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Hooker Glacier Lake - New Zealand



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Aoraki-Mt Cook in all of its glory.

Aoraki-Mt Cook in all of its glory.
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cameraCanon EOS 6D

settings Aperture f/16 ISO 160 Shutter 15/1 Focal Length 17/1 

upload_dateJun, 2016

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2 Comments |
occasionalclimber
 
occasionalclimber September 26, 2016
Hi Sebastian
This is a great and iconic NZ photo. And thank you for posting the Your best New Zealand photo challenge, and for picking my Mount Armstrong shot as the winner. With shots like your one of Aoraki Mt Cook here I am honoured indeed.
cyndimccoun
 
cyndimccoun May 13, 2017
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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo on New Zealand's South Island - more specifically at the shoreline of the Hooker Glacier Lake in the Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park in the Canterbury region.

Time

It was late afternoon and hiked to this place for the sunset.

Lighting

Of course everything was natural light, the summit of Aoraki/Mt. Cook was still illuminated by the setting sun. Unfortunately there were no clouds so the sunset wasn't that spectacular as I hoped - but the awesome scenery there let ignore this fact.

Equipment

This was shot with a Canon 6D mounted on a tripod, the 16-35mm f/4 zoom lens together with a polarizer and a GND filter.

Inspiration

Especially Aoraki/Mt. Cook, which is such a beautiful mountain. And at this time of the year the ice on the lake - I've already known this place but not with frozen parts on it.

Editing

The regular raw-processing, but this time I had to brighten up the sky and the mountains a lot because the usage of the GND-filter wasn't the best decision I made at this time. I think you can still see it that it's a little bit dark in the upper half.

In my camera bag

Now I switched completely to mirrorless and felt in love with Fujifilm's great cameras. So I have now an X-T2, some primes and some zooms.

Feedback

If you need to hike to such a place be well prepared, especially if you do it in winter and before sunset. The chance is high that you have to hike back in darkness and that it's much colder than at daylight. Also try not to use your GND-filter for every shot like I did at that time - as you see you will learn from mistakes. For photography this is good, for hiking in the mountains you should avoid them.

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