Kiwi - GKPE - General Ramblings (3)

weka2000 wrote in post #4766307
120-300 dosnt focus right
2" scratch across the 1Dmk3 screen

The 120-300 is heavily used, and I think the focus speed o the 1D burnt it out

the 2" scratch is mostly superficial.
Even after roughing it in Thailand, Cambodia, unknown number of shots, beaches etc - not a scratch/mark on the body, apart from just in front of trigger finger, the matt finish has worn on the edge, from rubbing in the bag

Ah well, I'll buy a new lens

FlyingPete wrote in post #4766206
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Do you know who I had in mind when I decided to alternate them between Saturday and Sunday?

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Do ya think it worked?
hehe

somethingsimple wrote in post #4766327
in other words - i don't want to pay your hireage charge

He had my 120-300 for a week

PhotoMonger wrote in post #4766274
Traveling to New Zealand in a week for my Honeymoon. Going to rent a van and cruise for 3 weeks. Love the outdoors so we'll e doing mostly camping and seeing the national forests. Just started planning out our route, fly into Auckland then up to bay of islands and Waipoui Forest. After that we plan on making our way down to Te Urewera & lake waikaremoana. After that we'll see some sights on our way to Mt. Cook before we head home out of Queens town.

I'm pretty sure this is the the rite place to ask what are the MUST SEE and DO in NZ for jaw dropping sights and life long memories.

Cheers.

Congrats on the upcoming wedding

If you are going to come all that way down, put a day aside to get out to Milford Sound. I have travelled the South Island and it left the greatest impression on me. It is a day trip south of Queenstown by road, quicker but more expensive option is by air.

somethingsimple wrote in post #4766333
hahaha did this happen to you?
always wanted to do something like that to someone... trouble is, since im the only person in my "office", the joke might fall a little flat

Nope not me, the desks owner is back on Monday, will have to bring in my camera!

Wazza wrote in post #4766326
Welcome. Look at the map, point and go there - I almost guarantee it will be picturesque

Make sure near Mt Cook, you also visit Lake Tekapo, Church of the Good Shepherd, Wanaka, Milford Sound (mitre peak) - and perhaps even take a scenic flight around there.
If you venture further South past Balclutha and towards Invercargill, the region is called the Catlins - plenty of waterfalls

Also if you make it further up the West coast, drop by Lake Matheson - postcard photos across still water and Mount Cook

And further still up the West coast - Punakaiki rocks - can't beat those either!

Thanks,
Give me some more too look into. I'm siked to go and get outta this lab I've called hoe the last month or so.

FlyingPete wrote in post #4766304
Why you shouldn't go on leave too long:

harhar!

FlyingPete wrote in post #4766361
Congrats on the upcoming wedding

If you are going to come all that way down, put a day aside to get out to Milford Sound. I have travelled the South Island and it left the greatest impression on me. It is a day trip south of Queenstown by road, quicker but more expensive option is by air.

Milford sound is going on the MUST SEE list

FlyingPete wrote in post #4766361
Congrats on the upcoming wedding

If you are going to come all that way down, put a day aside to get out to Milford Sound. I have travelled the South Island and it left the greatest impression on me. It is a day trip south of Queenstown by road, quicker but more expensive option is by air.

Is the only way to get there via 94? Can you get there from the West coast?

PhotoMonger wrote in post #4766425
Is the only way to get there via 94? Can you get there from the West coast?

congrats on the wedding, I hope it goes well for you.

queenstown/milford sounds maps

PhotoMonger wrote in post #4766380
Thanks,
Give me some more too look into. I'm siked to go and get outta this lab I've called hoe the last month or so.

Here's a few snapshots I did last time I went 2 1/2 years ago - and covers the places I mentioned above

http://wazza.nfscity.c​om/si.htm
(gives main area names, but hard to scroll through images, as I made the page manually)

http://www.warrenwilli​ams.co.nz …south_island05/​index.html
Shows most of those, but easier to click through

PhotoMonger wrote in post #4766425
Is the only way to get there via 94? Can you get there from the West coast?

Nope no road access via the West Coast, there is one road in and out via Te Anau through the Homer Tunnel

Its a great drive though, lots of Campervans though. We headed up one evening and stayed the night at the local back packer in Milford to avoid the traffic and get out into the sound nice and early.

PhotoMonger wrote in post #4766425
Is the only way to get there via 94? Can you get there from the West coast?

PhotoMonger - congrats on the wedding and you will love NZ. I spent a week in Keystone so I Colorado is stunning as well, but on a nice morning Milford Sound is simply magnificent! Are you into hiking? The Milford track is a world famous tramp, but multi days and need to book in advance. Also you can whale watch off the coast of Kaikoura (just north of Christchurch, east coast South Island). Bring your long lens!

PhotoMonger wrote in post #4766425
Is the only way to get there via 94? Can you get there from the West coast?

Unfortunately as the map shows, it's only available via that one road. But it's an amazing piece of road. (the scenery... not the quality of the roads... which you'll find are sub par, around the whole country )

Believe the trip from Queenstown to Milford takes 4 hours. I stayed overnight there, in my car to get some shots in evening and morning, before driving 12 hours the next day all the way from Milford to Mt Cook (including stops and photos)

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=106168
That's State Highway 94 - very nice scenery

New Zealand roads are completely different to US roads. They aren't designed to do 75mph like you do on the open roads over there and in most places they are single lane hence the reason why our crash rate is a lot higher than the US