New Zealand's highest, a photo from Canterbury, South Island

Photographer's Note

A view of the highest mountain in New Zealand, Mt Cook (3724 metres high) seen from near the road to Mt Cook. The morning was clear and the glacier-clad mountains were glistening in the sunlight. The pointy peak on the left is Mt La Perouse (3078 m), and the high point on the right is Mt Haidinger (3070 m). Two lenticular clouds lie above Mt Cook - these tend to form over large pointed mountains. In the foreground are some introduced pink roses which have become a weed in this area.

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pajaran, NickVu, lucasgalodoido, ChrisJ, jhm, jean113, Royaldevon, COSTANTINO, fotka has marked this note useful

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Silvio1953 (208321) 2021-03-11 3:53

Ciao Vincent, fscinating mountain landscapet, wonderful natural colors, splendid light and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

lucasgalodoido (27206) 2021-03-11 4:23

Hi Vincent,
another beautiful capture of theses high mountains of New Zealand. I like of the vegetwation in FG too. Great job, my friend.
Regards,
Lucas

ChrisJ (162384) 2021-03-11 4:25

Hi Ian

NZ is really much like Europe in miniature. This could easily be mistaken for the Swiss Alps, the Austrian Tyrol or even the Carpathians, or Tatras Mts. I've been there but you had better weather. Tfs!

everlasting (18718) 2021-03-11 8:09

A fine mountain scape image, well exposed and colours

jhm (205019) 2021-03-11 8:48

Hello Vincent,

Pleasant panorama view with green foreground and nice mountains in background.
Colour and sharpness are pleasant to look at
Very well composition, good presentation too.
Excellent done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

jean113 (23337) 2021-03-11 9:25

Hello Vincent, a super sharp shot of the mountains, they look magnificent with their covering of snow.
The green in the foreground makes a good contrast with the blues of the upper part of the composition.
Thank you for explaining about the lenticular clouds.
Kind regards, Jean.

lousat (131313) 2021-03-11 12:04

Hi Vincent,magnificent postcard from N.Z.,the most high mount of this country in the snow is a great capture over the green hils,perfect exposure and great sharpness too. Have a nice weekend and thanks,Luciano

Royaldevon (78094) 2021-03-11 12:17

Hello Vincent,

My son did a round the world trip, after finishing university, before taking up a permanent job, and thought NewZealand the most beautiful, exciting land that he visited!
I think your photograph explains what he saw and why he was so positive about the country.
The green f/g, with wild roses, makes a fine preliminary before studying the spectacular scenery of the snow covered mountains.
It’s a lovely composition and a fine exposure.

My warm regards,
Bev 😊

ifege (35039) 2021-03-11 20:22

Hi Vince
A great clear day allowing for a well composed photo of Mt Cook towering above the grassed hills.
cheers
Ian

jemaflor (137244) 2021-03-11 23:21

Hi Vincent,
Wonderful landscape, so beautiful photo. Well composed with green slope in the FG, great snow covered peaks and slopes, interesting details with these clouds, tfs.

ecmel (1760) 2021-03-14 7:16

Hello Vincent,
Great landscape. You captured very well the great contrast of light between snow covered mountain and green hills. Also perfect sharpness.
Regards
Ecmel

mkamionka (63358) 2021-03-19 6:18

Hi Vincent,
what a beautiful mountain panorama. I like very much the contrast of the blooming pants in the foreground and the snow covered peaks in the distance. These are like two different worlds.
Beautiful light and colors. Very impressive outcome.
Excellent quality,
M

COSTANTINO (105875) 2021-03-20 23:19

Hello dear Vincent and have a nice dy
simple and nice
eye catching and impressive
these high mountains
in the background
draw our attention
regards
Costantino

fotka (7735) 2021-03-30 4:58

Hello Vincent,
Fantastic panorama New Zealand's mountains with highest peak Mt. Cook. In the valley there is a beautiful summer with blooming flowers and the peaks still covered with last year's snow.
Wonderful mountains picture with great quality.
Best regards,
Zbigniew