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The Road to Glenorchy
The Road to Glenorchy - New Zealand
by David Hamments

.... a panoramic view of my favourite road trip in New Zealand with the Remarkables Mountain range lining Lake Wakatipu along the tortuous route

Shadowland
Wanaka from Roy's Peak
by Michael

Spectacular Lightshow while I was on Roys Peak. I photographed in freezing winds for two hours in ever changing light. I was one of my favorite moments of 2014 photographing up there. If you're interested, here are my favorite photos of 2014.

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Roys Peak
Wanaka from Roy's Peak
by Michael

The spectacular view from Roys Peak accross lake Wanaka in New Zealand. It was a fantastic evening with nice interchanging light.

If you're interested in how this photo was processed, I recommend my video tutorials.

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Mt. Aspiring National Park, NZ
Mt. Aspiring National Park, NZ
by StarCitizen

Mount Aspiring National Park covers 3,562 square kilometres (1,375 sq mi) at the southern end of the Southern Alps, directly to the west of Lake Wanaka. Mount Aspiring / Tititea, elevation 3,033 metres (9,951 ft) above sea level, is the mountain that gives the park its name. Other prominent peaks within the park include Mount Pollux, elevation 2,542 metres (8,340 ft), and Mount Brewster, elevation 2,519 metres (8,264 ft).

Zen Forest
Zen Forest
by StarCitizen

Kitchener River, Mount Aspiring National park, New Zealand

Lake Wakatipu
Lake Wakatipu
by Kamil Ghais

The first photo in the set illustrates nicely the Maori name of the New Zealand - "The land of the long white clouds" which I had seen almost every day in the sky. Maori were good observers...

Aspiring Flats, NZ
Aspiring Flats, NZ
by StarCitizen

Mount Aspiring National Park, West Coast, New Zealand

Wanaka Blush
That Wanaka Tree

That Wanaka Tree Shot on a beautiful early spring dawn with plenty of company and some nice light. This was taken about 20 minutes before dawn as a...

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Queenstown - New Zealand
Queenstown from Ben Lomond

A visit to Queenstown is not complete when not taking the Skyline Gondola to have this great view over the city and lake Wakatipu with the...

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Frosted Dawn
Glenorchy Wharf

Glenorchy New Zealand

Our time in GLenorchy was punctuated by clear skies and subzero temperatures. This gave rise to some pretty special dawn...

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Moke Lake
Moke Lake - New Zealand

A very long exposure at Moke Lake, South Island, New Zealand

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Glenorchy Wharf
Glenorchy Wharf

Nikon D810 - Sigma 20mm F1.8 EX DG ASP RF Lee Big Stopper

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This panorama was shot just after...

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Hidden in the Marshes
Glenorchy Lagoon

Glenorchy Lagoon New Zealand

I shot this on a beautiful morning at Glenorchy that was still with a touch of mist and with some passing snow showers...

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That Wanaka Tree
That Wanaka Tree
by David Hamments

... here's a pano of what may be the most photographed tree in New Zealand's South Island, surrounded by Lake Wanaka

Mount Aspiring, NZ
Mt. Aspiring National Park, NZ
by StarCitizen

Mount Aspiring National Park, West Coast, New Zealand

The Beach at Lake Wakatipu
Lake Wakatipu
by David Hamments

... Queenstown, New Zealand

Mount Aspiring, NZ
Mount Aspiring, NZ
by StarCitizen

Mount Aspiring National Park, West Coast, New Zealand

Rob Roy Glacier Track
Rob Roy Glacier Track
by David Hamments

.... a lovely four hour hike (11.3 km) near Wanaka, into the Southern Alps to the base of the Rob Roy Glacier

Mt. Aspiring National Park, NZ
Mt. Aspiring National Park, NZ
by StarCitizen

Mount Aspiring National Park covers 3,562 square kilometres (1,375 sq mi) at the southern end of the Southern Alps, directly to the west of Lake Wanaka. Mount Aspiring / Tititea, elevation 3,033 metres (9,951 ft) above sea level, is the mountain that gives the park its name. Other prominent peaks within the park include Mount Pollux, elevation 2,542 metres (8,340 ft), and Mount Brewster, elevation 2,519 metres (8,264 ft).

