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Taken on the road from Queenstown to Twizel on New Zealand's South Island.

Taken on the road from Queenstown to Twizel on New Zealand's South Island.
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cameraCanon EOS 10D

settings Aperture f/9.5 ISO 100 Shutter 1/180 

upload_dateNov, 2013

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63 Comments |
Aanestad-Bakke
 
Aanestad-Bakke December 01, 2013
Stunning capture!
onyanita PRO+
onyanita June 03, 2014
magic scene...for some reason since the change i cannot make comments on shots!!! So sorry for that!
gopalakrishnan
 
gopalakrishnan December 01, 2013
excellent shot
TrevJel
 
TrevJel January 07, 2014
Beautiful
traceprinslooreppin
 
traceprinslooreppin January 18, 2014
...wonderful image, well done. :-)
cmorisset PRO+
 
cmorisset January 18, 2014
Superb!
edstilwell
 
edstilwell February 09, 2014
So beautiful!!
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 February 09, 2014
WOW...Stunning!! (:
laurenkaymyers
 
laurenkaymyers February 14, 2014
This is just beautiful!!!
BrianBasson PRO+
 
BrianBasson February 14, 2014
Beautifully composed.
Korana
 
Korana March 06, 2014
wonderful landscape
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman March 06, 2014
Lovely....voted
Heyjude
 
Heyjude March 07, 2014
Gorgeous shot. Beautiful composition and such clarity!
jefflaidlaw
 
jefflaidlaw March 07, 2014
Really nice... great capture :)
wack57
 
wack57 March 11, 2014
this is so beautiful... well captured
carolcardillo PRO+
 
carolcardillo March 12, 2014
Stunning
robertarmstrong_2615
 
robertarmstrong_2615 March 14, 2014
Thanks to everyone who voted for my photo. I really appreciate it.
conniemcclaran
 
conniemcclaran March 14, 2014
Breathtaking….
lebar54
 
lebar54 March 17, 2014
Amazing!
KeithBannerman Ultimate
 
KeithBannerman March 23, 2014
Great shot
snowdon PRO
 
snowdon March 24, 2014
Beautiful reflection and well composed photograph
diporzio
 
diporzio March 27, 2014
astounding
kirstengamby
 
kirstengamby April 04, 2014
Fantastically beautiful Robert
lamarh
 
lamarh April 14, 2014
wow. great composition. like how you have placed the snow in the foreground, the middle and the top of this shot. nice reflection and very nice color.
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman May 17, 2014
Already voted ...but it keeps drawing mw back for another look..... Just stunning, Robert. Kathleen
Flosno
 
Flosno May 26, 2014
Lovely entry.....voted
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Marjoriesmithphotography June 01, 2014
I agree with everyone...
mickeyherd
 
mickeyherd June 01, 2014
This is an amazing photo
lizziemellis Platinum
 
lizziemellis June 03, 2014
Stunning shot:-)
ChristyManziPhotography
 
ChristyManziPhotography June 03, 2014
Beautiful!
Vash01Photo Platinum
 
Vash01Photo August 09, 2014
Wonderful photo
Kksgram
 
Kksgram August 31, 2014
The subtlety of the muter colors and composition are truly beautiful....love it.
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman September 16, 2014
WOW wow wow...back from shops onward with browsing.....I love this. Voted
roccochiara
 
roccochiara November 04, 2014
stupenda!
morriskleyman
 
morriskleyman November 28, 2014
Nice composition...Voted Image Of the Year!!
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman November 30, 2014
Voted Image comp..k
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman November 30, 2014
Also voted in this other entry Robert..k
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman November 30, 2014
Picture worth 1000 words.....great entry...k voted
IsabellaD Premium
 
