I'm new here - first pic :)

Great Pictures for first posts, boy are you giving yourself a hard act to follow.

Welcome aboard.

N

I second that!

Yeah, post your duds first! (Maybe he hasn't got any?)

Awesome Photo's. Makes me feel like I'm there.

If thats your first pic then I look forward to seeing more!!. One of the best I've seen here!

Great shot, love the colors, clarity and reflection. Looking forward to more!

KAC

Great shots, all. Keep posting!

Hehe, not a bad idea

That's one of the great things about living on the east coast of Australia ... getting to New Zealand is so easy. I can get to New Zealand faster and for less $$ than to the other side of Australia (I just don't let any of my kiwi friends hear me complimenting the place ... Australia vs New Zealand rivalry and all that!).

Anyone who loves landscapes would love New Zealand - the place is a postcard.

Mike Bell wrote:
Yeah, post your duds first! (Maybe he hasn't got any?)

Heh, no, there are plenty of those!

Thanks again for all the comments!
I'll get around to processing and posting some more from that trip soon, hopefully.

Absolutely gorgeous shots, Mat. They're just breathtaking.

Thanks Mat for sharing those wonderful pictures. Hope you enjoy your upcoming visit again.

Too bad it's not cheap flights to Auckland, there's about 15 regular POTN members all up here.

I'm actually looking at moving to the South Island myself, and getting updated gear, including a 10-20mm Sigma, you need it that wide to capture the beautiful scenes!

I'm also like yourself with some photo editing. I found some folders recently of pictures taken months ago that I still haven't converted.

I'm looking forward to the rest of yours.

I did take a 16 day trip myself to the South Island in September, but didn't get ones as good as this.. I'm feeling you had a CPL? I don't have any filters.

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Location, Location, Location,

Outstanding shots. You are most welcome on the forum. My visit to NZ was in 1992, all the photos are in albums, stored away.

Thanks guys c
The South Island certainly is beautiful. I just wished I had more time last year - hence the return trip!

Wazza: How does the North Island compare? I only looked around the South Island last year.

... and yep, used a B+W MRC circular polariser for all the shots in this thread (I think) .. certainly the first one.

Mat Fitzsimmons wrote:
Thanks guys c
The South Island certainly is beautiful. I just wished I had more time last year - hence the return trip!

Wazza: How does the North Island compare? I only looked around the South Island last year.

... and yep, used a B+W MRC circular polariser for all the shots in this thread (I think) .. certainly the first one.

South Island definately picturesque in terms of mountains, rivers, lakes, fiords, snow etc (in winter).
But North Island also has some beautiful golden sand beaches, particularly further North. Don't get me wrong, I love it up here in North Island, but to me the landscapes are better down South

Auckland on the West coast, is wrapped by the beaches of :
Whatipu, Karekare, Piha, Anawhata, Bethells, and Muriwai...
(from South to North).. I've shared pics from all these except Anawhata.. Just do a search on them, and you'll see their beauty! Rugged beauty.

those are beautiful shots.
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