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September 2023 : Sunday
Sep 2023 : Sunday
The Weary Traveller Returns Home
Daily Photo – The Weary Traveller Returns Home
Queenstown, I am in you…
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June 2023 : Monday
Jun 2023 : Monday
Speaking of Yesterday…
Daily Photo – Speaking of Yesterday…
In yesterday’s post I mentioned the changes in the landscape color as autumn rolls in here in Queenstown and that the sunsets can really start to go up a gear. That photo was taken one March and the greens there are pretty much replaced by the middle of April every year. It happens fast but it’s epic, especially in the trees around Arrowtown!
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June 2023 : Sunday
Jun 2023 : Sunday
As the Season Changed
Daily Photo – As the Season Changed
This was taken on the last day of summer a few years ago. I love it when things start to get properly moody in NZ weather wise. Autumn is a great time, not only for the colors but it starts to get back into aurora time darkness wise and the sunsets tend to go a bit wilder with the extra moisture coming into the air. Here you can see things starting to get a bit more mixed weather wise!
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May 2023 : Sunday
May 2023 : Sunday
Aurora over Queenstown
Daily Photo – Aurora over Queenstown
I’d been awake for two days. It all started the day before after I put the kids to bed. I got a Facebook message from Stefan Haworth. It turns out that he and Eden Brackstone were headed out for a little viewing of the big solar storm that was hitting the atmosphere.
Down thisaway, it’s called the Aurora Australis (not Borealis). Back then I’d never before seen an aurora (despite countless attempts in Iceland), I was ready to suit up!
And it turns out that one of the best places we saw them was right near here in Queenstown! We drove down along Lake Wakatipu until we were just past Wye Creek. I got out of the car, let my eyes adjust, then saw colored shafts of light shooting up through the edge of our snow-globe. It wasn’t like I expected! It’s…. hard to explain.
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March 2023 : Saturday
Mar 2023 : Saturday
Walking Down to the Lake
Daily Photo – Walking Down to the Lake
As the seasons change the grassy fields around Queenstown and Arrowtown transform into a rainbow of hues, from soft yellows to vibrant greens you can even spot some fiery oranges and reds among the blades. It’s like a magic carpet of colors that invites you to explore and capture every nuance with your camera.
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March 2023 : Friday
Mar 2023 : Friday
Lake Wakatipu in the Late Sun
Daily Photo – Lake Wakatipu in the Late Sun
The colors here go a little crazy when the clouds are in the sky! I’m not sure what it is… I think this very cold lake also does something to the air to make it a bit… thicker… or have more moisture in the air… or something!
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March 2023 : Monday
Mar 2023 : Monday
The Endless Fields of Queenstown
Daily Photo – The Endless Fields of Queenstown
Wandering through the fields one evening, the sunset wouldn’t quit! It just kept going and going… like a painting that changed every few minutes. And a few steps this way and that way would completely change the color situation on the bottom half of the photo. Honestly, there were not many bad combinations!
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February 2023 : Friday
Feb 2023 : Friday
First Shot With the Hasselblad H5D
Daily Photo – First Shot With the Hasselblad H5D
This is not a new photo, but it’s one I took a number of years ago as soon as I got that Hasselblad. Nice, eh? I was still trying to figure out the camera, as the behavior was quite a bit different than my Sony. So, I spent a day traveling around the South Island here in New Zealand to try using the camera in a lot of different conditions. I took this over near Jack’s Point in Queenstown.
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January 2023 : Saturday
Jan 2023 : Saturday
Lockdown Walk
Daily Photo – Lockdown Walk
Every day during the lockdown in New Zealand, which I think only lasted about four weeks, I would go on an afternoon hike. I found myself drawn to this area again and again… these tiny little perfect pools of water… I actually took these with my mobile phone, although I don’t think most people would guess that in 100 years.
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November 2022 : Tuesday
Nov 2022 : Tuesday
A Moody Storm in Queenstown
Daily Photo – A Moody Storm in Queenstown
One of my favorite things about having a quadcopter is that I can very quickly get a photo when the light gets interesting! This is the view from where I live here in Queenstown, and every night has a new set of light and clouds. I keep the quadcopter fully fueled and ready for action, just in case something like this presents itself!
