Category: Travel

Back to the New Zealand images for a change… I caught the rainbow outside Alpine Cottage, our 5-star motel at Lake Tekapo, a couple of minutes after dad took his shots. The skies were brightening rapidly and we wished we could have gotten up even earlier. Nevertheless, the early morning outing was a fruitful one and we managed to return of a haul of good pictures 🙂

I am in a midst of a RAW workflow dilemma: while Adobe Lightroom offers more control with a slick, easy-to-use interface as well as a smoother workflow compared to the software supplied with my 40D (Canon Digital Photo Professional), I am somewhat drawn to the excellent colour rendition DPP generates. I prefer the tones and brighter colours that Canon DPP seem to be able to pull out readily compared to Lightroom. This is despite loading Lightroom with several calibration presets for the 40D which I have found on the web. So frustrated with Lightroom’s colour rendering that I have decided to reprocess several of the keepers from my NZ trip completely with Canon DPP. I hope to post up the results for a comparison soon… Meanwhile here’s the same shot as above, but processed with Lightroom for a comparison.

Words can barely describe the beauty of the scenery we encountered on our way to Glenorchy from Queenstown, New Zealand. A few minutes waiting by the roadside saw the skies open up to reveal a nice soothing blue, turning the already splendid scenery up a further notch — spectacular! I am at a loss for a better title for this shot… 😛

The Chasm (located along Milford Road) is a spectacular waterfall where the Cleddau River has scoured its way through solid rock. We were told that this is a “must-stop” area by our hotel staff. The waterfall was not as spectacular as I imagined it to be although we did manage to take some interesting pictures. The above is one of the shots I caught. I was lucky to catch the rainbow of colours caused by refraction of sunlight through the Chasm’s spray.