![I’m not sure if I’ve ever been so delighted to see any sight. After a six hour struggle walking straight into the 40km wind along loose rock and across occasional snow drifts, sometimes questioning why I didn’t choose to lay on a beach somewhere instead, Mt Angelus hut and this peacefully calm sunset was a welcome reward.
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I’m not sure if I’ve ever been so delighted to see any sight. After a six hour struggle walking straight into the 40km wind along loose rock and across occasional snow drifts, sometimes questioning why I didn’t choose to lay on a beach somewhere instead, Mt Angelus hut and this peacefully calm sunset was a welcome reward. _______________ #newzealand #hutlife #sunset #mountains #hike #walk #explore #landscape-photography #landscape #hiddengem #nature #niftyfew #discovernz #keepitwild #wanderlust #sonyalpha #a6600 #sonyalphasclub #airnzshareme #findyourpeaknz #roamtheplanet #gottalovenz #newzealandguide #wonderlustnewzealand #escapeandwonder #dosomethingnewnz ![Mossy goodness dripping with rain in a soaked forest. I hear saying something is “drip” is the new cool way to say something is cool. But if I said this was drip I’d think I’d be making a terrible pun. Can nature be “drip” anyway? Am I getting old? Let’s just say I like.
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Mossy goodness dripping with rain in a soaked forest. I hear saying something is “drip” is the new cool way to say something is cool. But if I said this was drip I’d think I’d be making a terrible pun. Can nature be “drip” anyway? Am I getting old? Let’s just say I like. _______________ #newzealand #whatiscool #nature #fiordland #forest #moss #moody #rainy #niftyfew #discovernz #keepitwild #wanderlust #purenewzealand #sonyalpha #a6600 #sonyalphasclub #findyourpeaknz #roamtheplanet ![Here’s a favorite from last year. So looking forward to chasing more NZ beauty this spring. Just around the corner!
I remember this road trip from last year left me with two potential days to capture this lighthouse. It was about an hour drive from where I was staying, and the first sunset was under a cloudless sky. Nice weather, but was somewhat stale for sunset photos... As exhausted as I was the second evening after a long hike, I drove out there just in hope there’d be more color in the sky, and glad I did! I arrived just in time to capture this.
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Here’s a favorite from last year. So looking forward to chasing more NZ beauty this spring. Just around the corner! I remember this road trip from last year left me with two potential days to capture this lighthouse. It was about an hour drive from where I was staying, and the first sunset was under a cloudless sky. Nice weather, but was somewhat stale for sunset photos... As exhausted as I was the second evening after a long hike, I drove out there just in hope there’d be more color in the sky, and glad I did! I arrived just in time to capture this. _______________ #newzealand #castlepoint #lighthouse #sunset #ocean #nzmustdo #discovernz #keepitwild #wanderlust #purenewzealand #sonyalpha #a6500 #sonyalphasclub #airnzshareme #findyourpeaknz #dosomethingnewnz #newzealandwander ![Life is chaos. Sometimes for no good reason it deals you crap and other times it brings you unexpected joy. Either bad or good, neither last. Press on through the crap times and be as present as you can possibly be for the good times. And let’s hope the good ones outweigh the bad ones ;)
Tonight an unexpectedly good thing fell onto my lap as I found myself suddenly on a group video call with some old friends. Was an awesome reminder of all the good times I shared with them. This photo is totally unrelated to that, but was taken on a walk that was unexpectedly much better than I thought it would be so hey hey.
