NathanaelB

User experience (UX) designer working on vehicle fleet tracking and mapping software & mobile apps; user research, market need analysis, concept prototyping, user interface specifications, usability and accessibility.

Into cooking, coffee, photography, geocaching, books, self-reliant living & prepping.

Love my gadgets: Garmin eTrex 30 GPS, Canon IS II 12x36 binoculars, Nikon Forestry Pro rangefinder, Brunton International Pocket Transit Compass, Kestrel 4500 weather meter etc.

Use ExpertGPS for GPS programming and data viewing, QGIS for geospatial, PTGui Pro for panoramas, Photomatix Pro for HDR, Pano2VR for interactive panoramas on my website, Serif MoviePlus X5 and The Photographer's Ephemeris for planning low-angle light scenes.

Moved to Christchurch in January 2011 just in time for the 22 Feb quake (whoops), returned to Canberra Australia in March 2013 (but plan to return to NZ to hike at least once a year).

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• NathanaelBNathanaelB discussed 28 January 201328 January 2013.

  Footage of the landslide as it happened, plus video of people pointing at a computer monitor with the video playing. http://www.3news.co.­nz/VIDEO-Aoraki-Mt-C­ooks-biggest-landsli­de-in-20-years/tabid­/309/articleID/28467­5/Def

• NathanaelBNathanaelB discussed 27 January 201327 January 2013.

  Throw some of these tweezers in your next Amazon order - they're great. Short, good gripe, precise. Great for pulling out ...

• NathanaelBNathanaelB added the photograph, Mt Grey creek 27 August 201227 August 2012.

  Used a rope around a large tree to descend to the creek and set up my tripod to take a ...

• NathanaelBNathanaelB updated the GPX file, Mt Grey - Red Beech loop 26 August 2012 27 August 201227 August 2012.

  Added link to track.

• NathanaelBNathanaelB commented on the track, Bealey Chasm and Valley 14 August 201114 August 2011.

  It was snowing when we walked this today - quite beautiful.

• NathanaelBNathanaelB commented on Matthew'sMatthew's article, Montgomery Park Scenic Reserve 10 April 201110 April 2011.

  Good write-up, thanks. Was useful - I did the trail today: http://nbphotoblog.w­ordpress.com/2011/04­/09/montgomery-park-­banks-peninsula/

• NathanaelBNathanaelB commented on wolfman'swolfman's article, Sharplin Falls 28 March 201128 March 2011.

  1.5 hours from Christchurch. The walk took us a lot longer as we stopped frequently to take photos. 3 hours all ...

• NathanaelBNathanaelB discussed RE: Christchurch earthquake 5 March 20115 March 2011.

  Thanks everyone - my partner and I are alive and unharmed, surprisingly! Our apartment has been assessed as unsafe but ...

• NathanaelBNathanaelB added the GPX file, Major Hornbrook / Crater Rim / Chalmers 13 February 201113 February 2011.

  From Major Hornbrook head at Somes Road, Lyttelton up to Summit Road then across the Crater Rim, down Chalmers Track ...

• NathanaelBNathanaelB discussed RE: Coming updates, Summer 2011 7 January 20117 January 2011.

  Nice one! I don't do programming any more but if there's anything I can do to help let me know. I ...

• NathanaelBNathanaelB discussed RE: Calibrated maps? 7 January 20117 January 2011.

  PHEW finally, found a solution. Easy-to-use Windows utility that extracts the LINZ GeoTIFF ESRI world file metadata into a separate ...

• NathanaelBNathanaelB discussed RE: New to Rotorua 29 December 201029 December 2010.

  Hi Helen, sorry to hear of your loss. Good that you enjoy walking - it can be a great way ...