New Zealand - South Island

Planex · 8th November 2009, 3:31 PM

Hi All,

Never got round to putting up some of my favourite NZ photos... so here they are!

C&C welcome.

1. Lake Tekapo

2. Fan Tail Falls

3. Fan Tail Falls - Can anyone tell me what the rock stacks symbolize? If anything?

4. Lake Tekapo

5. Fox Glacier

6. Botanical Gardens - Christchurch

7. Botanical Gardens - Christchurch

8. Christchurch

9. Lyttleton (i think?)

10.

11. Queenstown

12. Carpark Seal

13. Kaikoura

14. Albatross

15. Albatross

16. Kaikoura from sea

17. Albatross

18. Sperm Whale

19. Sperm Whale

20. Lake Tekapo

Robjess · 8th November 2009, 4:43 PM

Nice shots mate.. reminds me of when I was there.. infact its interesting seeing your shots of Kaikoura - as it was extremely overcast and foggy when we were there.. we couldnt see any of those mountains..

jcorney · 8th November 2009, 4:52 PM

nice set there, when I saw 12 I thought "warranty void, seal broken"

Desert Fox · 8th November 2009, 5:11 PM

No.3 photo with the stacks of rocks look similar to works of andy goldsworthy, really nice set thou

disci · 8th November 2009, 5:18 PM

Very nice set of what looks to be a beautiful part of the world, Planex.

Thanks for sharing.

Regards

D

Dangerman · 8th November 2009, 5:34 PM

The rock stacking is the over abundance of flat rocks that can be stacked.
The guild at Franz Josef said they go around kicking them down their to stop what they consider to be a stupid habit from spreading.

Nice shots

Danger

Kyler · 8th November 2009, 5:36 PM

Beautiful photos, wish I could visit those places!

mazzanet · 8th November 2009, 5:36 PM

Nice set of photos! Ah the memories...
And yes, number 9 is Lyttelton, more specifically Lyttelton Harbour.

Planex · 8th November 2009, 5:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dangerman

The rock stacking is the over abundance of flat rocks that can be stacked.
The guild at Franz Josef said they go around kicking them down their to stop what they consider to be a stupid habit from spreading.

Nice shots

Danger

Thanks for that. I had convinced myself that it was some Maori tradition for mourning or something and was so careful not to touch any of them. Hahaha how wrong i was!

Heres a different perspective of the carpark seal!
Got out of the car and was playing with camera settings and almost stepped on the damn thing haha

Squeezer · 8th November 2009, 6:20 PM

South Island - Gotta love that place for photos. I can nevere see too many South island photos

#5 and #11 are my picks of the shots

s4Rg3 · 8th November 2009, 8:37 PM

#5 is a fucking cracker mate!

Kind of sucks about the lighting in #2 and #3 as they could of been great shots aswell.

Have you posted #20 on here before? Swear I've seen it before.. All in all nice shots mate

MR CHILLED · 8th November 2009, 8:46 PM

The colour of that lake is just fantastic. Very nice shots.

NZ is such a beautiful country.

disci · 8th November 2009, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by s4Rg3

#5 is a fucking cracker mate!

Kind of sucks about the lighting in #2 and #3 as they could of been great shots aswell.

Have you posted #20 on here before? Swear I've seen it before.. All in all nice shots mate

Sirshelldrake shared a similar view here on 26 September 2004.

Always nice to see it again too.

Regards

D

Planex · 8th November 2009, 10:13 PM

I also posted 20 and 5 in last months Iron Photographer.

Could've seen it there earlier

scon · 9th November 2009, 6:28 AM

#3 is what's called a cairn. Usually left by north american hikers, over there they use them to mark trails and also just to show "that they've been there" over here we try and use a more softly softly approach and people try not to leave a trace.

Though that being said, on the drive up the west coast on NZ, we saw one spot that had literally hundreds of Cairns. I wish I had taken a photo there, particularly at moonlight, it would have looked amazing.

8th November 2009, 5:11 PM	#4
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8th November 2009, 5:36 PM	#7
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8th November 2009, 5:36 PM	#8
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8th November 2009, 6:20 PM	#10
Squeezer Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Adelaide Posts: 4,417	South Island - Gotta love that place for photos. I can nevere see too many South island photos #5 and #11 are my picks of the shots __________________ Photo Gallery Live Bands, Nature, Events

8th November 2009, 8:46 PM	#12
MR CHILLED D'oh! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Awesome Adelaide! Posts: 58,185	The colour of that lake is just fantastic. Very nice shots. NZ is such a beautiful country. __________________ PCDB (Chilled) \| PCDB (Chiller)

8th November 2009, 3:31 PM	#1
Planex Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 132	New Zealand - South Island Hi All, Never got round to putting up some of my favourite NZ photos... so here they are! C&C welcome. 1. Lake Tekapo 2. Fan Tail Falls 3. Fan Tail Falls - Can anyone tell me what the rock stacks symbolize? If anything? 4. Lake Tekapo 5. Fox Glacier 6. Botanical Gardens - Christchurch 7. Botanical Gardens - Christchurch 8. Christchurch 9. Lyttleton (i think?) 10. 11. Queenstown 12. Carpark Seal 13. Kaikoura 14. Albatross 15. Albatross 16. Kaikoura from sea 17. Albatross 18. Sperm Whale 19. Sperm Whale 20. Lake Tekapo

8th November 2009, 4:43 PM	#2
Robjess Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 130	Nice shots mate.. reminds me of when I was there.. infact its interesting seeing your shots of Kaikoura - as it was extremely overcast and foggy when we were there.. we couldnt see any of those mountains..

8th November 2009, 4:52 PM	#3
jcorney Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: cahnbra Posts: 1,767	nice set there, when I saw 12 I thought "warranty void, seal broken" __________________ Utegate getting you down, buy a 2005 XR8 Ute http://forums.overclockers.com.au/sh...php?p=10480896 My Blog My Photo Gallery BUTTONS ARE NOT TOYS

8th November 2009, 5:18 PM	#5
disci Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Brisbane, Aust Posts: 871	Very nice set of what looks to be a beautiful part of the world, Planex. Thanks for sharing. Regards D __________________ http://www.disci.smugmug.com

8th November 2009, 5:34 PM	#6
Dangerman Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 116	The rock stacking is the over abundance of flat rocks that can be stacked. The guild at Franz Josef said they go around kicking them down their to stop what they consider to be a stupid habit from spreading. Nice shots Danger

8th November 2009, 8:37 PM	#11
s4Rg3 Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: 4178, QLD Posts: 314	#5 is a fucking cracker mate! Kind of sucks about the lighting in #2 and #3 as they could of been great shots aswell. Have you posted #20 on here before? Swear I've seen it before.. All in all nice shots mate

8th November 2009, 10:13 PM	#14
Planex Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 132	I also posted 20 and 5 in last months Iron Photographer. Could've seen it there earlier

9th November 2009, 6:28 AM	#15
scon Iron Chef Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Brisbane Posts: 3,228	#3 is what's called a cairn. Usually left by north american hikers, over there they use them to mark trails and also just to show "that they've been there" over here we try and use a more softly softly approach and people try not to leave a trace. Though that being said, on the drive up the west coast on NZ, we saw one spot that had literally hundreds of Cairns. I wish I had taken a photo there, particularly at moonlight, it would have looked amazing. __________________ Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. Douglas Adams, "Last Chance to See" - 1990 Food Blog: Wok the Fuck?!