Postcard! Melbourne by a Summer Night
Posted in Australia, photos on 02/16/2013 04:38 pm by CeD
our last postcard from NZ

see you later for some new adventures!
Amazing by Day and Night.
The iconic Church of the Good Shepherd is situated on the shores of Lake Tekapo amongst the natural beauty of the lake and the mountains.
The Church was built in 1935 as a place of worship for the pioneer families of the Mackenzie country. It is still used regularly for worship by various denominations in the Mackenzie and is part of the Mackenzie Cooperating Parish. The special and spiritual feeling and the surrounding natural beauty of the church draws couples from many nations to the Church to be married.

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| Cam&Lens | D90 (NIKON) & 8.0-16.0 mm f/4.5-5.6 [8 mm] | Shutter: | 1/250 s | |||
| Create Date: | 2012:11:09 15:43:31 | Aperture: | f/16.0 | |||
| Location: | 44° 0' 11.9" S – 170° 28' 56.7" E | ISO: | 200 |
not Miles Davis, but just as amazing. The glacial feed to the lakes in the region gives them a distinctive blue colour, created by glacial flour, the extremely finely ground rock particles from the glaciers.

| Cam&Lens | D90 (NIKON) & 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.5-5.6 [86 mm] | Shutter: | 1/640 s | |||
| Create Date: | 2012:11:09 14:33:00 | Aperture: | f/9.0 | |||
| Location: | 44° 10' 41.9" S – 170° 9' 21.1" E | ISO: | 200 |
locals going for a good ride after work

| Cam&Lens | D90 (NIKON) & 17.0-70.0 mm f/2.8-4.0 [26 mm] | Shutter: | 1/320 s | |||
| Create Date: | 2012:11:08 18:51:04 | Aperture: | f/5.0 | |||
| Location: | 45° 1' 36.6" S – 168° 38' 57.9" E | ISO: | 200 |
laid-back atmosphere, dramatic setting, plethora of activities to choose from…. Queenstown is definitely a fantastic place to stay for a while




| Cam&Lens | D90 (NIKON) & 17.0-70.0 mm f/2.8-4.0 [24 mm] | Shutter: | 1/400 s | |||
| Create Date: | 2012:11:08 16:11:12 | Aperture: | f/10.0 | |||
| Location: | 45° 1' 58" S – 168° 39' 30.5" E | ISO: | 200 |
The Kingston Flyer is New Zealand’s famous vintage steam train set in the spectacular mountain scenery of the Queenstown Lakes District. Travelling on the Kingston Flyer takes you back to the 1920′s colonial era of romance and glamour.
more info here: http://www.kingstonflyer.co.nz/




| Cam&Lens | D90 (NIKON) & 17.0-70.0 mm f/2.8-4.0 [17 mm] | Shutter: | 1/320 s | |||
| Create Date: | 2012:11:08 12:21:52 | Aperture: | f/8.0 | |||
| Location: | 45° 19' 50.5" S – 168° 42' 43.4" E | ISO: | 200 |
Te Anau to Queenstown


| Cam&Lens | D90 (NIKON) & 17.0-70.0 mm f/2.8-4.0 [17 mm] | Shutter: | 1/250 s | |||
| Create Date: | 2012:11:08 14:20:02 | Aperture: | f/11.0 | |||
| Location: | 45° 17' 25.1" S – 168° 45' 49.4" E | ISO: | 200 |






| Cam&Lens | D90 (NIKON) & 17.0-70.0 mm f/2.8-4.0 [70 mm] | Shutter: | 1/1250 s | |||
| Create Date: | 2012:11:07 12:24:26 | Aperture: | f/8.0 | |||
| Location: | 44° 38' 15.3" S – 167° 54' 30.5" E | ISO: | 200 |
Milford Sound is a fjord situated on the west coast of the South Island, it is a fusion of spectacular natural features with amazing visual cues around every corner.
Described by Rudyard Kipling as the ‘eighth wonder of the world’, Milford Sound was carved by glaciers during the ice ages. Milford Sound is breathtaking in any weather. The fiord’s cliffs rise vertically from the dark waters, mountain peaks scrape the sky and waterfalls cascade downwards, some as high as 1000 metres.





| Cam&Lens | D90 (NIKON) & 8.0-16.0 mm f/4.5-5.6 [16 mm] | Shutter: | 1/160 s | |||
| Create Date: | 2012:11:07 11:09:21 | Aperture: | f/29.0 | |||
| Location: | 44° 36' 51.3" S – 167° 50' 44.5" E | ISO: | 200 |
tout droit à travers la plaine!

| Cam&Lens | D90 (NIKON) & 17.0-70.0 mm f/2.8-4.0 [17 mm] | Shutter: | 1/400 s | |||
| Create Date: | 2012:11:06 16:19:19 | Aperture: | f/9.0 | |||
| Location: | 45° 3' 44.7" S – 167° 59' 39.2" E | ISO: | 200 |
Mirror Lakes, just amazing feeling of serenity (especially without the tourists)


happiness

| Cam&Lens | D90 (NIKON) & 17.0-70.0 mm f/2.8-4.0 [17 mm] | Shutter: | 1/40 s | |||
| Create Date: | 2012:11:06 16:36:49 | Aperture: | f/13.0 | |||
| Location: | 45° 1' 42.6" S – 168° 0' 39.9" E | ISO: | 200 |
Le repos du pilote, après une bonne journée

| Cam&Lens | D90 (NIKON) & 17.0-70.0 mm f/2.8-4.0 [17 mm] | Shutter: | 1/200 s | |||
| Create Date: | 2012:11:06 18:13:08 | Aperture: | f/9.0 | |||
| Location: | 44° 53' 44.7" S – 168° 4' 49.2" E | ISO: | 200 |
Up through the mountains, on day 2

Lake Hawea, early morning this time (we camped right here
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| Cam&Lens | D90 (NIKON) & 17.0-70.0 mm f/2.8-4.0 [70 mm] | Shutter: | 1/320 s | |||
| Create Date: | 2012:11:06 07:52:08 | Aperture: | f/8.0 | |||
| Location: | 44° 36' 13.6" S – 169° 14' 53.8" E | ISO: | 200 |
Lake Wanaka, in the town of Wanaka
| Cam&Lens | D90 (NIKON) & 17.0-70.0 mm f/2.8-4.0 [42 mm] | Shutter: | 1/500 s | |||
| Create Date: | 2012:11:06 09:56:27 | Aperture: | f/8.0 | |||
| Location: | 44° 41' 41.4" S – 169° 8' 3.1" E | ISO: | 200 |
And here is Lake Tekapo, where one can enjoy a fly over if you feel like it

| Cam&Lens | D90 (NIKON) & 17.0-70.0 mm f/2.8-4.0 [19 mm] | Shutter: | 1/320 s | |||
| Create Date: | 2012:11:06 14:01:09 | Aperture: | f/9.0 | |||
| Location: | 45° 25' 8.8" S – 167° 42' 46.8" E | ISO: | 200 |