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[alexch (Alex)]

Amazing capture!

[StephenM (Stephen)]

Another beauty H! How did you manage to avoid the reflections and glare on the window?

Cheers,
Stephen

[Octane (Humayun)]

Trent/Julie,

Thanks, guys. : )

Originally Posted by trent_julie

Thats excellent!

David,

Cheers. : )

Originally Posted by DavidU

More awesomeness ! Superb H.

Jeanette,

Thank you. : )

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

Wow. Beautiful!

Mark,

Thanks, sir! : )

Originally Posted by marki

Wow that is beutiful H!

Chris,

Thanks, mate.

No open window -- taken from the window. I lost a lot of images due to reflections that I can't resolve in Photoshop, unfortunately.

One day, I hope to do to the Milford Track or the Routeburn Track. When I was there earlier this year, due to all the rain, there was constant reports of people being airlifted fromboth tracks due to the flooding.

Originally Posted by ChrisM

H,
A clear photo with plenty of rich colours. Did you have an open window? Brings back memories of a 20-day walk a bit further south. No digital cameras in those days though....

Chris

Cheers!

H

[Octane (Humayun)]

Ian,

Thanks! I wish I was hanging out the bottom. Alas, I was on the starboard seat for this capture; I had the row of seats to myself so was moving about as required.

Originally Posted by Vanda

Wonderful image - were you hanging out of the bottom of a plane?

Rowland,

Thanks. Something a little different. : )

Originally Posted by rcheshire

Superb landscape. Lovely contrast and hues.

Warren,

My humble thanks. : )

Originally Posted by supernova1965

WOW you continue to amaze

Marc,

The blues of that lake are insane. I'll see if I have any others showing just how beautiful that glacial melt colour is.

Originally Posted by multiweb

Love the blues in that shot. Very nice.

Brian,

One day, mate. One day. Hopefully not too far in to the future.

Tasmania is on my to-do list. Perhaps next winter?

Originally Posted by Miaplacidus

Okay Humayun, I hope you've given up your day job, because anything that takes time away from your photography is just depriving the world of more brilliant images. Another beauty, of course. Congratulations.
(When are you going to give Tassie the old Humayun treatment??)
Cheers,
Brian.

Thanks, all.

H

[Octane (Humayun)]

Troy,

Thanks, again. : D

Originally Posted by troypiggo

Just saw it! Congrats again mate!

Geoff,

I wish. Just in the middle section of the plane. Thanks. : )

Originally Posted by Inmykombi

You must have been out on the wing for that one "H".

beautiful colours and clarity.

Well done mate.

Ric,

Cheers! The braided twists and knots are incredible. They form their own little perfect networks.

Originally Posted by Ric

Excellent shot H.

Love the colours and the patterns, it's really like a watercolour painting.

cheers

Frank,

Bud, cheers. : )

lol, Lake Take-a-poo? : P

Originally Posted by spearo

nice one
great colors
but lake WHAT?!!?
frank

Adam,

I agree with you wholeheartedly. The image would have been complete if I had captured the snowy peaks in the centre top. Bugger! I'll have to do again? : )

Originally Posted by adman

I love this. Perfect light and colour.

The only thing that jarred slightly was the crop at the top. Your eye is drawn from the little rivulets in the foreground to the mountain on the right, up and over to Lake Tekapo and the plains beyond - but then the final little bit of icing on the cake - the mountains in the far distance - are cut off just at their summits, denying you that last little morsel. Would be better either cropped just below - or if there is more image available - just above those peaks?

Adam

Thanks, all.

H

[Octane (Humayun)]

Rolf,

Thanks, mate. It's such an incredible part of the world. So rugged, yet so serenely beautiful. Yep, taken through the starboard window of a Cessna of some description.

Originally Posted by SkyViking

A very beautiful photo as usual H, and one of my favourite places in NZ. Is this taken through a window?

Phil,

Yeah, and dark, dark skies at night time! Lake Tekapo is part of the Starlight Reserve sanctuary. I've never been there when there's been no Moon. Three times I've been, and, all three times have been during a large Moon phase. : (

Thank you. : )

Originally Posted by philiphart

well now that's certainly somewhere i'd like to go! mountains, snow, blue sky.. what's not to like!? great shot.

Alex,

Thank you, my friend.

Originally Posted by alexch

Amazing capture!

Stephen,

Cheers! Given the sun was my left and we were making a right-hand turn, I was pointing at a shallow angle and there were no reflections or glare to be seen. Also, I was shooting at 105mm. Of course, I was shooting with a polariser, too, so, that may have assisted a touch, too. A lot of my other shots have been ruined due to reflections and getting parts of the plane in key locations in the composition. Bugger -- need bigger windows!

Originally Posted by StephenM

Another beauty H! How did you manage to avoid the reflections and glare on the window?

Cheers,
Stephen

Thanks heaps, everyone.

H