Feature: Forest | Trees | Flowers
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A double rainbow and lupins in full bloom makes for a colourful scene at Lake Tekapo. -
The Church of the Good Shepherd, surrounded by invasive weeds. But aren't they pretty! :-) -
The shores of Lake Monowai are littered with these drowned trees, victims of the hydro scheme constructed in the 1920's -
A spectacular display of the Aurora Australis (Southern Lights), viewed west of Christchurch in May 2017 -
A longer shutter speed was used here to capture the swaying of the lupins in the strong breeze (Lake Tekapo) -
A classic Kiwi scene: baches (sometimes called cribs) beside the water at Lake Alexandrina, with lupins providing a splash of colour -
Although mostly purples and pinks, lupins can be found in a diverse range of colours (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 pierces through thick pohutukawa forest near Whangapoua, Coromandel Peninsula -
An early morning view up the Hollyford River to Mt Talbot (2,105 m), Fiordland National Park -
Fiordland National Park is home to thousands of rivers and streams which flow through primordial forest -
Sun lit mist after a period of rain heavy rain on State Highway 94, Fiordland National Park -
The Riuwaka River emerges from a cave deep in the Takaka Hills into lush rainforest -
The setting sun casts the last warmth of the day along the shoreline of Lake Camp, Canterbury -
The Whakarewarewa Forest in Rotorua is best known for it's giant redwood trees, but it has mighty tree ferns too! -
Although predominantly seen in purples and pinks, lupins can be found in nearly every colour of the rainbow. -
When the hoar frost descends on the Mackenzie Country it can be so intense that it looks like snow! -
A long exposure of Wainuiototo Bay, with New Chums Beach just out of frame to the left
