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Friday Photo — The Collie Dog
Any photographer will tell you it’s worth getting up at dawn to get that photo. Despite being not naturally inclined to rise terribly early I, too, have always found that the sunrise moment rewarded...
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The Wednesday Wonder — Mirror Lake Magic
When I wrote the Milford Sound road was a wonder, I was not exaggerating. Among the most wondrous of the wonders to be seen along this route are The Mirror Lakes, named because . . . This scene,...
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A Sense of Scale
Now I’ve started the Milford Sound photos I may as well carry on. It’s a hard choice picking them, though, as the two occasions I’ve visited the sound have resulted in more photos being taken than any...
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Sound of Waterfalls
Many people say that visiting Milford Sound during wet and stormy weather shows off this extraordinary place in a way a sunny day cannot. When the peaks are hidden beneath lowering clouds filled with...
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Tunnel, monorail to Milford Sound?
If it ain’t broke, should we fix it? Milford Sound/Fiordland is my favourite place in New Zealand, so I conclude these posts on the South Island’s no1 attraction with a few more photos that highlight...
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Tongariro Erupts!
No, I wasn’t there or have photos of last night’s Tongariro eruption, the first in over 100 years. This photo is the next best thing and was taken a few years ago showing the Tongariro volcanic...
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Otago Peninsula
In the south of the South Island, buffeted by sub-Antarctic winds and freezing rain or snow, lies the city of Dunedin, founded by suitably hardy Scottish pioneers. Drive east of the city and you’ll...
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Surfer in Red
I came across this lady surfing at Christmas at Taupo Bay in Northland near the top of the North Island of New Zealand. What drew my attention was not just the red wetsuit against the brooding, stormy...
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Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park
Third time lucky. Previous attempts had been obscured by the normal hazards that arise trying to get a clear view of New Zealand’s tallest mountain — swirling, obstinate cloud that won’t budge. This...
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Today’s Photo: Pukaki Dreaming
It looks like a dream, or part of a fantasy from a Tolkien novel, but it’s the real thing, the skies around the Southern Alps being able to create extraordinary palettes of colour and texture. I’ve...
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