Hooker Glacier Valley in Southern Alps that lies in Mackenzie Region is probably my favourite place on the South Island of New Zealand. I don’t know why. May be because it is very familiar to the Left Talgar River valley in the Norther Tien-Shan mountain range where I hiked great number of times. I felt...
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The road from Queenstown to Glenorchy that runs along the shore of Lake Wakatipu is rated as one of the top scenic drives in the world and the most beautiful road in New Zealand. Together with the Hooker Valley near Aoraki/Mount Cook and Lake Matheson it’s one of my favorite places in New Zealand. Also...
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Lake Matheson, near the Fox Glacier in South Westland, New Zealand, is famous for its reflected views of Aoraki/Mount Cook and Mount Tasman. The waters of Lake Matheson are dark brown, so on a calm day they create the ideal reflective surface. That’s why the Lake Matheson sometimes is called “the mirror lake”. Lake Matheson...
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Shot this image during my “Big Tasmanian Trip” in January 2007. In two weeks I drove about 4000km around Tasmania (counting that it’s about 400km in “diameter”). The weather was very bad for photography – bright sun during shooting waterfalls and heavy clouds when I needed sun. I spent two or three days waiting for...
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Thursday, March 4, 2010 Posted in Canberra
Located on Aspen Island in Lake Burley Griffin, the National Carillon was a gift from the British government to the people of Australia to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Capital, Canberra. Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the National Carillon on 26 April 1970. The 50 metre tall National Carillon tower was designed by...
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Korakuen (Koraku-en) Garden is one of Japan’s official Three Great Gardens (along with Kanazawa’s Kenrokuen and Mito’s Kairakuen) and hence Okayama’s number one attraction. The name means “Garden of Pleasure After”, a reference to a famous Confucian quote stating that a wise ruler must attend to his subjects’ needs first and only then attend to...
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Shot a while ago but finally uploaded onto my web-site. Small but picturesque jetty on Lake Macquarie. Perfect for sunset photos. Croudace Bay Jettyon Google Maps. More images: Gallery of Lakes, Rivers and Waterways Stock Images.
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