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Photographer's Note
After leaving Franz Josef Glacier we headed further down the west coast to Fox township. Instead of visiting the glacier here, we turned right onto the Cook Flat Rd to take the turn off to Lake Matheson. Around this lake is a lovely walk through some fine Kiwi bush territory and at the far end of the lake are these unforgettable postcard views of one of the most famous panoramas in NZ.
The two mountains here are the two highest in Australasia. Mt. Tasman (3497m) on the left and Mt. Cook (3755m) on the right are known to the Maori as Rarakiora and Aoraki respectively.
With such fine weather on my visit, I decided to post my take on this popular view; cropped, sharpened and resized for the web. Enjoy.
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Paolo
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(41258) 2006-07-18 11:18
Hi Steve, good shot. a little bit overexposed on the upper side on the sky, but with a wonderful reflection on the water and with good colours.
excellent POV.
thanks, ciao
besnard
(59196) 2006-07-18 11:19
Bonjour Steve
Trθs belle composition avec de magnifiques reflets.
C'est un paysage trθs rafraichissant car en ce moment il fait trθs chaud, on pourrait mκme parler de canicule.
Merci pour le partage.
Amitiιs
Nicole
kristies
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(451) 2006-07-18 11:32
Very nice picture with a brilliant reflection!
Good colours and composition
TFS Greetz Kristies
ben4321
(9875) 2006-07-18 11:51
A simple yet effective composition showing this magnificent landscape at its best. I like how you've composed the shot to give equal emphasis to the mountains and their reflection. I would have liked it if the sky was the same deep blue colour as the sky reflected in the water, but thats a very minor criticism.
Good work.
Ben
danyy
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(0) 2006-07-18 12:10
Hello Steve,
Superbe paysage, cela ressemble pas mal ΰ des rιgions du Canada, beaucoup de similitudes.
Une photo pour moi un poil surexposιe, surtout au niveau des glaces.
De trθs beaux reflets aussi, intenses et tranquilles.
Une photo un peu trop centrιe horizontalement.
Best regards.
Daniel.
Hanssie
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(11022) 2006-07-18 13:25
A nice mirror-effect here, bright and clear all over, good shot ! For another view, just an idea, you could "break" the mirror, crop in the bottom by deleting the blue (try with your scrollbar) and you have another image:-))
balatrek
(7455) 2006-07-18 14:36
Hola Steve,
Nos muestras una bella imagen con gran contraste de colores y una fina textura, me gusta la composiciσn, buen trabajo.
Saludos, Josι
peter1892
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(1681) 2006-07-18 16:14
Loevly shot - the reflection is great, the colours & sharpness in the image are excellent.
maximage
(15537) 2006-07-18 16:33
Bonjour Steve,
Paysage superbe, trθs belle prise de vue, lumineuse, et le reflet dans l'eau est excellent.Beau travail.
amitiιs.
max
arnoud1976
(1191) 2006-07-18 16:56
hi Steve, you indeed had amazing weather. great shot of this magical lake. too bad the reflections were gone, but its wonderful nevertheless. thanks for sharing Arnoud
Guenther
(10915) 2006-07-18 17:52
Hi Steve,
what a splendid view, looks really like a wonderful landscape on a wonderful day ...the reflections are great. The only small problem is the slight overexpostion of the snow, but I know it's difficult to avoid.
Great shot, TFS.
Scharan
(14144) 2006-07-18 21:35
Steve, parabιns, que linda foto!
O reflexo ficou incrνvel e as cores maravilhosas. Σtima composiηγo, parabιns pelo trabalho.
Janice
(4403) 2006-07-19 4:22
What a classic view Steve. Awesome capture of one of the most well known views of NZ. The reflections are great, it was a pity there was a breeze on the waters closer to the reeds in the distance, otherwise you'd have had an even better water scene. Thank you for showing NZ off so well.
Janice
Propofol
(1790) 2006-07-19 8:08
Wow, Steve, this is a lovely shot. I have a very similar one, taken from almost this vantage point, but unfortunately in February so there was much less snow on the hills.
Thanks for sharing this!
triptych2003
(1534) 2006-07-20 19:54
hi steve,
you have some fine landscape shots here. this is one that i like. i'd have to agree with the others about the slight overexposure, but that's really minor. the only thing i can think of is the branch/tree in the water. it breaks up the reflection, and personally, i would have cropped it out. but other wise.. beautiful.. well done
Hellas
(7123) 2007-01-26 3:16
Hi Steve,
It is really a good shot.
The most important thing looking a photo is the memories.
I know it very well. Do you ?
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Copyright: Steve Litchfeld (glitch)
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- Date Taken: 2006-06-23
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- Camera: Canon Powershot A520
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- Θέμα(τα): reflection on Alpine lakes, Reflections, Places of dream [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2006-07-18 11:16
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