New zealand wallpapers (87)

Morning light strikes Mount Sefton, part of the Mount Cook National Park in New Zealand. Mount Sefton is one of the lesser known peaks in the area, but still rises to over 10,000 feet.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM.

This is the Milford Highway in New Zealand on a cold morning. It was taken while travelling out of Fiordland. After many days of perfect whether, when we finished exploring the natural attractions, the biggest snow storm in 50 years hit the southern island. This was the day before, and the first weather we had that was not clear blue skies. We drove into this area with a long straight road in the middle of a flat glacial valley, and I had to stop immediately. The lighting, the mist, the frost, everything worked out for a really nice photo.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM.

Morning light hits the peaks rising from Milford Sound, a fjord (yes, it really is a fjord not a sound!) in south west New Zealand. I got hugely lucky with the weather for this shot, as Milford Sound is the wettest inhabited place in New Zealand and one of the wettest in the world. New Zealand is a fairly long way south, which means in winter you can wake up at 7am and still have time to get out and catch the sunset! I drove down in the morning and caught this scene. Perfect weather, a lovely crisp -3 degrees, not a cloud in the sky, brilliantly calm water.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM.

Photo taken on the shores of Lake Hawea on the South Island of New Zealand. I was travelling from Queenstown to the West Coast when I snapped this photo.

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SMC Pentax-DA L 18-55mm F3.5-5.6.

The famous lone tree in Lake Wanaka, New Zealand.

Canon EOS 450D, Tamron SP AF17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di II VC.

Early morning at a farm near Lake Coleridge, Canterbury, New Zealand. As I drove by the colours were almost too perfect for me to pass up, and I'm glad I stopped after a long morning at the lake.

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Canon EOS 30D, Tamron SP 17-50mm F/2.8.

I took this shot at Mount Nicholas Station, on Lake Wakatipu in New Zealand. Beautiful spot that is accessible by road, but requires some 4WD-ing. Luckily I got to fly into this location for work. It was a beautiful day but that made it difficult to capture a good shot as it was very bright.

Canon EOS 500D, Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS.

Photo settings: 18 mm, 1/125 second.

The road between Queenstown and Glenorchy was shut due to a rock fall, so waiting on the side of the road the clouds started to break as the sun came up. The colors were stunning.

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Canon EOS 500D, Canon EOS 500D, 18-55IS lens, shot at 18mm. ƒ/8, 1/60s.

Photo settings: 18 mm, f/8, 1/60 second.

I found this shot while tidying my hard drive. This was taken back in 2008 at Kohimarama Beach, Auckland.

Canon EOS 350D.

Sunrise at Lake Kirkpatrick, Queenstown, New Zealand.

Canon EOS 40D.