Memories of New Zealand ( South Island )

[giantcanopy]

thanks simpleliving and justintime for ur comments.

We love NZ!
A pebble beach at Okarito, my wifey in silhouette.

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[zoossh]

thanks simpleliving and justintime for ur comments.

We love NZ!
A pebble beach at Okarito, my wifey in silhouette.

# 67

no one to help you take the pic? it is a pity not to have a couple shot.
by the way, i think square frame is better.

 

[giantcanopy]

no one to help you take the pic? it is a pity not to have a couple shot.
by the way, i think square frame is better.

ya man, ulu beach, and i tink i didn bring along a tripod.

* i am not too good at visualising square formats, but u r probably right, the bit of excess verticals shld be trimmed.

ryan

 

[joker134]

Hi canopy,

Nice series you have there.
Did you go there with your 10-22 ? Is it "satisfying" just bringing 10-22, remembering if I want to take portrait shoots together with the landscape is a bit difficult (but of course not impossible)

Did you go by yourself? Self drive... How'd you get your itinerary?

Sorry a lot of questions

Regards,
R

 

[zoossh]

ya man, ulu beach, and i tink i didn bring along a tripod.

* i am not too good at visualising square formats, but u r probably right, the bit of excess verticals shld be trimmed.

ryan

yah, but considering u r likely, i guess, to be trying to squeeze in the foreground white rock and u will need to have a bit of sky on top of the head, u won't be able to get a square crop unless you move back or widened the FOV.

is that the widest of that lens? if it is 10-22mm, i thought u can go wider though.

for a while, i shifted from zoom to prime. then when i get a series of prime, i realise there are times when my vantage is limited and the composition i can get can also be restricted (e.g. waterfall and to avoid the sky), then i wish i have my zoom. i've 80-200mm f/2.8 super heavy. have always wondered if i should get 180mm f/2 so much lighter. i always used a 10-20mm and a 50mm f/1.8. though i wish to have a 17-50mm f/2.8, i doubt it will replace the other two and hence become a white elephant. probably will stick to similar setup and adapt accordingly to the places i go, kiv look for fast prime tele.

 

[giantcanopy]

Hi canopy,

Nice series you have there.
Did you go there with your 10-22 ? Is it "satisfying" just bringing 10-22, remembering if I want to take portrait shoots together with the landscape is a bit difficult (but of course not impossible)

Did you go by yourself? Self drive... How'd you get your itinerary?

Sorry a lot of questions

Regards,
R

Hi joker134, i went with a sigma 12-24 along with some prime lenses. the 12mm works great and is as wide as i need. often times i do not end up using that wide either. for portraiture wise the bit of inherent distortion can be less than pleasing unless it is an intended effect to be portrayed. i also carry along an 85mm for portraits and landscapes.. and mainly for taking pictures of my wifey

yah, but considering u r likely, i guess, to be trying to squeeze in the foreground white rock and u will need to have a bit of sky on top of the head, u won't be able to get a square crop unless you move back or widened the FOV.

is that the widest of that lens? if it is 10-22mm, i thought u can go wider though.

for a while, i shifted from zoom to prime. then when i get a series of prime, i realise there are times when my vantage is limited and the composition i can get can also be restricted (e.g. waterfall and to avoid the sky), then i wish i have my zoom. i've 80-200mm f/2.8 super heavy. have always wondered if i should get 180mm f/2 so much lighter. i always used a 10-20mm and a 50mm f/1.8. though i wish to have a 17-50mm f/2.8, i doubt it will replace the other two and hence become a white elephant. probably will stick to similar setup and adapt accordingly to the places i go, kiv look for fast prime tele.

hi zoossh, it was taken on an old sigma 12-24, was at the 12mm end. sufficient to include my toes if i am not careful. i think i was rather closed to my subject. probably taking one or two steps back to get a wider expanse u reckon ?

the shallower dof from the larger aperture affording abit more creative composition is the only reason why i bring some primes along. Otherwise yes, i have lost a fair share of compositional moments from otherwise incompatible focal lengths.

Lens selection is always a headache. But. Whichever lens u choose, many of us would always look forward to see ur masterful output and processing.

ryan

 

[giantcanopy]

# 68

Somewhere outside Queenstown.
Would appear nice in B&W as well

 

[joker134]

Hi joker134, i went with a sigma 12-24 along with some prime lenses. the 12mm works great and is as wide as i need. often times i do not end up using that wide either. for portraiture wise the bit of inherent distortion can be less than pleasing unless it is an intended effect to be portrayed. i also carry along an 85mm for portraits and landscapes.. and mainly for taking pictures of my wifey

Oh I see,
I plan to go there and only bring 10-22 and 50.
Did you bring any external flash?

Eh, one more thing, is it okay if I pm you regarding my itineraries?

Thanks

Regards,
R

 

[giantcanopy]

Oh I see,
I plan to go there and only bring 10-22 and 50.
Did you bring any external flash?

Eh, one more thing, is it okay if I pm you regarding my itineraries?

Thanks

Regards,
R

your setup shld be fine. nope i didn bring any flash along, since i realised from my prev trips that i hardly have any usage for flash. But ur mileage may vary.

sure you can drop me a pm. will be glad to help if it is within my knowledge

ryan

 

[zoossh]

# 68

Somewhere outside Queenstown.
Would appear nice in B&W as well

have u attempted other shots? the flowers on the farther distance might make good foreground, if only the clouds from the other side is just as dramatic and if you dun have too bad a backlit to cope with. all the elements here are very dramatic. the tree, the shadow, the stone pave, the mellow grass and the clouds. but somewhat if all put together, looks cluttered.

