,000 attended the show just on Sunday and looking at the quality of the event I am sure there will be no complaints.
Working a bit meant I couldn't take many photos of the show itself so below is a selection of those I took before and after the flying commenced. Highlights for me? Well, the biggest was meeting Flight Lieutenant Charlie Matthews - the Eurofighter Typhoon display pilot for 2008. Where does he come from? Wanaka, New Zealand. Made me very proud to be a Kiwi.
A few days off now in Oxfordshire staying at our favourite inn, The Coach & Horses at Chislehampton and then off to Kemble for the airshow next Sunday.
A close look at the awesome Apache Helicopter.
Working a bit meant I couldn't take many photos of the show itself so below is a selection of those I took before and after the flying commenced. Highlights for me? Well, the biggest was meeting Flight Lieutenant Charlie Matthews - the Eurofighter Typhoon display pilot for 2008. Where does he come from? Wanaka, New Zealand. Made me very proud to be a Kiwi.
A few days off now in Oxfordshire staying at our favourite inn, The Coach & Horses at Chislehampton and then off to Kemble for the airshow next Sunday.
A close look at the awesome Apache Helicopter.
First UK airshow appearance of the British Army Apache Helicopter.
Avro Lancaster from the BBMF.
Avro Lancaster from the BBMF
The sound and commentary team
Sunset over the historic skies of Biggin Hill.