Wanaka Tree
That Wanaka Tree

Nikon D810 - AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Lee Big Stopper

The morning we were leaving Wanaka we visited one of the most photographed trees...

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Endless Lakes
Wanaka from Roy's Peak

Lake Wanaka New Zealand

This is the view of Lake Wanaka as seen from Mount Roy at sunset with Mount Aspiring on the left and the town of Wanaka on...

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Willows of Glenorchy
Sunset at Glenorchy

Nikon D810 - Sigma 20mm F1.8 EX DG ASP RF

Drone video shot at this location vimeo.com/259842087

The weather was completely clouded over for our 2...

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Remarkable Queenstown Lights
Queenstown from Ben Lomond

This is the what you see on top of Bob's Peak at sunset. Bob's Peak is at the end of a steep ride on the Queenstown Gondola. Once on top, it...

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Wakatipu Dreams
Glenorchy Wharf

Humboldt Range Glenorchy

The northern end of Lake Wakatipu is enjoyed immensely from the town of Glenorchy. It is a base for beautiful alpine walks...

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Isthmus Rays
Isthmus Peak

Isthmus Peak New Zealand

Before I describe the picture, Marianne and I are excited to launch some online tutorials. In online skype sessions, I...

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Lone Tree Panorama
That Wanaka Tree
by David Hamments

.... in Lake Wanaka, New Zealand

Sunset at Glenorchy
Sunset at Glenorchy
by Yi Jiang

Glenorchy is a small settlement nestled in spectacular scenery at the northern end of Lake Wakatipu in Otago on New Zealand's south Island. It is approximately 45 kilometres by road or boat from Queenstown, the nearest large town.

Glenorchy is a popular tourist spot, close to many tramping tracks. It lies near the borders of Mount Aspiring National Park and Fiordland National Park. The local scenery received worldwide attention when it was used as one of the settings in the first of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films. The scene where Boromir was slain and leant near a tree, Lothlórien and Orthanc were a few that were shot in Paradise. Vertical Limit and X-Men Origins: Wolverine and The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian were also filmed in the area.

It was the best sunset we had in our trip.

Lone Tree in Lake Wanaka
That Wanaka Tree
by David Hamments

... also known as " The Lone Willow Tree of New Zealand", has become a popular tourist site after exposure on Instagram.

Storm over Lake Wakatipu
Lake Wakatipu
by David Hamments

.... in Queenstown, New Zealand

Lake Hawea Panorama
Lake Hawea
by David Hamments

The drive from Fox Glacier to Wanaka, in New Zealand's South Island presents so many photo ops.... one just has to pull over on the side of the road for a few minutes.... on this occasion, I stopped at "The Neck" between Lake Wanaka and Lake Hawea.

The Road to Glenorchy
The Road to Glenorchy
by David Hamments

.... a little further along the amazing coastal road between Queenstown and Glenorchy

Blue and Gold
That Wanaka Tree

The Wanaka Tree During a bright and brilliant spring morning that lit the green leaves gold.

I've made a start to finish video based on the...

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Light Catcher
That Wanaka Tree

'That Wanaka Tree'

This is how google earth reports this tree! It needs no introduction though because of light chasing I ended up taking a...

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The Road to Glenorchy - New Zealand
The Road to Glenorchy - New Zealand

Maybe one of the most scenic routes in whole New Zealand....the road to Glenorchy. At the Head of Lake Wakatipu, Glenorchy is nestled between the...

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Beneath the clouds
Wanaka from Roy's Peak

Wanaka from Roy's Peak

3am : The alarm buzzes on my table top and I'm not really asleep anyway, just waiting for it to go off to formalise the...

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Glowing Dead
Sunset at Glenorchy

Glenorchy New Zealand

This is one of Marianne's from our archive of shots back in 2012. Charlotte was happily sitting on my back for this shoot...

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Queenstown & Sunset
Queenstown from Ben Lomond

New Zealand Queenstown at Sunset

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What a night!
Mieklejohn Bay Jetty

Mieklejohn Bay Queenstown , New Zealand

I posted a timelapse earlier this week on facebook of the aurora over Mieklejohns bay near Queenstown....

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Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Queenstown-Lakes District!
Most notably David Hamments, StarCitizen, Joao Eduardo Figueiredo and Christian Seifert.