Lake Tekapo Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Lake Tekapo is largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north-south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand (the others are Lake Pukaki and Lake Ohau). It covers an area of 83 km², and is at an altitude of 700 metres above sea level.

The lake is fed at its northern end by the braided Godley River, which has its source in the Southern Alps, to the north.

The lake is a popular tourist destination, and several resort hotels are located at the township of Lake Tekapo at the lake's southern end.

An astronomical observatory is located at Mount John, which is to the north of the town, and south of the small Lake Alexandrina.

--- Quoted from Wikipedia ----

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Bruno40 (6440) 2008-01-21 1:52

Good composition of this beautiful landscape. Well done Renier!
TFS
Jorge

Matthew-Watt (4463) 2008-01-21 1:59

Hello Renier,

Wow, an absolute stunner. I may even go as far as saying that this is your best image thus far! It is incredible - the polarizer has done wonders to the scene! The large rock in the FG is a good lead-in to the photo, drawing the eye across the lake. On both my visits here it has been very overcast. I remember stopping at the famous church overlooking Tekapo while it was raining :(. Looks like the distant peaks have had a good dusting of snow. I am very impressed with this one; it pleasantly highlights the natural beauty of this incredible place.

Matt

AiresSantos (41178) 2008-01-21 2:00

Hi Renier
well chosen this big format to show us this very beautiful lake. I like the rock in foreground and the lovely reflections.
Vert well framed and done
Have a nice week
Aires

ChrisJ (69396) 2008-01-21 2:06

Hi Renier

A marvellous blue sky, with good tonal range & sharpness. Fantastic reflections of the snowcapped peaks, in the lake. Tfs!

dip (12402) 2008-01-21 2:10

Hi Renier,
wonderful colors and reflections,
very well captured the scenery!
Thanks for sharing,
Dimitris.

rupchatterjee (110) 2008-01-21 2:16

What a shot. The rock in the front give more depth to the picture. The clouds and the reflection also lends its share with your mastered handling makes it a such a wonderful picture

iliannak (768) 2008-01-21 2:17

lovely colours, great compo as well
TFS it
ili :o)

stefanocer (10311) 2008-01-21 2:26

It looks a fantastic place Renier , compliments fot this shot.
Stefano.

snunney (33952) 2008-01-21 3:00

Hello Renier,
A stunning composition of this marvellous mountain scenery. The inclusion of the foreground rock adds much to the perspective. Wonderful colours and reflections matched by excellent clarity. Great photo work indeed.

hatti52 (12654) 2008-01-21 3:15

Hi Renier
marvellous scene with excellent lighting,colours and depth
great one
congrats

jasmis (49559) 2008-01-21 3:36

Calm but severe place. Amazing panoramic view with strong sky.
Regards.

vincz (19037) 2008-01-21 4:17

Wow... really fantastic. I love the lake, half transparent with the mountains reflections. The sky with the clouds is great.

Zolive (1654) 2008-01-21 4:21

Hi Renier
wonderful landscape with this beautiful lake. The mountains in background close goodly our look. The reflection is amazing. The composition is very good with the rock in foreground. Well done.
Olivier

Photo65Net (43084) 2008-01-21 4:22

Renier,
Amazing deeply saturated colors !
These blues are just superb, and your compo is nicely balanced.
Regards,
JB.

japiey (9471) 2008-01-21 4:41

Hi Renier,

AMAZING IMAGE..
Excellent composition, and the clouds balances this shot so much...
Beautifull colours..
All the best.

jean paul

lucasgalodoido (16525) 2008-01-21 4:57

Hi Henier,
beautiful photo and place, I like of reflections and polarized sky! The mountains in background is great too!
Congratulations and Hug!

zhelach (3590) 2008-01-21 4:59

Hello Renier!
Beautiful landscape! Beautiful sky and couds! Amazing colors and details! Bravo!
TFS, Best regards, Zorica

jellianne (242) 2008-01-21 5:41

what a beautiful shot! How stunning is Lake tekapo. When i was there last year, i was just so amazed and stunned by the incredible view. great reflection on the calm lake, very well taken.
cheers,
J x :)

