Mel Hammond Photography

03/03/2026

Well... the girls wanted to see the lunar eclipse/blood moon so I woke them up at midnight and they stayed up for 45 minutes looking at the sky in awe. Not as red as they expected, but still cool none the less! So hard to capture but pretty happy to play with my camera 😄

03/03/2026

Unsure if I'll be up at midnight to watch the lunar eclipse but the moon looked beautiful tonight! Got a quick snap before the high cloud came over. 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕

07/02/2026

Also at Lake Karapiro today was the Lucas Oil NZ Hydro Thunder round 4 racing! Epic to see some awesome powerboat racing, especially by the GP Hydroplanes. There will be more racing tomorrow (Sunday)! 🚤🏁

07/02/2026

Fantastic turnout at the Chemical Guys New Zealand Car Show at Lake Karapiro today! So cool to see such a variety of old and new cars in the same place. 👌

18/01/2026

Couldn't hang out any washing today - a family of swallows were teaching their babies to fly and had taken over my clothesline. Just as well they're cute!

16/12/2025

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13/12/2025

26/10/2025

Went for a wee walk yesterday at Te Otamanui Walkway near Te Kowhai and spied some local wildlife 🥰

20/06/2025

Sunrise from a couple of mornings ago 🌄 Mt Te Aroha looking dark and moody in front of a fiery red sky 🥰 Can never get enough of this view ❤️

13/05/2025

Received a beautiful bunch of flowers on the weekend. The Rainbow Chrysanthemum's I got were amazing to look at. Couldn't resist a photo ❤️🩷🧡💛💚💙🩵💜

30/03/2025