Fiordland - Deer Flat Photo

Photographer’s Note

Fiordland in extreme South-West New Zealand is one of the nations most breathtaking regions famed for world renowned Milford Sound, a few kilometres down the road from where this was taken. Here a myriad of waterfalls, streams and glacial fed lakes are scattered between massive mountains and pristine ancient beech forests. The native floral and faunal emblems, the silver fern and kiwi are found in these areas. The drive into Milford Sound is one of the best in the world, the winding road itself a great feat passing through the homer tunnel and serval hair-pin switchbacks. Perfect weather, I would have liked to have the odd cloud in the sky to add some interest but in an area that records over 7,000ml of rainfall a year I regard myself as lucky.

pat0500, kiwi_explorer, daddo, rcrick, gracious, ChrisJ, macondo, MLINES, robertosalguero, Norte has marked this note useful

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pat0500 (21505) 2007-09-23 4:53

Hi Matthew,
Good framing of hte beautiful picture, very nice landscape..I like much this place..!
Good light and colours and good perspective of the mountains..!
Best regards,
Patrick

kiwi_explorer (12195) 2007-09-24 3:34

Hi Matthew,
West Coast of NZ is where I want to explore next. It is a bit tricky with the weather but if you're lucky you'll get this fantastic unspoilt scenery. You've captured and composed the scene perfectly showing the clean rivers leading towards the thick bush and then to the snow capped mountains. I find NZ a land of contrast .... dry east side and lush greenery in the west. Excellent work and well presented! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

daddo (11263) 2007-09-24 3:34

hi Matthew. Spectacular in its pristine beauty, its luminosity and grand scale.a beautiful country. Your photo conveys much of what there is to love about N.Z. Regards. Klaudio.

rcrick (346) 2007-09-24 20:48

Just spectacular mate, stunning shot, the detail is amazing as is the dof, nicely framed an amazing place to visit, Cheers Rick....

gracious (20017) 2007-09-25 21:18

Hello Matthew,
Great composition of this great paradise on earth!
Good pov with perfect sharpness, vivid colour and details
well done and well seen
cheers
Tony

batalay (20680) 2007-09-25 21:23

Hello Matthew,

Clouds would have added drama, but the gradations of blue in the sky is also exquisite. Well composed shot, and succinct but informative note complementing it.

Warm regards,

Bulent

ChrisJ (69464) 2007-09-26 3:10

Hi Matthew

Good reflections of the blue skylight in the fg stream. Excellent compo with the peak diagonals disappearing into the top left corner. Good sharpness & lighting contrasts. Tfs!

macondo (12967) 2007-09-27 7:31

Very good lanscape here, Matt. Crystal clear and well composed. I was there about 3 years ago, and rarely found the sky without clouds in this area! Very good exposure in this one. Well done.
Regards,
Andrew

MLINES (10840) 2007-09-30 7:38

Hi Matt. This has a good perspective and is unmistacable. NZ river valley. That is a lot of gravel worn away fron the tall peaks over time! Excellent. TFS. Murray.

robertosalguero (2759) 2007-10-31 0:04

Hello Matt,

what setting did you have in your camera to take this shot? The depth of field look great as ost of the image seem in perfect focus. Beautiful natural place with the mountains creating an awesome background. Thanks Matt :-)

Roberto

markstaples (15670) 2007-10-31 10:42

Hi Matt
Congratulations on a gallery full of high quality shots. This one is no exception - It is sharp, contrasty and has good natural colours. The lighting has been managed well and finally, the composition works very well. Very nice work indeed.
Best wishes
Mark

Norte (531) 2007-11-22 16:44

Hi!
Nice to see this area again!
Was backpacking around for 6 weeks in NZ some years ago and had a great time. Fjordlands were almost too like Norway, but beautiful anyway. Fascinating with a place where its raining more than western Norway..
Very sharp picture with a good composition. I like the long row of mountains giving a good perspective and feeling of distance.
Thank you!
Regards, Jon

westozman (2863) 2007-11-26 22:49

G'day Matthew!
Some clouds would've added another dimension, as you say, and if you have Photoshop CS3, the shadow/highlight adjustment tool may have lessened the dark contrasts on the left side. Also - try a download of Nik Color Efex Pro from this web site: it has some great filter effects.
http://www.niksoftware.com/colorefexpro/usa/entry.php
Keep up the good work!
Regards,
Jeff

Gert-Paassen (161) 2007-12-21 2:50 [Comment]

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