UnTrained (0) 2008-01-21 6:29

Hi Renier,
what a lovely high view. The cold water before the snowy peaks and that rock for the eye, well done with the POV. The clouds spent you an additional sky bonus.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

jplebrun (16496) 2008-01-21 6:38

Hi Renier
belle composition de ces montagnes enneigées qui se mirent dans ce lac, bien vu, bravo.
Amicalement
Jean-Pierre

asajernigan (13859) 2008-01-21 7:43

Renier,
This is a great composition of a great mountain scene. Your low POV is great making the rocks in the foreground seem as large a the mountains in the back. The reflection is great adding depth and balance to the shot. The clarity of the water allowing us to see the stones on the bottom through the reflection gives us a 3-D look. The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and DOF.
TFS,
Asa

gracious (20017) 2008-01-21 9:55

Hello Renier,
Great composition of this great lake!
good low pov with great depth with a beautiful sky!
Excellent fg elements to view the mirror clear reflection of the lake!
perfect in everything
well done, my friend!
best regards
Tony

Gerrit (35393) 2008-01-21 10:57

Hi Renier,
beautiful landscape and excellent clarity. Perfect colouring.
Regards Gerrit

mikeo (12113) 2008-01-21 11:02

Hi Renier,

Superb view! Its looking as if you put a stone and hung a poster in the background:) Its ao superb that almost impossible to exist.
Beautiful colours, great sharpness, very good light.
Good shot!
Greez,
Aga

gneufeld (14979) 2008-01-21 11:49

Hi Renier,
A well composed image although the big rock in the foreground is almost overbearing as a lead in to the beautiful lake and mountain view in the distance. I like the colors and the details and sharpness are good. TFS. Gerald

Tue (25608) 2008-01-21 14:28

Hi Renier,
This is a great view over the lake and you got some beautiful clouds in the sky again too. I also like the many blue tones of the sky, particularly the dark blue in the upper right hand corner. The calm water provides a wonderful peaceful atmosphere and nice reflections. The inclusion of the rock in the foreground was a good idea as well.
Regards,
Lars

gunbud (27489) 2008-01-21 19:10

Hi Renier,
Another dramatic sky captured above the lovely clear waters of this presitine. The Reflection is totally of the blue and white sky absent of and distortion from the pure water of this magnificent mountain lake. Wonderful clear colors to go along with the fantastic depth to this lovely nature presentation.
Regards, Tom

edytungkal (4513) 2008-01-21 20:07

Hello Renier,
It looks a beautiful place for visit, we can see it on your perfect composition with fine colours and sharpness. I love to see the snowy mountain view on the distance with beautiful sky as bg.
Thanks alot friend for showing this place.

daniel

bakes888 (18055) 2008-01-21 23:03

Hi Renier. The polarizer has certainly spiced up the sky on this shot. Good foreground interest and the Alps make a great backdrop. Well captured and thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

Floydian (30970) 2008-01-22 1:24

Hi Renier,
What a great location, i must go there. Next year i go, that's for sure..!!!
I have to see this with my own eyes, it looks fantastic with those snowpeak mountains and their reflection in the lake. New Zealand must be beautiful...for sure i'll go..!!!
Thanks for bringing this one up, i will keep this place on file.
Regards, Henk

hello_ishan (1571) 2008-01-22 1:45

Hi Renier,
Beautiful shot; I like your idea of giving more space to sky which is looking create. Keeping the stone in the foreground is another off beat but interesting idea. The picture is very clear & the water also along with various beautiful natural reflections & full of colours. TFS.
RS

saylan-cb (12726) 2008-01-22 1:53

Hi Renier
Wonderful composition and reflections...
Great colours and light...
Excellent work...
TFS/Regards

Budapestman (40808) 2008-01-22 3:38

Hi Renier,
Picturesque landscape with amazing colours and lights, the composition is very attractive. I like the beautiful blue tints and the romantic atmosphere, Very well done! Have a nice day
George

