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G'day all,

Just got back from New Zealand yesterday, now starting the long road of processing images etc...

Only got 2 sunny days out of 12 but the wet weather made the forests and the waterfalls come alive!

Just posted a few quickies, will stitch some pano's and post them later...

Already I want to go back, maybe hire a campervan and spend 2-3 weeks cruising the South Island... Wow, what a place, the scenery is absolutely stunning, didn't want to come home

Comments welcomed

Small thumbs linked to larger pics for the dial-uppers

Cheers.

EDIT:
Doh! Pixspot is still having trouble, so just uploaded elsewhere until I get smugmug organised...

Franz Joseph Glacier


Franz Joseph Glacier heli-hike, wow what a blast!!! Had to leave as the weather was closing in on us...


View from one of the back-packer lodges we stayed at...


Kea Summit


Thunder falls

like the colours and interesting subject in No1
like the tri-level brightness of No3

If that's what you can turn out in a rush, I'm definately looking forward to seeing your shots once you've had time to breath!

Nice to see you've made the weather work for you, there's some great stuff there already

Andrew,

Stunning images there. Well done. I like first two and the last. The first being the winner!

Alex

Did you take a dip?? I was very tempted in Oct when we were on Franz Joesph but chickened out in the end. Isn't the Heli tour amazing.

Wow Andrew you have been busy galavanting around

the image of Franz Joseph Glacier and Kea Summit are stunning classics

the pic of the helicopter on the glacier really shows how dangerous your adventure must of been

congratulations on your bravery and vision

Wow mudder, they are really great shots. My favourite is the kea summit. The clouds really add to the atmosphere.

Glacier shots are great. I really like the ice crystal clear water.

I keep expecting to see Hobbitts in the 4th shot. BEautiful. The 1st shot is sensational.

Gees its great. Love it all

I better get my rear in gear and go. Before it is a desert (global warming)

yes, all beautiful and very impressed.
I like the fourth the most.
The rock and forest just same matching color.
Beat any post card.
Well done Andrew!
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Regards
Poon

Hey Andrew,

These are great - I'm looking forward to seeing more as you process them! I'm heading off to NZ in a few weeks time and hopefully will see a few more sunny days than you did. However, if it does rain, you've shown that you can still get some great shots

Which lens(es) did you use the most on the trip? I'm expecting to mostly use my 18-70 DX and soon-to-arrive 70-200VR. I can't wait!

Cheers,

Stephen

Andrew,
You've brought back with you stunning photos from NZ,
They're superb and I like the one with the chopper.
Thanks for sharing.

Slider wrote:I keep expecting to see Hobbitts in the 4th shot. BEautiful. The 1st shot is sensational.

Yep, real LOTR landscapes here. Terrific images, especially Kea Summit.

Nice work. We head back there again on March 1. We rented a campervan in 05 and "did" the South Island and plan to do even more of the South Island and maybe a bit of the north, time permitting. Some snaps here http://www.pbase.com/sheila/new_zealand__south_island

For those who have not yet made this trip, I recommend you do so. Its a photographers dream!

Cheers
Sheila

Great stuff Andrew... can't wait to see the rest...

Great photos, Andrew!

Mudder, these are awesome as usual

Hybrid wrote:...Which lens(es) did you use the most on the trip? I'm expecting to mostly use my 18-70 DX and soon-to-arrive 70-200VR. I can't wait!
Cheers,
Stephen

G'day Stephen,
I used a combination of the 12-24, 18-70DX and the 80-400, but mostly the 12-24... The 80-400 I mainly used for stuff to create pano's (although I did take one sweep using the 50/F1.8 which I'm yet to stitch)...

Mate, you're gonna love it, I want to go back and hire a campervan and spend 2-3 weeks cruising the south island, it's a photographers dream location...

Thanks for the comments all, just uploading a few to smugmug so look out, I'll be badgering you again in another thread soon!

Shiela, there's some great images in your pbase folder, the sun you saw makes me jealous! Aren't those Kea's amazing? At one spot we stopped, a couple landed on the other car our group was using, and he still wouldn't get off even when we drove away, he just hung on! Those beaks look frightening too...

Cheers.

Great images mudder.

No1 is terrific.

Hey Andrew,

I didn't get a chance to say thanks for all the info you gave me - things got very hectic before the trip and I had to keep my head down. I've been back almost a week now from NZ after an awesome trip - the weather was great and photo opportunities aplenty! My D200 arrived just in time so I was able to give it a good field testing (it didn't disappoint). I've got almost 20 gigs of photos to sort so it may be a little while before I can post a selection here. If you're eager, I'm posting some of them one by one on my photolog

Cheers,

Stephen