Category: Landscape Format

  • The impressive view from the summit of Mt Hutt ski area (2,080m elevation).
  • The walk between Stony Bay and Fletchers Bay on the Coromandel Peninsula is one of New Zealand's must-do activities.
  • The iconic Nugget Point and it's lighthouse (built in 1870).
  • A remnant of the last ice age, Lake Mapourika is located just to the north of Franz Josef.
  • Located on the drive from Queenstown to Glenorchy, this view nearly always causes you to crash your car.
  • Located at Wharariki Beach (my fave beach in New Zealand), the Archway Islands are always an impressive sight.
  • This jetty at the Marakura Yacht Club, Lake Te Anau, looks out to the vast wilderness of Fiordland National Park.
  • One of the most photographed lakes in the world (and for good reason!); Moraine Lake, Alberta, Canada.
  • After a day of grey, Lake Tekapo puts on an incredible show for the last few minutes before nightfall.
  • An aerial view of the Godley River entering Lake Tekapo.
  • A double rainbow and lupins in full bloom makes for a colourful scene at Lake Tekapo.
  • There's no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.
  • Any icy start to the day at Lake Kirkpatrick, located in the hills behind Queenstown.
  • A lone kōwhai tree against the setting sun.
  • State Highway 80 takes you to Aoraki-Mt Cook National Park, which is home to 22 mountains reaching over 3,000m above sea level.
  • 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.
  • New Zealand's highest mountain, Aoraki / Mt Cook (3,724m), looms large over State Highway 80.
  • One of the many beautiful waterfalls in the Catlins Conservation Park, located in the south-east corner of the South Island.
  • It's easy to see why the famous author, Rudyard Kipling, described Milford Sound / Piopiotahi as the eighth wonder of the world.
  • Doesn’t matter if it’s rain or shine, Doubtful Sound / Patea is always a spectacular place to be.
  • A hoar frost descends on the trees surrounding Wairepo Arm, near Twizel.
  • In 1925 Lake Monowai was raised two metres to provide for a hydroelectric scheme; drowned trees remain on the water's edge to this day.
  • As cloud whips off the crags of The Remarkables the setting sun breaks the horizon and lights the mountainside in a blaze of fire.
  • Which way is up?  A beautifully still and crisp winter's morning at Lake Matheson, Westland Tai Poutini National Park.
  • When the Tasman Glacier (New Zealand's longest, at 25 km) calves ice into its terminal lake, a winter wonderland is the result.
  • This view up the Hooker River towards Mueller Lake, in Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, is obtained around 20 minutes walk in on the Hooker Valley Track.
  • Lake Pukaki takes on this stunning turquoise colour due to the presence of rock flour, which is sourced from the grinding of glaciers against mountains in the headwaters of Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park.
  • Red sky at night, shepherd's delight. Not that any shepherds live at Milford Sound.
  • The Church of the Good Shepherd, surrounded by invasive weeds.  But aren't they pretty! :-)
  • Lupins along the northern approach of State Highway 8 to Lindis Pass
  • The Clay Cliffs near Omarama provide a great backdrop against the Ahuriri River
  • A summer storm over the Waimakariri River coincides with sunset to create a spectacular end to the day
  • Pipis (shellfish) in the waters of Milford Sound / Piopiotahi almost look like stars fallen from the sky
  • A storm on sunset is a recipe for epicness!
  • Just on sunset the sun broke the horizon and painted this sweet line of light across the Remarkables.
  • A super crisp winter's afternoon on the shore of Lake Heron
  • The shores of Lake Monowai are littered with these drowned trees, victims of the hydro scheme constructed in the 1920's
  • A frosty start to the day at Lake Rotoiti, Nelson Lakes National Park
  • A spectacular display of the Aurora Australis (Southern Lights), viewed west of Christchurch in May 2017
  • The road to Kohaihai, near Karamea on the northern West Coast of the South Island
  • The iconic view from Peter’s Lookout across Lake Pukaki to Aoraki / Mt Cook
  • A UFO cloud (altocumulus lenticularis) hovers over Aoraki / Mt Cook
  • A longer shutter speed was used here to capture the swaying of the lupins in the strong breeze (Lake Tekapo)
  • A chilly start to the day (-14 degrees C) on a back country road near Lake Tekapo
  • The protected wildlife refuge of Lake Alexandrina is a serene spot to see out the end of the day
  • The interplay of light and shadow make for a partly abstract take on a classic Mackenzie Basin scene
  • A crazy light show closes out the day at Lake Tekapo
  • Sky and land compete for most colourful at Lake Tekapo
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