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A couple of New Zealand Landscapes

 
steevo2008
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Aug 26, 2009 03:20 |  #1

Hi Guys,
Just thought I'd add a couple of shots from my archives.

1st is Castle Hill Canterbury
2nd is View from Punakaiki, West Coast, South Island

Hope you like C&C Welcomed

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Aug 26, 2009 04:13 |  #2

Beautiful shots!


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Aug 26, 2009 04:13 |  #3

Love the first one.


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Aug 26, 2009 06:30 |  #4
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Amazing.. almost looks like another planet :O


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Aug 26, 2009 07:26 |  #5

ace pics, love to go there one day


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Aug 26, 2009 07:32 |  #6

That first one.....Oh My God


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Aug 26, 2009 07:51 |  #7

Beautiful photographs, the first one is exceptional!


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Aug 26, 2009 11:06 |  #8

My name is steve too, do you want to trade places? I would love to live in N.Z. Beautiful shots....keep them coming!


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Aug 26, 2009 11:47 |  #9

I can't stress enough for people to take the time and learn manual blending instead of using hdr software. Awesome locations, but the halos, weird shadowed rocks and such..not so much...

Unless of course this is the look you were going for, then ignore my suggestion.];]




  
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Aug 26, 2009 12:59 as a reply to  @ eldiablo's post |  #10

This is one of the things I love about NZ. The wide variety of terrain in such a small space.
For those that don't know the area - these two locations are about 2.5 hours drive from each other.

Daniel

(And yes I'm a little homesick at the moment - Castle Hill was only 1-1 1/2 hours away from where I used to live)


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Aug 26, 2009 13:06 |  #11

Thanks for all the kind comments folks...

Steve from Grand Canyon, maybe we should exchange pics of each other to see if we would get away with swapping for a while, My wife might notice though....:lol:

eldiablo wrote in post #8526358 (external link)
I can't stress enough for people to take the time and learn manual blending instead of using hdr software. Awesome locations, but the halos, weird shadowed rocks and such..not so much...

Unless of course this is the look you were going for, then ignore my suggestion.];]

Hello eldiablo, In these cases I wanted the HDR look and very much enjoy the effect however surreal it may be. I also use exposure blending for many shots when I just want a very natural look. At the present I get a lot of request for the HDR look in my photo canvas's which I sell.

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Aug 26, 2009 14:40 |  #12

Nice photos! Man, I gotta get off my butt and travel to that country


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Aug 27, 2009 01:16 |  #13

gcflora wrote in post #8527397 (external link)
Nice photos! Man, I gotta get off my butt and travel to that country

You sure are close enough, and airfares are pretty cheap too. Let me know if you come and I can send you a couple of must see day trips for the photographer,

Steve from NZ


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Aug 27, 2009 01:19 as a reply to  @ steevo2008's post |  #14

Damn, you hit those right on the money! Even the shadows coming off the rocks on the right in the first one works well.




  
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Aug 27, 2009 01:22 |  #15

eldiablo wrote in post #8526358 (external link)
I can't stress enough for people to take the time and learn manual blending instead of using hdr software. Awesome locations, but the halos, weird shadowed rocks and such..not so much...

Unless of course this is the look you were going for, then ignore my suggestion.];]

I do agree in general. HDR is unnecessary 90% of the time. Still great images though!




  
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