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Misty Morning Sunrise over Lake Pearson

While I was editing my images from my Cass trip last week, I was mucking around with some presets and I got this as a result and really liked it. Was it what I saw when I was there? No? … Continue reading

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Waterfall on the Milford Sound Road

Last year I went to Te Anau to visit my friend P and her family.  She now lives 7 hours drive from me so its a bit of a mission, but she also now lives in the heart of some … Continue reading

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To the Mountains and Back Again

Some dear friends moved from Kaikoura to Lake Te Anau a year ago, which happens to be 7 hours drive one way from here, through at least two mountain passes.  That is a long way to drive in one go, … Continue reading

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Landscape vs Portrait Orientation for a Pastoral Scene

I have an exam in a week and a half and am quite bored with study right now, so took some time to revisit images from my Maniototo trip in Easter last year.  Due to my study schedule then I … Continue reading

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Touring Tasmania – Royal Tasmania Botanical Gardens

The Royal Tasmania Botanical Gardens (what a mouthful!) are nicely placed in North Hobart just to one side of the Derwent Bridge.  I was heading home one afternoon and took a wrong turn and ended up on the wrong motorway, … Continue reading

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Cradle Mountain and Dove Lake Pano in LR6

This was the other panorama image I was excited to be able to process in LR6.  This is Dove lake from a small promontory off to the right, with Cradle Mountain in the centre, and the walking path and the … Continue reading

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Clay Cliffs at Omarama

On my trip to Queenstown last year I made a special stop on the way home to the famous Clay Cliffs in Omarama.  They are so big you can see them from the highway which is a few kilometers away … Continue reading

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Catlins Phototography Trip 9 – Purakanui Falls and last views of The Catlins

The iconic photography shot to be taken in The Catlins is Purakanui Falls.  It is a bit of a drive off the main highway, but the walk to the falls is quite short and straight forward.  Had a lovely wooden … Continue reading

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Catlins Photography Trip Part 4 – Cathedral Caves and Fossilized Forest

One of the great things about NZ scenery is you can go from one extreme to another, with only a short drive in between. Today’s post features giant sea caves and about an hours drive away, ancient fossilized forest – … Continue reading

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Catlins Photography Trip Part 2 – Orokonui EcoSanctuary

Day 2 of the trip was down to Dunedin, to stop at the Orokonui EcoSanctuary and Cloud Forest.  You turn off at Waitati and take the old Mt Cargill Rd, winding up the hill to a surprising height.  The sky … Continue reading

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