On The Road Again Photo

Photographer’s Note

This photo taken from the bus as we were driving back from Te Anau to Queenstown, so I am not sure if Te Anau is the precise location, but this is not far from the little town and is typical NZ countryside that you see looking out the bus window. Including newly born lamb, there are over 60 million sheep in NZ, however according to our bus driver, tourism is their biggest export, bigger than sheep and dairy products. I was still a bit wet and rather tired from having just completed the Milford Track, but managed to stay awake captivated by these endless views of hills, meadows and sheep. The weather got better as we moved away from the west coast towards Queenstown.

Highlight/shaddow processing in photoshop. Polarizer did a good job of removing any reflections in the window.

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bibs69 (3243) 2006-12-20 9:37

Hello Rob,

Nice picture :) The panoramic like crop is well done. Light is very well managed, colors are present but not too vivid and the cloudy sky is amazing. TFS !

Best regards, Laurent.

qpochet (1378) 2006-12-20 10:38

Hi Rob,

Wonderful landscape in panoramic view. I like the colours and the game of the light on the mountains. Very good sharpness as well.
Nice job!
Quentin.

cherryripe (18869) 2006-12-20 11:09

Hi Rob
This photo really shows what New Zealand is like: n buildings, no people, just wild scenery and sheep.
You really did well despite it from being from a window. Those clouds are so dramatic.
Well done.
Regards
Nikki

claudio74 (6414) 2006-12-20 11:20

Hi Rob
very sympathic view,the panoramic crop is a good choice. Beautiful colours and light.
regards
Claude

MIG13 (0) 2006-12-22 14:24

What a wonderful landscape, Rob! A nice pic, with great POV, colours and sharpness! Well done! TFS! Regards! Miguel.

vikous (2217) 2007-01-08 11:42 [Comment]

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ThomasL (417) 2007-03-08 16:20

Hi Rob,

What an amazing shot! The panorama view is beautiful: I love the clouded sky, the bright green meadows and the little piece of a mountain covered with snow! I'll add it to my favorites.

I heard from an inhabitant of New-Zealand that there are more sheep than people in this country! Looks like he was right about that! Incredible but true :-P

Thanks for sharing Rob,
Thomas

Photo Information

Copyright: Rob Sz (robsz) (741)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-11-24
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF-S 17-85 4-5.6 IS USM, B+W Circular Polarizer MRC
Exposure: f/9.0, 1/160 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-12-20 9:12
Favorites: 2 [view]