Category: Landscape Format

  • Named after it's distance from Greymouth, 13 Mile is probably best known for the Motukiekie Rocks, but there's way more on offer than that.
  • Sunrise on the West Coast near 17 Mile beach
  • A colourful sunrise lights up remnant snow from a recent storm in the Tasman Valley
  • A stunning evening sky reflects in a tarn in the Lake Adelaide basin, Fiordland National Park
  • A rainbow forms as the morning sun lights up Aoraki-Mt Cook National Park
  • A double rainbow and lupins in full bloom makes for a colourful scene at Lake Tekapo.
  • In summer the lupin flowers blooming along the hydro canals of the Mackenzie Basin are a treat for the eye
  • The rising sun creates strong light contrasts on the Southern Alps
  • A UFO cloud (altocumulus lenticularis) hovers over Aoraki / Mt Cook
  • A storm coinciding with sunset made for a surreal scene across the Canterbury Plains
  • An arch of nor'wester cloud lights up as the sun sets beyond Lake Ruataniwha
  • Located at Wharariki Beach (my fave beach in New Zealand), the Archway Islands are always an impressive sight.
  • The foothill ranges between Mt Hutt and Mt Somers provide this great layering effect
  • The towering Mt Aspiring (3,033m), often referred to as New Zealand's Matterhorn
  • A spectacular display of the Aurora Australis (Southern Lights), viewed west of Christchurch in May 2017
  • Located on the drive from Queenstown to Glenorchy, this view nearly always causes you to crash your car.
  • The setting sun casts the last warmth of the day along the shoreline of Lake Camp, Canterbury
  • A super crisp winter's afternoon on the shore of Lake Heron
  • A close-encounter with the blue ice of Brewster Glacier
  • An aerial view of the Godley River entering Lake Tekapo.
  • Lupin flowers line the Pukaki Canal in the Mackenzie Basin
  • The impressive view from the summit of Mt Hutt ski area (2,080m elevation).
  • Sunrise greets the foothills to the west of the Canterbury Plains
  • The Church of the Good Shepherd, surrounded by invasive weeds.  But aren't they pretty! :-)
  • The Clay Cliffs near Omarama provide a great backdrop against the Ahuriri River
  • Eroded spires of rock and silt project into the fog at the Clay Cliffs, Omarama
  • Sky and land compete for most colourful at Lake Tekapo
  • The Tasman River (left) and Hooker River (right) converge and flow towards Lake Pukaki
  • A hoar frost descends on the trees surrounding Wairepo Arm, near Twizel.
  • The walk between Stony Bay and Fletchers Bay on the Coromandel Peninsula is one of New Zealand's must-do activities.
  • A chilly start to the day (-14 degrees C) on a back country road near Lake Tekapo
  • A nuclear sunrise over the Castle Hill Basin reflects in a tarn in the Craigieburn Range
  • Sunset on the craggy ridgeline above Lake Angelus, Nelson Lakes National Park
  • A still winter's day leads to a near perfect reflection on Wairepo Arm, near Twizel
  • Doesn’t matter if it’s rain or shine, Doubtful Sound / Patea is always a spectacular place to be.
  • The spectacular Earnslaw Burn, located near Glenorchy and reached via a 5-6 hour hike
  • The Earnslaw Glacier hangs precariously below the twin peaks of Mt Earnslaw (2,830m)
  • Pre-dawn reflections in one of the several small tarns dotting the valley floor in the Earnslaw Burn
  • The road to Kohaihai, near Karamea on the northern West Coast of the South Island
  • Pipis (shellfish) in the waters of Milford Sound / Piopiotahi almost look like stars fallen from the sky
  • North-westerly conditions can often produce fiery sunsets over the eastern past of the South Island
  • The last glow of the day illuminates the Cleddau Valley and Milford Sound in Fiordland National Park
  • Fletcher Bay, located at the northernmost point of the Coromandel Peninsula, marks one end of the Coromandel Coastal Walkway
  • Early morning mist clings to the forest near Haast Pass, South Westland
  • Golden light illuminates Fox Glacier / Te Moeka o Tuawe as the sun sets over the Tasman Sea
  • A frozen Lake Lyell in the headwaters of the Rakaia River
  • Gnarly trees in the Earnslaw Burn Valley, Mt Aspiring National Park
  • The intricate braids of the Godley River, which flows into Lake Tekapo
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