Karmenu (1384) 2008-01-22 6:47

Hi
A very lear and sharp photo of this landscape. Well done
Best regards
Charles

siolaw (25668) 2008-01-22 10:19

Hi Renier,
The place is absolutely beautiful and you present it nicely. Natural colors, sharp details, superb reflections too. The compo is also well done with inclusion of big FG boulder giving depth to the image. Another optin was the panoramic format...
Good landscape photo
Laurent

crckt (6961) 2008-01-22 18:48

Hi Renier,
The cloud formation is just awesome! The snow covered mountains look lovely, the reflection is also fantastic.
Well done,
Shaeri

Charo (31651) 2008-01-23 0:49

Hola Renier,
Un fantástico lago con una magnífica luz. Excelente perspectiva, profundidad y reflejos. Bien visto.
Cordialmente
Charo

MLINES (10810) 2008-01-23 2:25

Hi Renier. An excelent time to get such an image with perfectly calm lake as this. Surely one of NZ's best kept secrets. The alpine peaks look remarkable, as they should. TFS. Murray.

danos (31538) 2008-01-23 10:14

Hello Renier,
very nice composition of this splendid landscape view.The snowy Mts in the background are well captured as the great rock in the foreground that create depth in the scene.I like the vivid colours as the light too.Well done Renier.

Regards,Danos

Graal (57156) 2008-01-23 10:19

Hi Renier,
nice landscape, interesting place, great lake and mountains in BG. Amazing sky. Well composed image.
Gr., Aleksander

dorte_s_t (2285) 2008-01-23 12:08

Hi Renier .
Amazing !
Beautiful!
I just can't wait to go !!!
Kindest regards
Dorte

Mateja (413) 2008-01-23 12:13

Hi,
great colours on this breath-taking view. I like the reflex of the mountains in the still water.
Excellent job,
Mateja

Scharan (13951) 2008-01-23 14:25

Um luxo de fotografia Renier.
Linda paisagem e cores que fascinam.
Bonita composição, luz e reflexos.
GA
Vera

daddo (11263) 2008-01-23 14:36

Hi Renier. Incredible array of blue colours and wonderful light. The beauty of such places lies also in the fact that humans haven't left their mark on the land and that one can drive for hours and not see people. Very dramatic composition with the solid, earth bound rock bottom left and the clouds in flight on the top right. Regards. Klaudio.

bostankorkulugu (33326) 2008-01-23 16:54

beautiful landscape, almost surreal renier... the snow covered mountains look amazing, also their reflection on the water...

cheers

korkut

Clementi (42759) 2008-01-24 0:31

Ciao Renier,
beautiful landscape,
I like the rock in foreground and the lovely reflections.
good job
Giorgio

jaywalker (12186) 2008-01-24 0:36

Hi Renier, A stunningly clear view across this still water, the depth created between the large bolder & the snow covered mountains is excellent, I like the composition, although the sky is a little to much for me, however still a wonderful picture, kind regards Wilson.

Muse (30555) 2008-01-24 0:50

Hello Renier,
Magnifiques couleurs bien saturées et superbe ciel.
De très jolis reflets dans cette eau limpide.
Un très joli panorama des sommets enneigés.
best regards
Denise

Nicou (43737) 2008-01-24 1:03

Hello,

Quel reflet, quelle pureté, quel cadrage, ave ce gros rocher en premier plan, de toute beauté.

Bravo et amitiés

Nicou

Paolo (40627) 2008-01-24 1:10

Hi Renier, amazing view, colorful, with high quality anda wonderufl alrge reflection.
thanks, ciao

gildasjan (23241) 2008-01-24 1:30

Bonjour Renier
Un très joli paysage dans ce format carré,une bonne disposition des éléments de la composition,je trouve toutefois l'ensemble légèrement sur-exposé.
Bonne journée.
Amicalement
Gildas

patdeph (17332) 2008-01-24 3:49

hello Renier
superb!I like very much the blue of the sky and lake everywhere,except a white line of mountains and its reflection!The clouds bring also something wonderful in the compo!I like the inclusion of the big rock on the foreground!Magnificent!
Have a nice day.
Pascale

jhm (81589) 2008-01-24 5:36

Hello Renier,

The big stone in foreground is the real eye catcher on this image.
Excellent composition with the white mountain tops in background an de reflections in the lake.
Splendid picture for look it. Thanks for sharing.