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Life is chaos. Sometimes for no good reason it deals you crap and other times it brings you unexpected joy. Either bad or good, neither last. Press on through the crap times and be as present as you can possibly be for the good times. And let’s hope the good ones outweigh the bad ones ;) Tonight an unexpectedly good thing fell onto my lap as I found myself suddenly on a group video call with some old friends. Was an awesome reminder of all the good times I shared with them. This photo is totally unrelated to that, but was taken on a walk that was unexpectedly much better than I thought it would be so hey hey. _______________ #newzealand #goodtimes #mountains #hike #walk #explore #landscapephotography #landscape #hiddengem #nature #niftyfew #discovernz #keepitwild #wanderlust #sonyalpha #a6600 #sonyalphasclub #airnzshareme #findyourpeaknz #roamtheplanet #gottalovenz #newzealandguide #wonderlustnewzealand #escapeandwonder #dosomethingnewnz ![Happy birthday to me! Couldn’t have asked for a better bday gift than being exactly right here at this exact time. No matter where you are there’s usually a way to find some gratitude, but it’s much easier in places like this ain’t it? Dang. Have mercy.
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Happy birthday to me! Couldn’t have asked for a better bday gift than being exactly right here at this exact time. No matter where you are there’s usually a way to find some gratitude, but it’s much easier in places like this ain’t it? Dang. Have mercy. _______________ #newzealand #rotorua #lake #pier #dock #sunset #autumn #fallcolors #landscapephotography #landscape #hiddengem #nature #niftyfew #discovernz #keepitwild #wanderlust #sonyalpha #a6600 #sonyalphasclub #airnzshareme #findyourpeaknz #roamtheplanet #gottalovenz #newzealandguide #wonderlustnewzealand #escapeandwonder #whatsthedifferencebetweenapierandadock ![Sometimes I wish I could travel in time and space back to places like this.
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Sometimes I wish I could travel in time and space back to places like this. _______________ #newzealand #fiordland #fiordlandnationalpark #landscapephotography #landscape #mountains #hiddengem #nature #hike #niftyfew #discovernz #keepitwild #wanderlust #sonyalpha #a6500 #sonyalphasclub #airnzshareme #findyourpeaknz #roamtheplanet #gottalovenz #newzealandguide #wonderlustnewzealand #escapeandwonder ![This is the most underrated walk I’ve ever been on. Having only stumbled upon it by luck due to needing to fill some time, I wasn’t expecting much. But this place blew what little expectations I had far and away. An absolute hidden gem. Good to know that the crowded insta-famous spots aren’t the only places to find the awe of this country. This one was south of Te Anau in Fiordland National Park, but I might keep the exact location to myself for this one 😉
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This is the most underrated walk I’ve ever been on. Having only stumbled upon it by luck due to needing to fill some time, I wasn’t expecting much. But this place blew what little expectations I had far and away. An absolute hidden gem. Good to know that the crowded insta-famous spots aren’t the only places to find the awe of this country. This one was south of Te Anau in Fiordland National Park, but I might keep the exact location to myself for this one 😉 _______________ #newzealand #fiordland #fiordlandnationalpark #panorama #landscapephotography #landscape #mountains #hiddengem #nature #hike #niftyfew #discovernz #keepitwild #wanderlust #sonyalpha #a6500 #sonyalphasclub #airnzshareme #findyourpeaknz #roamtheplanet #gottalovenz #newzealandguide #wonderlustnewzealand #escapeandwonder ![This waterfall was absolutely roaring after Southland had seen the most rain it had seen in a long time. So much rain that the whole area was in a state of emergency due to flooding. Walks were shut down. Roads were flooded. Towns were even evacuated. I can’t say I was able to tick as much off my list during that trip as I wanted to on account of not having a boat.
