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A fantastic golden glow washes over downtown Auckland on a beautiful October morning last month from the top of Mount Eden. The dormant volcano rises above the city just outside of the downtown business district and offers an incredible 360 degree view of New Zealand's capital city.
The semi-famous (among photographers and Kiwis) Wanaka Tree with an incredible sunset cloud formation over the mountains across the lake. The experts tell me these are lenticular clouds.
Sweet shot of a Kea bird trying to eat my rental car in New Zealand. The Kea is the only alpine parrot in the world and is one of the most intelligent (and curious) species of birds. For whatever reason, they're well known for pulling the rubber off of the cars of visiting tourists. This one promptly tried to grab my finger right after I took this shot. This is also a pretty good test shot of the unreal sharpness of the Sony Zeiss 55mm f/1.8 lens on the A7RII. There might not be a better combination of body+lens on the market.
The view from Key Summit off of Routeburn Track in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand. Only a few km from the Divide entrance to Routeburn Track beckons this incredible side hike, offering spectacular views of the dramatic South Island scenery.
When doing most of New Zealand's Great Walks, the Department of Conservation operates huts about a day's walk from each other for hikers to stay overnight while on the trail. The huts have basic bunk beds, drinkable running water, flush toilets, gas cooking stoves, and a ranger on duty during the spring and summer. What they don't tell you is that the huts are located in ridiculously scenic locations. This was the view from just off the porch of Lake Mackenzie hut on the morning of our second day on Routeburn Track. The quality of the lake water, which is also the source of the hut's drinking water, is as pristine and clear as it gets. And with only 5 other hikers at the hut, we had this scene all to ourselves.
Adventure Town || Queenstown, New Zealand
A view of beautiful Queenstown, NZ from atop Bob's Peak. No photo magic needed for these colors... Lake Wakatipu is the most stunningly vibrant shade of turquoise I've ever seen. The Remarkables mountain range adds a fantastic background to this base for outdoor adventuring, with skiing, paragliding, bungy jumping, jetboating, water skiing, and hiking being some of the many activities adrenaline junkies flock to Queenstown for.