Ryan Hellyer’s Website

A storage spot for information and photos I want to share with family and friends

Otago University from CFI

I took the following photo from the roof of the Centre for Innovation today. My office is on the ground floor.

Original picture is available here.

Moeraki boulders

Some photos from a trip to the Moeraki boulders, north of Dunedin.

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Moeraki boulders

Britten

Here are some photos of the Britten V1000 on display at Te Papa.

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Britten v1000

Britten v1000

RIP John Britten :(

Southern Alps

I took these photos of the Southern Alps on my way to and from WordCamp NZ 2009 in Wellington.

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Southern Alps

Southern Alps and Canterbury plains

Wellington City from the air

I took these photos while flying out Wellington after attending WordCamp NZ.

Wellington City from the air

Wellington City from the Air

WordCamp Hangi

I attended WordCamp NZ 2009 in Wellington recently. The conference speakers (that includes me) were invited to a hangi afterwards.

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Lachy Groom (top left), Dan Milward (bottom left), Ginetti (center) and Matt Mullenweg (right)

That photo is actually a montage of three different photos. My old camera wasn’t up to the task of taking photos at night so I had to take two with the flash pointing in separate directions and another with no flash to show the coals. Hopefully it doesn’t look too photoshopped :)

Autumn in Central Otago

Here are some photos from Central Otago in autumn the trip home after Sarah and I visited Queenstown.

Panorama of the hillside beside the Shotover river

Panorama of the hillside beside the Shotover river. High resolution version.

View from Arrowtown

View from Arrowtown

View from the top of the zigzag on the Crown Range

View from the top of the zigzag on the Crown Range. High resolution version.

Closeup of the trees beside the Shotover river

Closeup of the trees beside the Shotover river

Lake Wanaka

Lake Wanaka

The mighty Honda Civic at the top of the zigzag on the Crown Range

The mighty Honda Civic at the top of the zigzag on the Crown Range

Jetboating on the Shotover

Sarah and I went jetboating on the Shotover river near Queenstown.

Such an idyllic setting ...

Such an idyllic setting ...

... but throw in a jetboat and things become less idyllic and more action packed!

... but throw in a jetboat and things become less idyllic and more action packed!

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I took my camera onboard

I took my camera onboard

My camera quickly got wet (but it still works fine)

My camera quickly got wet (but it still works fine)

Sarah got even wetter than my camera

Sarah got even wetter than my camera

Luging in Queenstown

Sarah and I went luging in Queenstown. It was lots of fun :) Unfortunately I didn’t get any photos of myself but here are some of Sarah’s steller driving skills.

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The 'stop taking photos of me' look

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The 'if I look serious I might go faster' look

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The 'damnit, Ryan beat me by such a margin he has time to take photos of me' look :p

Trip to Queenstown with Sarah

Sarah and I headed to Queenstown for the weekend. Here are some photos of us at the top of the Gondola.
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View from inside the gondola