Waikato

The Cathedral Cove – A must-see when you are in Coromandel, New Zealand. This tall rock with the nice shape in the ocean gives you a marvellous view when leaving the cave on the way to the spot. We also liked the fact, that most of the people visit this lovely place during daytime and leaving quite soon, resulting in a perfect spot to watch the sunset. (At least in spring) Moreover, keep the tide in mind when you want to walk to the other side.

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I included these girls grabbing a photo to add some scale to this panorama of NZ's Cathedral Cove....

Hand held pano of the crater lakes of the Tongariro Crossing, reputed to be one of the best one day walks in the world..... across Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand. For those interested... check out: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongariro_Alpine_Crossing

... of the Tongariro Alpine Crossing, one of the best one day walks in the world!

Another look at the Champagne Pool in Wai O Tapu's thermal park, North Island, New Zealand....

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Yes, it really is that colour!

Up close panorama of one of the smaller crater lakes one passes while trekking the "Tongariro Crossing".... Whakapapa, New Zealand

Sail Rock, Cathedral Cove, New Zealand

I wish I could have had this night again! I arrived at the carpark shortly after 330am hoping to shoot some...

Cathedral Cove cave view.... looking out to a fine day on the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand's north island...

Working our way up the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand's north island, my wife and I stopped at Cathedral Cove, where I captured this three shot, hand held pano....

From Doctor's Rocks in Tasmania to Cathedral Cove in New Zealand.... I love rocks!

Lower Huka Falls panorama, Taupo, New Zealand

Another view of the spectacular thermal pools in Wai O Tapu, New Zealand.... the best I've ever seen.

Here's a panoramic look at New Zealand's iconic Cathedral Cove from the other side of the cave....

Here's another look at New Zealand's iconic Cathedral Cove.... a top attraction of the North Island

Mount Ruapehu (north island of New Zealand) panorama.... this active volcano is still snow capped mid summer!

Sun rising over the beach in Whangamata, New Zealand...

Waitomo Countryside

A fun shot with the sheep running away from me in short exposure and the clouds running away from the dawn in a longer exposure....

For a landscape photographer shooting during daytime has become something quite unusual. I like to do it more and more and I also like the clear and bright colors. It doesn't always have to be that dramatic red sky ;-)

Processing this one involved my usual exposure blending to gain some dynamic range, and then some contrast and color work.

New Zealand's best one day walk.... sights I'm unlikely to witness again... this is a panoramic view from one of the highest points on the 23km trek, with volcanic crater lakes below and Lake Taupo in the distance...

Panoramic view of Mount Ngauruhoe (Mount Doom in Lord of the Rings) as seen while trekking New Zealand's Tongariro Crossing, one of the best one day walks in the world.

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The Champagne Pool at Wai-O-Tapu.... New Zealand's best thermal park IMHO!

.... perhaps the best thermal park in New Zealand

This is the view of the beach from inside the "cave" at Cathedral Cove, near Whitianga, New Zealand...

Striking vivid colours amongst the barren rock landscape in quite a popular destination. Over 100,000 visitors a year walk the Tongariro Alpine...

Cathedral Cove New Zealand

It was a glorious morning after the sun managed to penetrate the low bank of cloud at sunrise . I shot this on a Monday...