a week later and its still hovering around 5th in explore. And right to the top of my most 'interesting' photos, see www.flickriver.com/photos/go_wild/popular-interesting/
Chancellor hut on a high terrace above the middle ice fall of the Fox Glacier. A truly awesome place to be. Behind me are the high peaks of the southern alps, and the neve of the glacier. On the left the ice flow drops steeply to the terminal face and then with only a few hundred meters of altitude left to lose, the melt water flows under the cloud edge to the Tasman sea. That is the coast and the Tasman sea the distance.
www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/historic/by-region/west-coas...
Built by the government tourism department in 1931, the hut is now officially a historic buiding - the oldest New Zealand mountain hut still on its original site. All the original materials were carried up on people's backs. The glacier has been retreating for most of the years since people have been coming here. In 1931 the ice would have extended around the first bend in what is now the river bed.
I knew the hut and the glacier well when I worked in the area. This time we flew in by helicopter for two nights, photographed for an evening and a day and then walked out back to the road on the last afternoon.
See the set "Chancellor Trip" for other images from what is simply a superb area.
This image made Yahoo Travel's photo of the week in early Dec 2012.
And Wilderness nz magazine feature photo May 2013
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oriana.italy 6 months ago | reply
Superb Work Hugh!
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lakewentworth 6 months ago | reply
Beautiful location!
sealionsrule 6 months ago | reply
gorgeous photo!
what lens did you use?
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go wild - NZ outside 6 months ago | reply
Hi Kat - all the exif info is available - click 'additional info' down to the right. (used the standard 18-55 kit lens at 19mm )
oriana.italy 5 months ago | reply
Superb Work Hugh!
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FlipMode79 5 months ago | reply
Looks like a dream that I want to have!
Fantasia63 (off till the end of June) 5 months ago | reply
Amazing!
cogito ergo imago 5 months ago | reply
Extraordinary
✿ Debora ✿ 5 months ago | reply
Wonderfu shot!
shexbeer 4 months ago | reply
beautiful!
Battomogli 3 months ago | reply
Great
valentino * 3 months ago | reply
bella fotografia
hans fotografeert 2 months ago | reply
excellent work
Kalyanil 2 months ago | reply
Amazing shot!
Just wondering what lens you were using for this?
Lumase 2 months ago | reply
Sensational.
Lau Casabo 6 weeks ago | reply
This is awesome! Congratulations :)
gizmo912 4 weeks ago | reply
i want this house
go wild - NZ outside 4 weeks ago | reply
You can't own it but you can stay for a few nights for a minimal fee next time you are in NZ. :-)
Vilma Salazar 4 weeks ago | reply
Impressive. Fantastic composition, great photographer, plus a Nex 5N, great performance.
Captain_sky 2 weeks ago | reply
House of the dream !