Feature: Reflection

  • 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.
  • Any icy start to the day at Lake Kirkpatrick, located in the hills behind Queenstown.
  • It's easy to see why the famous author, Rudyard Kipling, described Milford Sound / Piopiotahi as the eighth wonder of the world.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Red sky at night, shepherd's delight. Not that any shepherds live at Milford Sound.
  • Pipis (shellfish) in the waters of Milford Sound / Piopiotahi almost look like stars fallen from the sky
  • 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
  • The protected wildlife refuge of Lake Alexandrina is a serene spot to see out the end of the day
  • Minutes after capturing this image at Lake Tekapo, the heavens opened and I was running for cover!
  • The Red Tarns are accessed via an hour and a bit climb from Aoraki / Mt Cook village
  • In summer the lupin flowers blooming along the hydro canals of the Mackenzie Basin are a treat for the eye
  • Dusk at Lake Heron brings out and intense crimson hue in the sky
  • Lupin flowers line the Pukaki Canal in the Mackenzie Basin
  • First light at Wharariki Beach, located at the north-western tip of the South Island
  • Recent rain at Lake Hauroko, New Zealand's deepest lake, results in the lake being that little bit deeper
  • 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 Ben Ohau Range reflects in the still waters of Lake Ruataniwha, near Twizel
  • Lake Angelus sits at 1,650 altitude in the mountains of Nelson Lakes National Park
  • A near perfect mirror reflection on Lake Dunstan, Central Otago
  • Sunrise on a cold winter's morning at North Mavora Lake, Southland
  • Warm colours greet a cold winter's morning at Lake Pukaki, Canterbury
  • An arch of nor'wester cloud lights up as the sun sets beyond Lake Ruataniwha
  • A still winter's day leads to a near perfect reflection on Wairepo Arm, near Twizel
  • The setting sun casts the last warmth of the day along the shoreline of Lake Camp, Canterbury
  • Hoar frost coating trees near Twizel creates a surreal winter scene
  • A lone kayaker on Lake Pukaki with Aoraki-Mt Cook looming large on the horizon
  • Pre-dawn reflections in one of the several small tarns dotting the valley floor in the Earnslaw Burn
  • Water tumbling down the 1,000m bluffs in the Earnslaw Burn make for an impressive sight
  • A nuclear sunrise over the Castle Hill Basin reflects in a tarn in the Craigieburn Range
  • Lake Nerine sits high in the Humboldt Mountains in the far reaches of Mt Aspiring National Park
  • The mesmerising Lake Mackenzie sits at 890 metres elevation on the Routeburn Track
  • Hooker Lake and Aoraki-Mt Cook, taken on a winter's day just after sunset
  • A stunning evening sky reflects in a tarn in the Lake Adelaide basin, Fiordland National Park
  • Pre-sunrise glow on the Southern Alps at the headwaters of the Rakaia River, Canterbury
  • The fog begins to dissipate, revealing the hoar frost enveloping the Twizel area
  • Sunrise on the West Coast near 17 Mile beach
  • A hoar frost captured at Lake Ruatanwiha, Canterbury
  • Mt Potts (2184m) reflected in the calm waters of Lake Camp
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