It was easy to think I’d done something to anger the karma gods or something. Why else would it happen during the short week I was there? But then I remembered the world doesn’t revolve around me and my plans, and loads of people were affected to an even greater extent than myself. The world is chaos sometimes and on occasion you get caught up in it. On the other hand sometimes the world is beautiful and you can get caught up in that too. Guess that’s the ride of life. Just keep on ridin’. And maybe get a boat. 🙃
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This waterfall was absolutely roaring after Southland had seen the most rain it had seen in a long time. So much rain that the whole area was in a state of emergency due to flooding. Walks were shut down. Roads were flooded. Towns were even evacuated. I can’t say I was able to tick as much off my list during that trip as I wanted to on account of not having a boat. It was easy to think I’d done something to anger the karma gods or something. Why else would it happen during the short week I was there? But then I remembered the world doesn’t revolve around me and my plans, and loads of people were affected to an even greater extent than myself. The world is chaos sometimes and on occasion you get caught up in it. On the other hand sometimes the world is beautiful and you can get caught up in that too. Guess that’s the ride of life. Just keep on ridin’. And maybe get a boat. 🙃 ______________ #newzealand #waterfall #southland #catlins #lifelessons #nature #moody #niftyfew #discovernz #keepitwild #wanderlust #sonyalpha #a6500 #sonyalphasclub #airnzshareme #findyourpeaknz #roamtheplanet #longexposurephotography #longexposure #gottalovenz #newzealandguide ![I like trees ok? Particularly two-faced trees like this one. If you’re gonna be two-faced be a tree, cause two-faced humans I have a different opinion of. Also walking the first part of the Kepler Track in the rain is the way to do it. All the moss is like BAM, I’m moss.
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I like trees ok? Particularly two-faced trees like this one. If you’re gonna be two-faced be a tree, cause two-faced humans I have a different opinion of. Also walking the first part of the Kepler Track in the rain is the way to do it. All the moss is like BAM, I’m moss. ______________ #newzealand #fiordland #forest #tree #kepler #greatwalk #moody #niftyfew #discovernz #keepitwild #wanderlust #purenewzealand #sonyalpha #a6500 #sonyalphasclub #airnzshareme #findyourpeaknz #roamtheplanet ![Sun had just set over the hills leaving the cloudless sky with this soft pastel gradient. As we walked along the beach we came across this perfectly still tidal pool. I guess turning your camera away from the sunset can be kinda cool sometimes! I’d heard photographers say that but I was sure it was a myth.
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Sun had just set over the hills leaving the cloudless sky with this soft pastel gradient. As we walked along the beach we came across this perfectly still tidal pool. I guess turning your camera away from the sunset can be kinda cool sometimes! I’d heard photographers say that but I was sure it was a myth. _______________ #newzealand #pakiribeach #beach #ocean #oceanfeels #pastel #sunset #serene #reflection #niftyfew #discovernz #keepitwild #wanderlust #sonyalpha #a6500 #sonyalphasclub #airnzshareme #findyourpeaknz #roamtheplanet #gottalovenz #newzealandguide #wonderlustnewzealand #escapeandwonder ![It may have been a cloudy day at the beach but there was still plenty of fun to be had. Perhaps thanks to this swing.
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It may have been a cloudy day at the beach but there was still plenty of fun to be had. Perhaps thanks to this swing. _______________ #newzealand #greatbarrierisland #treeswing #ocean #cloudyday #nature #explore #islandlife #oceanfeels #discovernz #keepitwild #wanderlust #nzmustdo #purenewzealand #sonyalpha #a6500 #sonyalphasclub #findyourpeaknz ![This walk up to the highest point of Great Barrier Island is probably my favorite of any I’ve done on the north island of NZ. Rewarding almost the entire way up and not too long. Winning combination. Tough to beat having the summit all to yourself as well which perhaps was just luck. I didn’t plan on returning to Great Barrier Island, but it was so good I just might have to someday.
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This walk up to the highest point of Great Barrier Island is probably my favorite of any I’ve done on the north island of NZ. Rewarding almost the entire way up and not too long. Winning combination. Tough to beat having the summit all to yourself as well which perhaps was just luck. I didn’t plan on returning to Great Barrier Island, but it was so good I just might have to someday. _______________ #newzealand #greatbarrierisland #mthobsonsummit #summit #sunset #nature #explore #hike #landscape #islandlife #oceanfeels #landscapephotography #discovernz #keepitwild #wanderlust #nzmustdo #purenewzealand #sonyalpha #a6500 #sonyalphasclub #airnzshareme #findyourpeaknz
