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Our last sunrise in New Zealand. We had planned to photograph a lake fairly close to where we were staying as there was supposed to be a light cloud cover and no wind making for excellent conditions for reflections but when we woke it was really windy and stars galore! So we decided not to head out but to have a relaxing morning but half an hour later the wind dropped and the clouds rolled in leaving us in a mad panic of where to shoot as it was too late to head to the lake. We ended up down at the lake in Queenstown. It turned out to be a cracker of a sunrise after all :)
Honest to God the water is this blue!!! My jaw hit the ground when I first saw this magnificent lake - isn't it just beautiful??
Arrowtown Autumn
NZ 19 The Old Police Camp Cottage
This building was part of the original police camp and was built in 1863, and has been restored over the years by the Arrowtown Lions Club, Lakes District Museum and the Arrowtown Heritage fund.
Taken on our first night in New Zealand
I've just returned from spending a week in beautiful New Zealand. People tell you how stunning it is but you cannot comprehend just how gorgeous it is until you actually see it with your own eyes. This is the much loved and much photographed Wanaka Tree - taken just a moment or two before the sun rose over the mountains behind me. My friends and I came well prepared, we were there well before the dawn and came wearing gumboots so we could wade out a little into the cold lake. By the time the sun came up there were over 30 photographers lining the shore.
Taken along the banks of Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown on our last morning in New Zealand
The Nevis tree in New Zealand is another one of those trees that is becoming iconic. Not Easy to find - blink and you would miss it. We were lucky enough to get some pretty clouds but unlucky with the wind so the reflection is not as sharp as I would like - still you can't have everything right??
The Hooker Valley track is a 7km walk in to the base of Mt Cook. This is the view that we have to endure along the way :) The water is white or as they sometimes call it "glacier milk" as explained in Wikipedia Rock flour, or glacial flour, consists of fine-grained, silt-sized particles of rock, generated by mechanical grinding of bedrock by glacial erosion or by artificial grinding to a similar size. Because the material is very small, it becomes suspended in meltwater making the water appear cloudy, which is sometimes known as glacial milk.[1][2] When the sediments enter a river, they turn the river's colour grey, light brown, iridescent blue-green, or milky white. If the river flows into a glacial lake, the lake may appear turquoise in colour as a result. When flows of the flour are extensive, a distinct layer of a different colour flows into the lake and begins to dissipate and settle as the flow extends from the increase in water flow from the glacier during snow melts and heavy rain periods. Examples of this phenomenon may be seen at Lake Tekapo, New Zealand, Lake Louise, and Peyto Lake in Canada and Gjende lake in Norway.
A wider view of this stunning location
Arrowtown Autumn
Arrowtown Autumn
Taken on our first night in New Zealand
I just loved how the light was glistening on the leaves on this stunning Queenstown morning
There are 8-9 of these stunning willow trees in a row at Glenochy which is popular with many photographers so I thought I would single out just one to be a little different.
The Nevis tree in New Zealand is another one of those trees that is becoming iconic. Not Easy to find - blink and you would miss it. We were lucky enough to get some pretty clouds but unlucky with the wind so the reflection is not as sharp as I would like - still you can't have everything right??
We drove through Lindis Pass on our way to Mt Cook and I have to say the scenery was stunning.
What an incredible moody location and oh so beautiful.
Arrowtown autumn
"If you want a rainbow you must first go through the rain" We were driving back from a rainy windy morning at Glenorchy with almost no photos when this gorgeous rainbow appeared over the mountains. Of course we just had to stop :)
I've just returned from spending a week in beautiful New Zealand. People tell you how stunning it is but you cannot comprehend just how gorgeous it is until you actually see it with your own eyes. This is the much loved and much photographed Wanaka Tree - taken just a moment or two before the sun rose over the mountains behind me. My friends and I came well prepared, we were there well before the dawn and came wearing gumboots so we could wade out a little into the cold lake. By the time the sun came up there were over 30 photographers lining the shore.
This gorgeous old steamboat is the TSS Earnshaw or as the locals like to call her "The Lady of the Lake." The steamship has been carrying goods to isolated settlements and ferrying passengers on the pristine Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown since 1912. These days she takes tourists on day & evening cruises to Walter Peak. I took this image from the balcony of the townhouse I was staying in. How beautiful was my view!
I loved photographing this old truck wreck, I wonder what its history is?
The autumn colours of New Zealand are always spectacular.
NZ 04 The Mist & the Mountains
One of the many stunningly gorgeous lakes in New Zealand. This particular morning had it all, beautiful hues of pink and fog - and a sense of calm and serenity
I just loved how this tree was red,green,orange and yellow all at once.
Arrowtown autumn
"If you want a rainbow you must first go through the rain" We were driving back from a rainy windy morning at Glenorchy with almost no photos when this gorgeous rainbow appeared over the mountains. Of course we just had to stop :)
The lakes are honestly this blue in New Zealand
This gorgeous old steamboat is the TSS Earnshaw or as the locals like to call her "The Lady of the Lake." The steamship has been carrying goods to isolated settlements and ferrying passengers on the pristine Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown since 1912. These days she takes tourists on day & evening cruises to Walter Peak. I took this image from the balcony of the townhouse I was staying in. How beautiful was my view!
The small township of Glenorchy is approximately a 45km drive from Queenstown on New Zealand's south island. It's a picturesque drive with views of Wakatipu lake for most of the way. This jetty is just as famous with photographers as the willow trees that adorn the shallow waters edge of the lake. The first morning we arrived here it was cold, raining and blowing a gale so much so you could not take a photograph as the jetty was being buffeted by the wind so we had breakfast here and then decided to venture back a little later in the week.
The Hooker Valley Track is a 7km walk into the base of Mt Cook on New Zealand's south island. Its a breathtaking walk with 3 suspension bridges along the way. if you are ever in NZ its definitely worth doing.
One of the many stunningly gorgeous lakes in New Zealand. This particular morning had it all, beautiful hues of pink and fog - and a sense of calm and serenity
