{"id":13473,"date":"2019-05-19T15:59:40","date_gmt":"2019-05-19T03:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/?p=13473"},"modified":"2021-09-11T19:27:39","modified_gmt":"2021-09-11T07:27:39","slug":"on-the-buses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/new-zealand\/on-the-buses\/","title":{"rendered":"ON THE BUSES"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cruising about on the electric buses<\/span>
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Double decker buses are a hot new photo platform. Wellington’s new electric double decker buses are actually pretty cool – cruising through Newtown there are all sorts of sights to be seen from the higher platform.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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With a few reflections and the odd bit of shit on the windows, it’s not exactly photography for purists, but I’m no purist…<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Purity is for nuns…
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I’m a bus lurker<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Cruising about on the electric buses Double decker buses are a hot new photo platform. Wellington’s new electric double decker buses are actually pretty cool – cruising through Newtown there are all sorts of sights to be seen from the higher platform. With a few reflections and the odd bit of shit on the windows, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[40,66],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20219,"url":"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/new-zealand\/the-view-from-the-top-deck\/","url_meta":{"origin":13473,"position":0},"title":"The view from the top deck","date":"April 13, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"One of my favourite places to take photos around town is from the top deck of a double decker bus Sitting in the front seat up top I feel like king of the road looking down on my subjects And despite the fact that I'm taking photos through glass windows\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "ART BY FROT"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image3A27390_chroma2-02-01.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":14443,"url":"https:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/funny\/man-buses-are-sexually-oppressive\/","url_meta":{"origin":13473,"position":1},"title":"MAN BUSES ARE SEXUALLY OPPRESSIVE","date":"December 10, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"MAN MUST GO BI The Wellington City Council has admitted that its use of German MAN buses is oppressive people of non-binary gender, so it is now planning to replace them all with new electric buses from Bus International (BI) the bus division of American truck manufacturer International. 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