Best regards,
John.

delkoo (33888) 2008-01-24 6:01

hi renier
The clarity of this image is excellent. Well composed with good saturation of colour and sharpness. The view is peaceful and beautiful .

cheers
didier

efi (4296) 2008-01-24 6:03

hi renier;
crystal clear shot of the lake and snowy mountains and their reflections.sky's color and the rock strengthened it.tfs.

wolf38 (12463) 2008-01-24 8:38

Hello Renier. With many of your photos you show the most beautiful sides of your homeland. Above all apparently unaffected nature (water, mountains, clouds etc..) fascinates the viewer. Also the today's photo belongs to these worth seeing landscapes. The clear water, the fresh sky and the snow-covered mountains are fantastisch. Best regards, Wolfgang.

josepmarin (33561) 2008-01-24 9:29

Hi Renier,
What a fantastic sight from this POV, I like the great space that you have reserved to the sky in your frame, and the mountain range covered with snow that is reflected in the clean and blue water of the lake.
The set is very beautiful and very aesthetic, in a clean and well realized photo.
Great work!
Best regards,
Josep

danyy (67844) 2008-01-24 13:59

Quel fantastique paysage Renier.
Grandiose, presque d'une autre planète avec tellement de profondeur et ces montagnes qui semblent vraiment si lointaines.
Le ciel est magnifique, serein, bien relayé dans les reflets.
Regards.
Daniel.

Cutajar (285) 2008-01-25 14:03

Great colours .
Well taken.
Regards JAMES.C

Wandering_Dan (3169) 2008-01-25 16:16

Hi, Renier -

Beautifully composed - a stunner! Making the sky be the bulk of the image works very well. The only part that troubles me is the bit of over-polarized sky in the upper right corner. But other than cropping - which you don't want to do here - I'm not sure what can be done about it.

Regards,
Dan

robertosalguero (2759) 2008-01-25 20:43

Hello Renier,

The dynamics of the sky work very well in this image a it create a nice contrast against the equally dramatic background. This is a wide view and the mountains seem very far away, specially with the massive rock taking such a strong focal point on the foreground. Good colouration and sharpness. Thanks.

Roberto

ag1993 (634) 2008-01-26 0:33

Hello,
Wow what a shot !!! Great reflections and colours.
Regards and well done
Andrea Gatt

pablominto (39848) 2008-01-27 2:43

Hello Renier,
Every time I see an image from NZ I have to calculate which season it is, hehehe...
This is early summer, and I notice the snowcapped summits in the back, contrasting so well the blue sky!
Strong foreground interest, good details...
Greetings,
Pablo -

gunershot (87) 2008-01-27 6:02

Hi Renier,
What a meaningful and peaceful shot...
Nice colours and soft reflections...Tfs.
Dr.Seyfettin Güner

giorgimer (20596) 2008-01-27 12:36

Hi Renier,

wonderful shot, clouds have a very beautiful shape, sky color is stunning, reflection and composition are very good.

Excellent work!

Gio

Angshu (33193) 2008-01-28 0:51

Hello Renier
You have the wonderful clouds again in the clear blue sky. The scene is heavely with the snow capped peaks bordering the lake. The reflections are excellent as is the clarity of the water. This is beautiful!!
Regards
Angshu

char_mifsud (540) 2008-02-08 8:12

Hello Renier,
Good composition of this beautiful landscape. A marvelous blue sky, with good tonal range an sharpness.Well done! Great POV.
Regards,
Charles
Malta

pasternak (12930) 2008-02-14 3:03

Nice landscape, Renier, light is well used and the sharpness is good, it isn't easy to photograph stones and you managed it perfectly...

Cheers
Alexander

salvator (18729) 2008-05-02 2:14

Hi Renier,
Wonderful scenery. The composition with the stone in the lower left, the sharp background with the white snowy mountains and their reflections on the lake are superb. The color of the sky, the blue and cluds, wonderful.
Best regards. Salvator.

Fellini (4946) 2009-04-16 11:56

Amazing landscape Renier...i love NZ and your wonderful nature...Great capture ina a lucky day.
Well done....TFS
Greetings
Alex