New Zealand

“He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tāngata, he tāngata, he tāngata.” - “What is the most important thing in the world? It is people, it is people, it is people.” - Māori Proverb (Whakataukī) - This reflects the Māori belief in the value of community and human connection.

THAT WANAKA TREE

A beautiful morning sunrise in Wanaka, South Island, New Zealand.

GEAR: Sony A7R2, FE 24-70mm F2.8 G Master Lens on tripod.

SETTINGS: 27mm - F/7.1 - ISO 800 - 20 Sec NiSi 100mm Filter System Circular Polarising Filter + 10stop ND + 3stop grad filter.

SIZE: 6378x3588 - 10.2MB JPEG

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Many of these images, and more are available at various sizes and formats from the store for as little as A$15.

NUGGET POINT LIGHTHOUSE - RAINBOWS

I was walking back from the lighthouse to the carpark when I turned around and saw this scene which had to be captured.

GEAR: Sony A7R2, FE 24-70mm F2.8 G Master Lens on tripod.

SETTINGS: 55mm - F8 - ISO 160 - 1/320 Sec NiSi 100mm Filter System Circular Polarising Filter

SIZE: 7925 x 3976 - 12.7MB JPEG

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Many of these images, and more are available at various sizes and formats from the store for as little as A$15.

MILFORD SOUND - REFLECTIONS

Very rare to find zero wind and a full blue sky at Milford Sound - but during this visit that is exactly what we got all day.

GEAR: Sony A7R2, FE 24-70mm F2.8 G Master Lens on tripod.

SETTINGS: 28mm - F/5.6 - ISO 160 - 1/50 Sec NiSi 100mm Filter System Circular Polarising Filter + 3stop grad filter.

SIZE: 6711 x 3775 - 15.2MB JPEG

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Many of these images, and more are available at various sizes and formats from the store for as little as A$15.

NUGGET POINT LIGHTHOUSE - Track

This looks more scary than it actually is, it is an amazing view from both sides of the point.

GEAR: Sony A7R2, FE 24-70mm F2.8 G Master Lens on tripod.

SETTINGS: 24mm - F/6.3 - ISO 50 - 30 Sec NiSi 100mm Filter System Circular Polarising Filter + 10stop ND + 3stop grad filter.

SIZE: 7925 x 3976 - 12.7MB JPEG

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Many of these images, and more are available at various sizes and formats from the store for as little as A$15.

GLENORCHY WILLOW TREES

After a 45 min drive from Queenstown, the willow trees were surrounded in the fog. I waited until mid-day but it still didn’t lift.

GEAR: Olympus OMD E-M1 MarkII - M.ZUIKIO 7-14mm f2.8 Pro Lens.

SETTINGS: 14mm - F/5 - ISO 64 - 1/40 Sec

SIZE: 5184 x 2916 - 9.84MB JPEG

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Many of these images, and more are available at various sizes and formats from the store for as little as A$15.