 

[emlee]

# 68

Somewhere outside Queenstown.
Would appear nice in B&W as well

Crown drive, from Queenstown towards Wanaka. I read about this, wanted to find it, but somehow did not see it. Too far ahead to trace back by then. This tree is a famous landmark.

 

[zoossh]

Crown drive, from Queenstown towards Wanaka. I read about this, wanted to find it, but somehow did not see it. Too far ahead to trace back by then. This tree is a famous landmark.

is it a very big tree?

 

[giantcanopy]

have u attempted other shots? the flowers on the farther distance might make good foreground, if only the clouds from the other side is just as dramatic and if you dun have too bad a backlit to cope with. all the elements here are very dramatic. the tree, the shadow, the stone pave, the mellow grass and the clouds. but somewhat if all put together, looks cluttered.

ya i did think of the clutter prior. the landscape version did not much reduce the clutter though ( though retrospectively i did not do a good landscape capture either ) and i thought the portrait view was a little more dramatic

Crown drive, from Queenstown towards Wanaka. I read about this, wanted to find it, but somehow did not see it. Too far ahead to trace back by then. This tree is a famous landmark.

interesting and lucky for me to bump onto it. and luckily i took a pic of it!

is it a very big tree?

not really big

* there are really other beautiful wind struck old solitary to small clustered trees especially along the windy otago peninsular. However we were on a bus ride on elm's wildlife tour and i did not have the opportunity to capture them. Imagine old slanted creepy willows on a huge barren plain, the sea beyond. would make good shots.

here is another milky way taken at mt cook. this was an earlier "practice" attempt made prior to shooting at mt john observatory later on. I still remember me and my wife lying down on a mat staring at the skies and stars that night outside our lodge.

 

[SilverPine]

Thanks yun10! actually the guy was sitting 2 tables away from us and was pretty obvious if i shot directly at him, so i thought of catching reflection of him instead. if there were cars zipping past outside it might have been more interesting take.

# 26

Here is a shot taken from one of the glacial caves we tunnelled around with our guide. Bringing a belt lens carrying system was a mistake because it added girth to my waist and some of the entrances were really narrow and added to my movement misery. In retrospect a nice wide zoom would do just fine. The tripod added further inconvenience ..

Our group was one of the smaller groups of only 5. Our guide was an avid chirpy guy from nepal. Here is one of the candid shot of an american couple in our hike.

Love this picture, good composition.

Thank you for sharing and all the nice write up, enjoy your series.

Cheers!

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[Alpc]

Crown drive, from Queenstown towards Wanaka. I read about this, wanted to find it, but somehow did not see it. Too far ahead to trace back by then. This tree is a famous landmark.

Interesting, it's a famous landmark? Where did you read this? I don't recall coming across this on my drive from Wanaka to Queenstown....

 

[giantcanopy]

Interesting, it's a famous landmark? Where did you read this? I don't recall coming across this on my drive from Wanaka to Queenstown....

i just checked again. emlee is right. it is a stoppoint along crown point range road (betw wanaka and queenstown ). i cannot find any specific name to the tree though, but looking back on some other travel blogs the similar lone tree was a favourite. i must be pretty lucky to stumble upon this resting spot.

I m new to snap clut ur collection is awesome

many thanks johnbosco!

ryan

 

[giantcanopy]

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[emlee]

is it a very big tree?

Interesting, it's a famous landmark? Where did you read this? I don't recall coming across this on my drive from Wanaka to Queenstown....

i just checked again. emlee is right. it is a stoppoint along crown point range road (betw wanaka and queenstown ). i cannot find any specific name to the tree though, but looking back on some other travel blogs the similar lone tree was a favourite. i must be pretty lucky to stumble upon this resting spot.


ryan

Hi, found the link here: http://www.newzealand.com/travel/sights-activities/scenic-highlights/walks-trails/scenic-highlight-details.cfm/businessid/63678.html

I do believe I have seen this in many other sites when I was doing research. But as with these things, I cannot find them now for the life of me.

I was hoping to catch it for 2 reasons: 1 is for the tree; 2 another is because I read somewhere that from the tree, one can see the winding Crown Range Road leading up from Queenstown area, up the mountain, across to Wanaka. Ryan, did you see such a sight?

 

[giantcanopy]

Hi, found the link here: http://www.newzealand.com/travel/sights-activities/scenic-highlights/walks-trails/scenic-highlight-details.cfm/businessid/63678.html

I do believe I have seen this in many other sites when I was doing research. But as with these things, I cannot find them now for the life of me.

I was hoping to catch it for 2 reasons: 1 is for the tree; 2 another is because I read somewhere that from the tree, one can see the winding Crown Range Road leading up from Queenstown area, up the mountain, across to Wanaka. Ryan, did you see such a sight?

i never really noticed it though, the little pit stop was a little breather for us from driving ( and there were several tourists and some cyclists chilling there ) It was just mountains plenty, and abit of road. U probably can stand from the slope and look down and grab everything with a really wide lens or pano. not sure how it will turn out.

ryan

 

[giantcanopy]

# 71

In the really early morning in Christchurch Cathedral.
( pano stitched with a mamiya 24mm FE, tilted )