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NZ Travelogue, 1
Photo Location: New Zealand 
Posted By: baro-nite, 01-21-2014, 01:52 PM

Just back from 5 weeks in "the land of the long white cloud". Not strictly a holiday but was free for about 2 weeks overall and of course shot plenty of photos, around 1800 clicks on the K-5 plus a few with the Q. (Plus another few hundred for some events I was involved in.) From that I got around a hundred keepers, of which I'd like to share a few.

Weather and light weren't the greatest for photography on our flight from Auckland to Christchurch, but I did get a glimpse of Mt. Taranaki (AKA Mt. Egmont) peeking through the clouds. 50% crop from the Q+01 Prime:




Spent the first night at Governors Bay, where we had this view up Lyttleton Harbour. M75-150 at 150mm:




Then on to Lake Tekapo, where I had this evening view of lupines at Mt. John. Combined exposures with the A24/2.8:




This area is a dark sky reserve and I was hoping to deploy the O-GPS1, but night skies were cloudy during our stay. Oh well!

Onward to Aoraki/Mt. Cook, where we were lucky to have excellent weather on our one full day in the park. A24/2.8 again (incorrectly recorded as 28mm in EXIF):




I liked this spot so well I went back later in the day. Same lens, left side cropped off:




Making our way south we had lots of great views, and some interesting weather too. Again, the trusty A24/2.8:




Down to Milford Sound and the iconic Mitre Peak. FA50/1.4:




It's a rain forest, with lots of the wonderfully primitive looking tree ferns. A24/2.8:




Thanks for stopping by! Part 2 will be more wildlife oriented.
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Rugged looking terrain there Jeff.Nice shots.--charliezap
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Brilliant shots each one of them.. Specially liked the 3rd shot.
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wonderful photos Jeff, looking forward to more.

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Some nice shots in there - interesting lenticular clouds - don't often see those in the North Island.
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Outstanding series! Looking forward to part two.
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nice, an interesting series of shots.
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Beautiful. I'm going to be there in July. Can't wait
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What a great series - terrific B&W conversions and rich color shots, as well. A group of truly delightful photos.

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Beautiful shots! I am dying to go to New Zealand! I look forward to seeing the rest.
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Great landscapes Jeff - a very diverse area.
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Beautiful. I'm going to be there in July. Can't wait
The mountains should be fantastic in winter.

Thanks very much to all for the kind comments. Get yourself to NZ if you have the chance!
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Great, And then some more Great!
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Aoraki / Mt. Cook and the Hooker River valley
The sense of scale on this image (fourth) is just awesome, well seen and taken.
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