Deep in the South of New Zealand
Daily Photo - Deep in the South of New Zealand
I drove over 4,200 kilometers while there -- it was just a wonderful
experience. Towards the end of the journey, we started making deeper
and deeper into the southern island, where things seemed to get more
wonderful and wild every kilometer.
The weather was crazy the whole time! It would go from sunny to violent little storms to random winds to perfect calm. During one of those transition periods, I was halfway to Milford Sound by this beautiful little lake when this rainbow peeked out. I quickly got into position to capture it, but then realized I had on the wrong lens! The 12-24mm was okay, but this really called for the 24-70. Despite worries of rain getting into the chamber, I switched out lenses, doing my best to keep all the elements at bay.
HDR Spotting Doing Well!
www.hdrspotting.com/EditorsPicksHDRPhotos was started late last year as a spin-off of this site. We started it
because we wanted to drive more traffic to and get more attention to
other interesting HDR photographers and artists around the world. I
knew that existing engines were not really doing a great job of
spreading around and "creating" attention. So, in essence,
we have created what I call an "attention generation
engine".
I knew that my photos were above average -- and I had over 20 million views on Flickr. But then I would look at some of my friends' photos (and even the photos of strangers), and I saw they only had a few hundred or a few thousand -- and their photos were just as good if not better! Anyway, I thought it was high time to make a new site, designed to generate more traffic and attention to other photographers out there, and that was the origin of HDR Spotting.
Since then, whenever I have a speaking engagement or photowalk, I always have nice people come up to me and tell me how much more traffic they are getting. Often times, their views have gone from maybe a few dozen into the thousands. That's great! And I think it will only get better from here.
Note that HDR Spotting is still in beta and is invite only. I do not hand out codes. You'll have to get a code from an existing member, but I understand they are sometimes handed out in the HDR Group on Flickr or on Facebook. Anyway, this concludes the little HDR Spotting update. Be sure to check out the HDR Spotting Front Page too -- new photos roll in there on a constant basis.
from the blog www.stuckincustoms.com
Comments and faves
susan_r4, Wherever I Roam, kerol5303, meryddian, and 182 other people added this photo to their favorites.
JTeale (38 months ago | reply)
Amazing!
susan_r4 (38 months ago | reply)
Wowee!! Instant fave - you captured the rainbow Trey!
Wherever I Roam (38 months ago | reply)
is this somewhere near Rivendale? :P ...this looks out of this world!
Donna Irene. (38 months ago | reply)
wow this is fantastic!!
Joshi Anand (38 months ago | reply)
awesome !
Mikko Luntiala (38 months ago | reply)
Amazing. That rainbow looks like it's painted on the mountain.
cerebri (38 months ago | reply)
wow thats a great shot mate
im normaly not jealous of your world wandering but i so want new zealand
carolOnline (38 months ago | reply)
You are walking around in my fantasy world. Now if you top this one while in NZ, I can't imagine how.
oaxacacoast2 (38 months ago | reply)
brilliant capture .
always look forward to your work , excellent .
And congratulations on hdr spotting well done !
Cheers
A.S.Y.R.A.F (38 months ago | reply)
wow! what a beautiful scene..
M Norris (38 months ago | reply)
This is stunning.
JL-CA (38 months ago | reply)
Ah ces reflets irisés une merveille.
Fraggle Red (38 months ago | reply)
Fantastic shot, Trey. Wow!
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Seen in my contacts' photos. ( ?² )
Filipe Lopes (38 months ago | reply)
Amazing.
Sai Achanta (38 months ago | reply)
very nice capture..love the colors
fatmanwalking (38 months ago | reply)
wow. this is some capture. totally worth the effort with the lenses.
ZLamperti (38 months ago | reply)
nice shot!
Harlz_ (38 months ago | reply)
Nice shot, you've certainly captured a lovely scene in a wonderful part of the world.
TDOMMDAD (38 months ago | reply)
Very, very nice
GodSpeed7 (38 months ago | reply)
Wow!!! Nice rainbow sightseeing and wonderful the reflection in the lake!
El coleccionista de instantes (38 months ago | reply)
Buenos reflejos en el agua.
Saludos Juanra
Cliff_Baise (38 months ago | reply)
Soooo awesome. My new Desktop.
M-A-V (38 months ago | reply)
WOW.....that rainbow in HDR is great!....and www.HDRSpotting.com is a pretty wicked site too. :)
Was the rainbow that vivid in person?
NATASHA??? (38 months ago | reply)
Absolutely amazing
shexbeer (38 months ago | reply)
amazing shot Trey!
An Anna [deleted] (38 months ago | reply)
wow!...
i always find it hard to capture rainbows....:(
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great catch!
Julien Ratel ( Júllí Jónsson ) (38 months ago | reply)
wow, nice rainbow!!
tony kNOwhere (38 months ago | reply)
nice. moody capture created by the contrasting color
Ðeni [back..sort of] (38 months ago | reply)
gorgeous
kim' (38 months ago | reply)
beautiful
archiescat (38 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called New Zealand Geographic: Are you good enough? Post 1, Nominate 1, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
If you do add with OK, please also visit the group and JOIN us!
~ * ~ Andy ~ * ~ (35 months ago | reply)
Cool! Beautiful shot. This is Mirror Lake, isn't it? I was there last April and it was amazing!
Barry O Carroll (Moved to a new account) [deleted] (29 months ago | reply)
Brilliantly captured.
Athesa (27 months ago | reply)
one of the most perfect pictures in all flickr!!! seriously
This photo was invited and added to the New Zealand Geographic group.
This photo was invited and added to the Photographer's Choice~Hall of Fame (Invitation) group.
daydreamdph (23 months ago | reply)
Wonderful shot !!!
Seen in
Photographers' Choice~Hall of Fame pool
Martin Lee Day (23 months ago | reply)
Great shot Trey
alexespinosanew (17 months ago | reply)
awesome!
TravelsThruTheUniverse (17 months ago | reply)
Wow..awesome !
BlueisCoool (17 months ago | reply)
Very nice capture - congrats !
Benjamin Burkhart (17 months ago | reply)
Is this in the Nelson Lakes? Just a wild guess.