Thanks. I liked the "alpine storm" and "reclining leopard" best.
Chuck Noructt
bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Some winter alpine travel shots from this week, taken the easy way, using
> an E1 and the 14-45 stock lens. A different view of parts of New Zealand
> from what many people might imagine.
>
> http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=5043&l=b4eea&id=1027725807
>
> Sorry for the small images, but my personal web-site is chock full at the
> moment ... and the maximum facebook image width is 604 pixels as far as I
> have been able to tell.
>
> I had prepared for a really gruelling trip, with 2 pairs of snow-chains for
> my little Toyota Starlet, but in the event, most of the really bad weather
> confined itself to the coastal region this day, apart from wind and cloud
> on the summits. So, combined with the often brilliant sunshine the cloud
> gave good landscape effects. The worst of the road was mostly slushy ice
> combined with grit and I encountered no really slippery ice or fresh snow.
> Strong winds had blown the loose snow from the heads of the tussock plants,
> which resulted in the snow being confined to the ground surface and really
> pleasing textures in many of the scenes as the taller tussocks lifted
> clear.
>
> Brian.
>
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