Mountain Beech Vista

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Mountain Beech Vista
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Copyright: Steve Reekie (LordPotty) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1146 W: 150 N: 2565] (7896)
Genre: Landscapes
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-04
Categories: Mountain
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/200 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-05-06 21:19
Viewed: 353
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Winter has pretty much arrived here in the deep South and it felt like time for a trip to the mountains again,so I gathered my kids and my partners kids and headed to Arthurs Pass for the day.
This shot of the beautiful species of Nothofagus found in the mountains,was taken a little way up the Bealey Valley beneath the impressive snowy peaks of Mount Rolleston which is behind me in this shot.Here we are looking across the main highway towards Mt Franklin,home to the Temple Basin skifield.
The vegetation up here is very different to the subtropical vegetation of the coast road,about than an hours drive away.
These hardy beech forests interspersed with species of Coprosma,Hebes,Pseudopanax,Pittosporum,Dracaena and a few podocarps,such as Rimu and Kahikatea,are home to the well known cheeky mountain parrot,the Kea.
Hope you enjoy the view.
Cheers,
Steve
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  • Great 
  • rcrick Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 540 W: 39 N: 947] (3120)
  • [2008-05-06 22:00]

Hi Steve,

Wonderful landscape it reminds me of the time my wife and I went to Yosemite, beautiful colours and excellent d.o.f, well framed.

Cheers Rick :)

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  • Art_R Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 152 W: 13 N: 328] (1247)
  • [2008-05-06 22:42]

Hi Steve , a very nice landscape , the looks of that dense forest makes me wonder at what lies within waiting for a camera ;-) . the photo has good composition , color , and a nice field.

I really like the name of the pass ;-)

regards

Art

Hello Steve,
How are you! delighted to see your beautiful posting from the south Island!
good pov of the Mount.Rolleston with the great vegetation in Bealey valley!
the lighting is good with clarity, natural colour and details in the shot
many thanks
best regards to you and your family
cheers
Tony

Namastay Steve,
Where have you been all these days? Hope everything is going well with you. A nice capture of this beautiful landscape. Very well composed. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Sincerely
HP

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2356 W: 134 N: 6487] (20173)
  • [2008-05-07 4:03]

Hello Steve,
Great S. Island mountain view with the first snows of your winter on the peaks and with a fine perspective provided by the FG trees and well composed with the diagonally placed slopes.
Thanks for sharing this fine glimpse of your home area,
Cheers, Ivan

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  • mlines Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 493 W: 15 N: 528] (2376)
  • [2008-05-23 19:34]

Hi Steve. An excellent example of NZ bush and alpine scenery in one. Those trees in the foreground look like virgin bush for sure. A wonderful composition, makes me a bit homesick for NZ. TFS. Murray.

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