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Red hut

I’m not the person that stages photos (I’m the worst when it comes to taking ‘people photos’) When I take photos, pretty much always *something* catches my eye. For example, an object, some kind of contrast, beautiful sky, lighting or a composition; it can be anything. If I keep going back to it, I knowContinueContinue reading “Red hut”

Tranzalpine to Arthur’s Pass

The Tranzalpine is a beautiful trainride that runs from Christchurch to Greymouth and vice versa. The scenery along the way is breathtaking! From foothills to braided rivers and from lush vegetation to snow capped mountains. It seems like Kiwis love talking about their beautiful country, so don’t be surprised when a bus or train driver givesContinueContinue reading “Tranzalpine to Arthur’s Pass”

Lush greens

What a great view from the Waitangi Treaty Grounds. I love the lush greens and New Zealand has plenty of those! Did you know that NZ native trees don’t lose their leaves and stay green all year round? Must be really nice compared to the bare branches that we have in winter over here. But,ContinueContinue reading “Lush greens”

Devils Punchbowl Falls

On my 2012 travels to New Zealand I went to Arthur’s Pass by train. I decided to stay in this very small town for a few days just to check it out. It was a nice place, but not as ‘end of the world’ as I had expected it to be. Perhaps it was theContinueContinue reading “Devils Punchbowl Falls”

Lines

After the sandboarding, our tourguide took the big bus onto the sand to drive us along 90-mile beach. It’s pretty cool riding on the beach (I experienced it once before on Fraser Island, Australia). I love seascapes, the vastness, the emptiness. In this shot, I particularly like the composition and the horizontal lines all over.

Another one bites the dust

After visiting Cape Reinga, we made our way to the ‘sandy bits’. First there was the opportunity to go sandboarding off these dunes and after that we went to 90-mile beach (which isn’t actually 90 miles long). It would have been fun to give this a shot, but my pneumonia (which I didn’t know IContinueContinue reading “Another one bites the dust”

Waitangi Day

Today is Waitangi Day, named after the place the Waitangi Treaty was signed between the Māori and the British Empire in 1840. The treaty made New Zealand a part of the British Empire, guaranteed Māori rights to their land and gave Māori the rights of British subjects. I took this photo on the Waitangi Treaty GroundsContinueContinue reading “Waitangi Day”