Saturday 12 January 2013

Panoramas of New Zealand

I spent a wonderful two weeks in Nelson, New Zealand over Christmas and New Year. It's a beautiful area at the top of the South Island. I've been very lucky and visited the area quite often.

I don't always take that many photographs there for some reason, but this year we played with the panorama setting on my camera.

Fifeshire Rock, Nelson Harbour

Rabbit Island

Overlooking Nelson from The Centre of New Zealand

View back towards Nelson from The Glen

Top of the Takaka Hill

Pupu Springs (actually Te Waikoropupu Springs)
Australasia's largest spring and the world's clearest fresh water
Wainui Inlet

Whanganui Inlet

Near Puponga

Old coal jetty at low tide near Puponga

Overlooking Farewell Spit
Golden Bay from Farewell Spit at low tide

Cape Farewell, most northern point of South Island
Named by Captain James Cook in 1770


Wharariki Beach

Saturday Snapshot, is a wonderful weekly meme from Alyce  at home with books
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27 comments:

  1. Marg12 January 2013 at 12:48

    I do like a good panorama shot. I should check if my phone or camera has that setting!

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  2. Louise12 January 2013 at 15:39

    You should, I didn't know I had one til a few weeks ago! It's rather fun.

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  3. Brona12 January 2013 at 16:57

    New Zealand is so beautiful - always looks green and lush. I love your Pupu Springs shot - looks just like a postcard!

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  4. Unknown12 January 2013 at 22:15

    Great photos! I've always been fascinated by New Zealand and Australia.

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  5. Paulita 12 January 2013 at 22:43

    Wow! These should be on your wall. No, maybe they should be on my wall! I can't decide which is my favorite. Here's Mine

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  6. Ginx Craft12 January 2013 at 22:56

    What a beautiful group of photos. All those different moods you have captured. I think my favourite is the Pupu Springs, with all those lights in the water.

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  7. Eugenia O'Neal12 January 2013 at 23:54

    Stunning shots! The one of the Springs and the one of Golden Bay are my favourites. Truly striking!

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  8. Kaye13 January 2013 at 00:04

    Wow, how gorgeous an area that is! Love the water in Pupu Springs. Thanks for sharing.

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  9. (Diane) Bibliophile By the Sea13 January 2013 at 00:09

    How lovely; I'd love to visit.

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  10. bermudaonion13 January 2013 at 00:26

    Oh my gosh, those photos are gorgeous - they seriously look like they could be from a guidebook!

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  11. Susan Lindquist13 January 2013 at 03:08

    What a gorgeous armchair tour! My faves ... top of Takaka hill and Pupu Springs Lake ...

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  12. Deb Nance at Readerbuzz13 January 2013 at 03:17

    Thank you for these beautiful shots. Spectacular.

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  13. Booksnyc13 January 2013 at 03:23

    gorgeous! New Zealand is on my list of places I need to visit!

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  14. Anonymous13 January 2013 at 03:50

    Daughter and son-in-law were in New Zealand (Nrth Island) working for a year and a half. These pictures show wonderful scenery. They may have been in some of these places when they took a tour of the South Island. Thanks for sharing.

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  15. Unknown13 January 2013 at 04:31

    Oh wow! Gorgeous shots. The one of the springs is my favorite.

    Guess I need to try that panorama setting on my camera.

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  16. Christine Harding13 January 2013 at 06:12

    What beautiful pictures. The scenery is stunning. My Snapshot is at http://goo.gl/BIJkg

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  17. Elizabeth13 January 2013 at 06:40

    Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Love them.

    What a fun time together. Thanks for sharing.

    My Saturday Snapshot Link is below.

    Elizabeth
    Silver's Reviews
    My Saturday Snapshot

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  18. Alyce13 January 2013 at 09:28

    I'm impressed! Those are gorgeous! My favorite is the Springs shot as well.

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  19. Leslie (Under My Apple Tree)13 January 2013 at 09:30

    That is beautiful scenery... and even better in panorama shots.

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  20. Laurel-Rain Snow13 January 2013 at 11:17

    What gorgeous scenic shots! Looks like a wonderful vacation....thanks for sharing, and for visiting my blog.

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  21. Esme13 January 2013 at 14:11

    Your photos reveal the beauty of NZ.

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  22. Kim13 January 2013 at 14:38

    So lovely! My dream is to visit NZ someday. It just looks like paradise to me.
    *smiles*

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  23. Book Savvy Babe14 January 2013 at 04:00

    wow, your pictures are beautiful! New Zealand is a beautiful place, I hope I get to visit there someday :) Book Savvy Babe

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  24. Jess - A Book Hoarder14 January 2013 at 05:00

    Oh my gosh those are beautiful. I especially like the one of Rabbit Island.

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  25. Anonymous14 January 2013 at 07:10

    Cheri and I have never been to New Zealand. Your photos excite and inspire a visit.

    We have read and seen (movies) Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit and told that the sets were in NZ.

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  26. Anne in Oxfordshire16 January 2013 at 06:14

    Wonderful photos Louise, super panoramic views, I must see if I have a setting for this too. Thanks for sharing,I have never been to New Zealand , looks super .

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  27. Marg19 January 2013 at 16:26

    Thanks to this post, I found the panorama setting and had a whole heap of fun playing with it over the last few days!

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