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New Zealand images now available to view
Friends, it’s been a while since I’ve posted on my blog, but I am happy to announce I have now
uploaded my New Zealand images under the Travel tab above or you can click here. For the beautiful panoramas click here.
I had so much fun while capturing these and also fine tuning in the post production process. I hope you enjoy and please leave feedback if you wish.
I have more adventures planned for the future so stay tuned.
Your friend behind the lens
Adrian
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Day 9 Queenstown
Glorious sunrise this morning. Incredible colours of pink and purple as the sun came up over The Remarkables.
Well after getting engaged yesterday and a long night of celebrating I took it easy today and just cruised around the Queenstown area itself with the camera.
I mostly took shots over in the botanic gardens area and did a lot with the GoPro today in terms of time lapse videos. Look forward to putting them together when I get home.
Finished the day off with casual cruise on the TSS Earnslaw (a 100 year old steam ship) across Lake Wakatipu with my new fiancé. Perfect end to another wonderful day here.
Last day tomorrow. So sad to be leaving but will make the absolute most of my last day shooting.
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Day 8 Queenstown
Today I asked the most beautiful person in the world if she would marry me. And she said, YES!
It all happened in my favourite and what I would describe as the most magical place in the world. At Paradise not too far from Queenstown on a picture perfect day.
Words escape me in describing the love of my life. All I can say is I have well and truly found my
soul mate. I am the happiest and luckiest man in the world.
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Day 7 Queenstown
Well, it had to happen and today was the day. Snow! Yes, I awoke to beautiful snow showers sprinkling across Lake Wakatipu and The Remarkables. The whole of the town took on this magical glow. I live in a tropical climate so experiencing snow for me is special.
After a huge breakfast I headed out to Arrowtown, about 20 minutes away from Queenstown. Here I found early settler houses and a main street filled with incredible character. There’s the old Chinese settlement from the gold rush days, with huts so small you WOULD hit a cat if you did swing it! Goodness knows how they survived in those tiny huts during the snow of winter. They made for some great photos in the snow.
In the evening I went to Queenstown’s botanical gardens and got some terrific shots around a water fountain that changed colour.
I love Queenstown so much. There’s something about it I connect with so well. Maybe it’s the mixture of adventure and beautiful scenery? All I know is I feel like I’m home when here.
I think it’s time for a delicious Patagonia’s hot chocolate. See you all tomorrow 🙂
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Day 6 Queenstown
Another long day of driving 6 hours to and from Milford Sound from Queenstown, but it is SO worth it! Picture perfect day for weather once again and mother nature turned it on for me as I drove into Te Anau, the entry towards Milford Sound.
I got shots of ice caked rocks with rushing water coming down rivers. Early morning mist on long sweeping plains, waterfalls, plants frozen solid, panoramas of misty snow capped mountains. For the first time I witnessed an avalanche at Homer Tunnel. It was scary and exhilarating all at the same time. Needless to say I didn’t stick around long after that and continued on to Milford pronto.
Milford Sound is so beautiful, a natural fiord carved by an ancient glacier. It’s filled with wildlife, tall snow capped mountains and crystal clear blue water. I am so happy with the shots I got and can’t wait to get home and see them on my large computer screen. While travelling out of the sound I had my GoPro mounted on the front of the Milford Sovereign ship I was travelling on. Got some interesting shots with it.
Well, tomorrow I think I’ll take a break and cruise for while. See where the wind takes me. To be honest you can point you camera anywhere here in and around Queenstown and you’re pretty much guaranteed a great shot 🙂
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Day 5 Queenstown
Such a beautiful day today. Started out a little cloudy, but quickly cleared up to reveal stunning mountain ranges covered in snow.
I decided to head to Glenorchy today. A little town about 45 minutes away from Queenstown. The mountains here are just stunning and combined with the aqua blue water of Lake Wakatipu made for some great shots.
From here I headed to a place called Paradise. This is one of my favourite places in the world because of it’s diverse landscape elements. Lakes, wildlife, forest, waterfalls, long sweeping plains, and mountains. Of course it is here that I am in my element. I almost filled my camera memory card for the first time on this trip. I was salivating as I saw the most amazing gifts of nature. Snow frosted plants. mirrored snowy mountains in lakes, rock solid frozen grass with icicles and suns rays streaming through tall ancient forest trees.
What a magnificent trip it has been so far. So much fun, wonderful weather and getting some great shots along the way. Tomorrow is Milford Sound. I’m going to try out my new Nikon 80-400mm lens and hopefully get some good wildlife shots 🙂
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Day 4 Queenstown
Today will go down as one of the BEST photographic days I’ve ever had. Picture perfect weather along with mother nature turning it on in real style. My journey took me from Queenstown up to Mount Cook. Just so much happened it would take me forever to type everything, so here’s a short version for you:
* Started at dawn – firstly found a mini oasis of a waterfall over rocks at a place called Roaring Meg.
* Mist on and sunrays through cloud upon Lake Dunstan near Cromwell.
* Panoramas of snow capped mountains near Lindis Pass.
*Mount Cook National Park – Shots around Lake Pukaki and Mount Cook itself.
*Lake Takepo – Good Sheppard Church shots and shots around the lake.
*Night/star shots of the Good Sheppard Church
*Night/star shots of Lindis Pass
I can’t wait to show you all the shots on my website. Had so much fun along the way too today.
Now super tired and ready for bed after a massive 7 hour drive with photos in between. Good night to you all 🙂
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Day 3 Queenstown
An absolutely stunning day here in Queenstown New Zealand!
The day began with a trip out to the gorgeous Wanaka via the short cut up and over the Alpine Ranges. There were many stunning vantage points looking back over the valley, perfect for my first panorama.
First things first, as I drove into Wanaka I visited my favourite little bakery that I had discovered years ago and ordered the usual. Meat pie and cream filled donut (trust me I don’t always eat this bad). From there I went across the road to Lake Wanaka. If you are ever visiting the south island of New Zealand you MUST visit here. The scenery is jaw dropping. Very happy with the shots I obtained including a terrific collection of shots around this lonely little tree protruding from the lake.
I then hit the road and headed back to Queenstown, but kept going to get to a small remote lake called Moke. I can’t wait to put the panoramic shots I got here together. Perfect mirrored image mountains for 180 degrees. Got a little hairy going out to here due to snow and ice on the dirt road, but it was so worth it!
In the evening I took the Queenstown skyline gondola to the top of the mountain which overlooks the town. Beautiful sunset shots with colours of pink and purple in the sky above The Remarkables mountain range. What a glorious way to end a magnificent day. Just love this place to bits!
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Day 2 Queenstown
It started out a rather gloomy day here in beautiful Queenstown, but quickly turned to bright sunshine mid morning.
My first port of call was to take shots around a small waterfall I found at the end of Queenstown where the road takes you to Glenorchy. I had my new Nikon 14-24mm lens in action and I can now see why it is such a highly rated lens. Silky smooth water shots on wide angle with literally no distortion around the edges of frame. I was very happy with the shots I got.
Next I hit the road to a small town called Cromwell. Well known as a farming and fruit growing area. In the early days Cromwell was wide spread with gold miners after gold was discovered in 1862. This is where I found Lake Dunstan which was surrounded by vintage style homes and snow capped mountains. What a picturesque spot I stumbled across. The reflection below says it all…
NEVER STOP CREATING
