Queenstown-Lakes District

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

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

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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).

Kitchener River, Mount Aspiring National park, New Zealand

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.

Mount Aspiring National Park, West Coast, New Zealand

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...

One of the reasons for wanting to visit the south island of New Zealand during April/May time was to capture the autumnal colours and oh my, these...

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

Mount Aspiring National Park, West Coast, New Zealand

... Queenstown, New Zealand

Mount Aspiring National Park, West Coast, New Zealand

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).

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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Moke Lake turned out to be one of my favourite...

.... in Lake Wanaka, New Zealand

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.

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

.... in Queenstown, New Zealand

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...

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

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...

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

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

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This panorama was shot just after...

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...