One of the two Maori Lakes in the Hakatere Conservation Park

Golden hour in the Hakatere conservation park, Ashburton Lakes

Hakatere Conservation park in the Ashburton Highlands

Ashburton lakes district sunset reflection

Old Glacial valley around the Waimakariri river / Lake Pearson area

The beautiful countryside surrounding Lake Heron

Suspension bridge with a view. Edoras, the capital of Rohan .

Edoras, the capital of Rohan .Nestled right amongst the Southern Alps of NZ. This High Country locationprovided a magnificent backdrop for the Lord of the Rings movie “The Two Towers”. Edoras, the capital of Rohan, was located on Mt Sunday at neighbouring Mt Potts Station (the smallish mountain in the middle) of the shot).

A few minutes away from the Maori Lakes Nature and Wildlife Refuge

Hakatere Conservation Park, in mid-Canterbury, is centred around the Ashburton Lakes District between the Rakaia and Rangitata Rivers.

Mist at Red dawn

Yellow sunrise

Milky way above Lake Camp

Orange hues of Lake Pearson

Mt D'Archiac

Rakaia Gorge beauty

West Coast Rd around Lake Pearson area

Autumn at the Lake

High country pre dawn

Mount Sunday sunrise

Fog in the valley

Starry reflections

Edoras, the capital of Rohan

Alpine reflections