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New photographs of Lake Mapourika, Lake Paringa (in the mist) and Lake Wahapo.  Also places like Monro Beach, Hapuka Estuary near Haast, Peters Pool near Franz Joseph, Woodpecker Bay and Arthurs Pass.  See the Recent Images gallery. All these locations … Continue reading →

New images from the Old Man Range have just been added to the website (see Recent Images).  It is possible to walk or cycle along the top of the Old Man Range – but you have to pick a good … Continue reading →

Oturere Valley is part of the Northern Circuit Walk in Tongariro National Park.  Recent images from a visit there are shown in the ‘Recent Images’ Gallery.  This place has a desert like moonscape, and in the mist or early morning … Continue reading →

The Tongariro Crossing is an amazing journey thru beautiful, bleak and forbidding volcanic scenery.  Many of the Lord of the Rings locations (Mt Doom, Mordor etc) are here.  See ‘Recent Images’ Gallery for images taken on a recent walk over … Continue reading →

Horopito Motors is a (very) large car junk yard near Ohakune in the central North Island.  It has the most amazing collection of old, and not so old, vehicles in various stages of (dis)repair…  They have parts for just about … Continue reading →

Many landscape photographers will have heard of the Wanaka Tree, in Wanaka, Central Otago, New Zealand.  Here are some new images of this special tree – captured, on a day of good fortune, in the mist…  Go to Recent Images … Continue reading →

The Hawkdun Range runs across the top of the Maniatoto in Central Otago.  This long, symmetrical range is a thing of beauty at any time of the year, especially in the rising or setting sun.  But winter is special.  On … Continue reading →

Winter around Mt Cook is beautiful – but cold!  Images from a recent photo trip have been uploaded (see Recent Images). The Aoraki/Mt Cook area is easy to get to, and from the Mt Cook village it is possible to … Continue reading →

Putting a digital border or frame around your image can improve it a lot.  A simple way to do this is outlined below. In my Recent Images Gallery (at the end of the images) are 7 examples of framed images … Continue reading →

On State Highway 73 as you leave Arthurs Pass and come upon the Waimakariri River there are any number of amazing scenes across the river valley toward the mountains of Arthurs Pass National Park and the Craigieburn Forest Park.  I … Continue reading →