Feature: Mountain
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One of the most photographed lakes in the world (and for good reason!); Moraine Lake, Alberta, Canada. -
State Highway 80 takes you to Aoraki-Mt Cook National Park, which is home to 22 mountains reaching over 3,000m above sea level. -
New Zealand's highest mountain, Aoraki / Mt Cook (3,724m), looms large over State Highway 80. -
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. -
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. -
Pipis (shellfish) in the waters of Milford Sound / Piopiotahi almost look like stars fallen from the sky -
Just on sunset the sun broke the horizon and painted this sweet line of light across the Remarkables. -
The interplay of light and shadow make for a partly abstract take on a classic Mackenzie Basin scene -
In summer the lupin flowers blooming along the hydro canals of the Mackenzie Basin are a treat for the eye -
When State Highway 8 comes alongside Lake Pukaki the first sight of its glacial blue water is almost too difficult to believe -
Mueller Lake, Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, with moonlight starting to take over from sunlight -
The last glow of the day illuminates the Cleddau Valley and Milford Sound in Fiordland National Park -
An early morning view up the Hollyford River to Mt Talbot (2,105 m), Fiordland National Park -
Golden light illuminates Fox Glacier / Te Moeka o Tuawe as the sun sets over the Tasman Sea -
For a brief minute or two the wind stops, the lake goes still, and Aoraki-Mt Cook reflects perfectly in Lake Pukaki -
A fresh winter coat of snow drapes the mountains surrounding Lake Heron, Canterbury -
The foothill ranges between Mt Hutt and Mt Somers provide this great layering effect -
The seemingly never-ending ranges of Kahurangi National Park, viewed from a peak 1,805m high in Nelson Lakes National Park -
The track to Lake Angelus along the Robert Ridge Route has some precarious sections across craggy mountain tops -
Inversion cloud in Nelson Lakes National Park captured in a 25-second long exposure
