Sweet Mackenzie Country

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 6, 2010222 views15 comments

South Island, NEW ZEALAND

From the first day on my New Zealand trip this year. Perhaps not one of the absolutely top-shelf shots in terms of wow factor from the trip but it brings back fond memories of a good start to my 5 week adventure and is one of my favourites.

Canon 5DMkII, 70-200mm 2.8L IS, GND filters.

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Neale Dyster on July 6, 2010 at 4:32 AM

Might not be one of YOUR top shelf shots Kah

, but its a great shot. lovely reflection and light.
Your new website and blog look great too, congratulations!

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Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on July 6, 2010 at 6:04 AM

Still a great image Kah Kit! Love the reflection and the subtle light on the landscape!

Registered on June 26, 2008, 178 Posts, 2136 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 6, 2010 at 6:29 AM

Kah Kit:
Beautiful soft glow and reflection. You must have a very high shelf, even the middle shelf may be too high for many.

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Comment posted by Kevin Trinkner on July 6, 2010 at 9:15 AM

Nice peaceful scene, and killer reflections.

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Comment posted by Bill Dark on July 6, 2010 at 9:44 AM

Love the vibrant color and setting, but am undecided about the composition. I can't help but wish there were just a tad more to see along the left...

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 6, 2010 at 10:51 AM

Beautiful soft color and great reflection. A very pretty scene to enjoy.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, Wi

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Sieren on July 6, 2010 at 12:18 PM

Nice color and light on the land in the background. The dark shadows on the reflection seem to be throwing me off. Tough one to process

Registered on January 2, 2008, 360 Posts, 5321 Comments

Comment posted by Bruno Silva on July 6, 2010 at 12:44 PM

I kind of agree, not engaging as most of you´re work but we don´t only live of wow´s, right?! the reflections and colors are great! very serene capture with a very sweet light, I like it!!

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Comment posted by Luis Argerich on July 6, 2010 at 1:42 PM

Really nice, the crystaline water and the colors reflected are really nice!

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Comment posted by Benjamin Glatt on July 6, 2010 at 1:49 PM

What a quiet and tranquil scene. Beautiful image.

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Comment posted by Ricardo La Piettra on July 6, 2010 at 2:02 PM

Amazing soft light here KK, very peacefull scene. I would be tempted to crop it just a little from the bottom.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on July 6, 2010 at 3:18 PM

So very nice and peaceful, and beautiful color.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on July 6, 2010 at 8:09 PM

Kah Kit,

Lovely colors and a quiet, peaceful reflection. Your memories of the place certainly play a role in how you feel about the image; which is also why it doesn't mean the same thing to me and thus doesn't have the impact that much of your other work does. Doesn't mean there's anything wrong with this one, just not as strong relative to your body of work. Compositionally though the tree/brush along the far shore weigh heavily causing a slight imbalance for me.

Lon

Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments

Comment posted by Margo Pinkerton on July 7, 2010 at 6:22 AM

The colors, serenity, and the fact that you did not divide your image in half all attracted me to this image. What threw me off is the bulk of puckerbrush on the left. I wish there were more separation from the hills, either through positioning (getting much lower, if you could, or directing the camera more to the right), lightening the shrubbery in post processing, or perhaps just cropping it in from the left and top.

I like the rock in the foreground. It adds a nice element.

Registered on October 18, 2007, 39 Posts, 214 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Maile on July 7, 2010 at 10:06 AM

Great sense of depth to this image, and love the way the reflection steals more of the sky than we see from the sky itself. Wonderful as usual Kah Kit.

Registered on March 2, 2009, 984 Posts, 2518 Comments