IsabellaD December 03, 2014
Breathtaking, voted!
mbnoe
 
mbnoe January 09, 2015
Beautiful!!
CarolSadler PRO+
 
CarolSadler January 15, 2015
Absolutely lovely capture!
DorisSeybold
 
DorisSeybold January 17, 2015
Top shot!!!
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman January 18, 2015
Still my favourite of all your work...great pov,sharp,magical reflection,perfect light....VOTED....
mwagstaff
 
mwagstaff January 21, 2015
Congratulations on being voted by viewbug followers as the winner of my challenge "The view that took your breath away". Voting, when it's your own competition is really tough. It also made my top 3
mwagstaff
 
mwagstaff January 21, 2015
Congratulations on being voted by viewbug followers as the winner of my challenge "The view that took your breath away". Voting, when it's your own competition is really tough. It also made my top 3
robertarmstrong_2615
 
robertarmstrong_2615 January 21, 2015
Thanks to everyone who voted for my photo in the "The view that took your breath away" challenge. It's the first time I have won anything and I appreciate all those who voted for it. Robert
ToddGrivettiPhotography Ultimate
 
ToddGrivettiPhotography January 24, 2015
Stunning capture. Beautiful landscape shot with the snow and colors of the trees. Excellent POV and DOF. Love the light effects. Cloudy days often make the best photos. Everything is calm and peaceful.
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman January 25, 2015
Voted Winter vista
timmc
 
timmc February 24, 2015
Congratulations on your win! What a beautiful photo.
Tim
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman March 07, 2015
Well done on the win in the challenge.Now for the "double"...Voted in the contest too....k
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman March 07, 2015
Also voted in Reflections in nature
estercastillo08
 
estercastillo08 March 12, 2015
Beautiful, Its ThatEasy
estercastillo08
 
estercastillo08 March 12, 2015
Congratulations on your Win
estercastillo08
 
estercastillo08 March 12, 2015
Voted Reflections in Nature
SvetlanaKarakina PRO+
 
SvetlanaKarakina March 13, 2015
Beautiful capture.
onyanita PRO+
 
onyanita March 13, 2015
congrats on being a Finalist Robert.
thunderlake Platinum
 
thunderlake March 21, 2015
Excellent in every way
KatieMcKinneyPhotography
 
KatieMcKinneyPhotography April 24, 2015
Lovely shot!
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman May 30, 2015
Write a comment Always love this...voted in JAW DROPPING COMP
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman June 15, 2015
Write a comment voted Right place and time.....k
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman June 15, 2015
Voted enchanting waterscapes..k
SJMphotography
 
SJMphotography March 12, 2019
love the colors in this shot!
tracyburroughsbrown Premium
 
tracyburroughsbrown April 20, 2019
So pretty
tmlakshmi PRO
 
tmlakshmi November 18, 2019
beautiful. voted

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Behind The Lens

Location

The photo was taken on the road from Queenstown to Twizel. It is the Wairepo Arm of Lake Ruataniwha on the South Island of New Zealand.

Time

It was taken around 11:30 in the morning.

Lighting

It was a very overcast day so it was quite dark for the middle of the day.

Equipment

This was taken with my old camera a Canon 10D, with a 28 to 90mm lens set at 28mm. No tripod or flash was used.

Inspiration

We were driving along and almost everywhere was white. When we saw this with all the orange in the trees, it stood out a mile, so we pulled over to take some shots.

Editing

I auto-colour corrected it in Photoshop as it was a very flat photo due to the lighting, but no other enhancements have been made.

In my camera bag

I usually carry my current camera (Canon 60D), latest lens (18-200mm) and a heap of memory cards so I always have enough for that extra shot. Recently I purchased 10-20mm lens and an extension tube and they have both been added to the carry everywhere items.

Feedback

I think more than anything, a lot of luck was involved in capturing this photo. New Zealand had the most snow it had received in over 60 years and I would think that scenes like this don't occur too often. In general though, I think I would try and get a little more depth of field into the photo some of the background is a little on the blurry side. I had it set to f/9.5. On the other hand it may just have been the camera was too cold; it was -7c when it took this photo. I often wonder what this would have looked like if the sun out and there was blue sky in the background. Whether that would have made it better or worse

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