New Zealand Landscapes

[firegs]

These were all taken with a Canon 5D III, 16-35mm f/4L IS USM.

 

[Eldar]

Great images of a country of exceptional beauty!

 

[Click]

Beautiful. 8) Great shots.

...And welcome to CR

 

[Geek]

Beautiful, Great Shots!! I've always wanted to visit New Zealand.

 

[sulla]

WOW! Thanks for showing these photos to us!

 

[meywd]

Very beautiful photos indeed

 

[Dylan777]

These were all taken with a Canon 5D III, 16-35mm f/4L IS USM.

Wonderful series firegs. I really like the 2nd photo

 

[firegs]

Thank you, all! Here's a few more ;D

 

[Click]

Thank you, all! Here's a few more ;D

Awesome. I especially like the last picture. Nicely done firegs.

 

[martti]

You master your techniques better than well...but my personal feeling is like listening to somebody playing his guitar with the volume knob set to eleven all the time...you get it?

 

[firegs]

You master your techniques better than well...but my personal feeling is like listening to somebody playing his guitar with the volume knob set to eleven all the time...you get it?

Hahaha - not *exactly* sure how to take that

 

[cid]

very nice pictures! I hope, I'll visit New Zealand myself

 

[lion rock]

Super photos!!! Really great.

May I ask where you visited? My wife and I plan to visit the South Island again in December 2016.

 

[firegs]

Super photos!!! Really great.

May I ask where you visited? My wife and I plan to visit the South Island again in December 2016.

Hey, you and me both! I went with Red Carpet Tour group, and will be going again in Dec 2016.

January 4 - Arrive in Auckland
January 5 - Down time day
January 6 - Te Kuiti, Matamata, Waitomo
January 7 - Piopio, Mt. Ruapehu
January 8 - Ohakune, Wellington
January 9 - Kaitoke
January 10 - More Wellington
January 11 - Picton, Pelorous River, Nelson City
January 12 - Mt Olympus, Mt Owen, Blenheim
January 13 - East Coast, Kaikoura, Christchurch
January 14 - Mt Sunday, Lakes Tekapo and Pukaki, Twizel
January 15 - Twizel, Lake Wanaka, Cromwell
January 16 - Alexandra, Arrowtown, Queenstown
January 17 - Mavora Lakes
January 18 - Queenstown
January 19 - Glenorchy/Paradise/Remarkables/Wakatipu Basin/Kawarau Gorge/Arrow River/Coronet Peak/Skippers Canyon
January 20 - Doubtful Sound/Manapouri/Wilmot Pass
January 21 - Heliworks Helicopter Charter (Queenstown, Central Otago, Fiordland National Park, Greenstone/Caples Valleys, Olivine Plateau, Mount Aspiring, Earnslaw Burn, )
January 22 - Milford Sound
January 23 - Depart Queenstown back to AKL back to SFO

 

[lion rock]

So happy you'll visit again. Like your itin. Last year we drove 1200 miles in South Island for 2 weeks. May be we'll repeat but with less rushed schedule. May I PM you on Tuesday when I get home from memorial weekend and compare notes?

-r

 

[firegs]

So happy you'll visit again. Like your itin. Last year we drove 1200 miles in South Island for 2 weeks. May be we'll repeat but with less rushed schedule. May I PM you on Tuesday when I get home from memorial weekend and compare notes?

-r

Absolutely!!

 

[firegs]

A few more

 

[meywd]

great photos, I am thinking of going to New Zealand when the budget allows, you said the trip was with Red Carpet Tour, I checked their 14 day tour and it seem its packed, did you have the chance to explore a bit, or all the photos are from the exact locations of the tour, I mean the south island is big enough for one to spend months in it to shoot it fully.

 

[firegs]

great photos, I am thinking of going to New Zealand when the budget allows, you said the trip was with Red Carpet Tour, I checked their 14 day tour and it seem its packed, did you have the chance to explore a bit, or all the photos are from the exact locations of the tour, I mean the south island is big enough for one to spend months in it to shoot it fully.

The tour is amazing. At times, I felt a bit rushed (as a Photographer), but other times I had more than enough time to get the shots I wanted. I also booked an additional 5 days in Queenstown at the end of the trip - I booked helicopter flights, Doubtful Sound/Milford Sound cruises, Jet boats, etc.

The tour is mainly geared towards fanatics of The Lord of the Rings. If that's your bag - youll be amazed at how tailored this tour is to you. As a Photographer - you might wish you had more time. For me, it was a best of both worlds (HUGE LOTR FAN HERE) - it got me from place to place with ease, and I got to see all the major places that I wanted to see.

You're right - I could have spent a year in the South Island and not have seen it all. Thats why I'm going back.

 

[Click]

Beautiful series, firegs 8)