No its not a macro

[nzmacro]

Its our slice of heaven where we try and visit twice a year here. Located in Taranaki is Mount Egmount. Tucked away in the north island of New Zealand and close to New Plymouth. This particualr tree has lost its top now, so I'll hold onto a few of these shots :wink . This one has done fairly well.

So there ya go, its not all macro, but close to it :D

Danny.

http://www.fototime.com/9F739E44D4DFCB4/orig.jpg

[Nikolai]

Its our slice of heaven where we try and visit twice a year here. Located in Taranaki is Mount Egmount. Tucked away in the north island of New Zealand and close to New Plymouth. This particualr tree has lost its top now, so I'll hold onto a few of these shots :wink . This one has done fairly well.

So there ya go, its not all macro, but close to it :D

Danny.

Great capture of a great picture!:thumb
I wish it was done with a longer explosure to smooth the water. Too bad the tree was damaged:-(

Cheers!:1drink

[Skippy]

Its our slice of heaven where we try and visit twice a year here. Located in Taranaki is Mount Egmount. Tucked away in the north island of New Zealand and close to New Plymouth. This particualr tree has lost its top now, so I'll hold onto a few of these shots :wink . This one has done fairly well.

So there ya go, its not all macro, but close to it :D

Danny.


When did you say I could over ?? :rofl that is a very beautiful scene indeed.
Gawwwwd and your right it's not a Macro :lol4 smarty pants :rofl
Skippy (Australia)

[Dani]

oh geezzz....

*packs up and moves to new zealand*

NZ has got to be some of the most beautiful country on earth.

and here I'm stuck in oklahoma :cry

[MuskyDude]

Wow!!!!!


What a terrific shot, and SO NZ!!!!!!!!! :clap


Awesome Danny! :thumb


AJ

[ehughes]

:clap

Looks almost prehistoric, love it....


Ed

[cacee]

Breath taking! View is really beyond words.

Great shot! :thumb

[marlof]

I wish it was done with a longer explosure to smooth the water.

I like it as it is. I've about had it with all that smooth water. I really like pictures that show water as I see it, and not some Bob Ross impression of silky smooth water. Smooth water has its place, but not in every picture. Great capture. Although it's pretty hard to spot the bugs in this one.

[Nikolai]

I like it as it is. I've about had it with all that smooth water. I really like pictures that show water as I see it, and not some Bob Ross impression of silky smooth water. Smooth water has its place, but not in every picture. Great capture. Although it's pretty hard to spot the bugs in this one.
.. entitled to your opinion. As I am to mine.

[marlof]

.. entitled to your opinion. As I am to mine.

You sure are, Nik, that goes without saying and I don't think I've tried to say anything otherwise. That's why I said that "I" like it, and that "I" have had it with all that smooth water, like you said that "you" wished it would have smoother water. Dunno how we both could personalize our comments more, except for adding a disclaimer or three. So it should be clear that what I wrote is "my" opinion, nothing more. I'd even like to add that I'm very well known for having stupid opinions anyhow.

[Nikolai]

I agree with you that "sliky smooth" can get on one's nerves sometimes..
But this is such a perfect "calendar"/"big poster"/National Geograpics type picture that I simply *had* to have a bit more perfect reflection, for which longer exposure - strictly IMHO:-) - would help...
Cheers!:1drink

[marlof]

this is such a perfect "calendar"/"big poster"/National Geograpics type picture

:agree very tasty!

[Khaos]

Beautiful shot.:thumb

[Higgmeister]

This is landscapes=Big and macro=small:D, must have made a wrong turn with the mouse:uhoh.

I see your talents extend beyond macro, it's a terrific shot. The air is prehistoric as mentioned before, but almost like a painting. I'm assuming that you didn't PP any effects other than the standard ones. If you hadn't mentioned the tree top missing I wouldn't have known (I still don't know what it's supposed to look like:dunno).

Great shot:thumb. Oh, and I do see the bug on the third leaf of the plant on the left:wink.

[Rufio220]

what can i say... it is amazing. that is awsome.:thumb

[behr655]

Absolutely beautiful.


Bear

[yirmon]

Gorgeous photo! Love the composition, the reflections, the mountain, the colours, the sky... yep, pretty much everything. Great shot :clap

Cheers,

John

[nzmacro]

This is landscapes=Big and macro=small:D, must have made a wrong turn with the mouse:uhoh.

I see your talents extend beyond macro, it's a terrific shot. The air is prehistoric as mentioned before, but almost like a painting. I'm assuming that you didn't PP any effects other than the standard ones. If you hadn't mentioned the tree top missing I wouldn't have known (I still don't know what it's supposed to look like:dunno).

Great shot:thumb. Oh, and I do see the bug on the third leaf of the plant on the left:wink.\

Well a big thanks folks. This particular shot owes me nothing, so its just a fun shot now.

The tree in this shot has the top on it Chris, for some reason the top of the tree is no more and will take a few years to grow back. Just sharpened and brightened Chris, nothing major. I also have a series on 35mm Kodachrome's from years ago. Yep, thats a bug alright Chris, LOL. Good eyes mate :thumb

Anyway, glad you liked it and thanks for the comments.

Danny.

[bfjr]

Come on is that place here on this earth :wow

[mushy]

I love NZ it has to be the most picturesque place to visit (slightly biased because i was born there). I love the shot, brings back good memories of home.
Thought i'd throw in a top view as well...
The natives still call it Mt Taranaki and i was under the impression it was going to be officially renamed back to this.
http://mushy.smugmug.com/photos/14773578-M.jpg

[BigAl]

That's a stunning shot Danny. :clapThanks for sharing your [only] non-macro :D

regards
alan

[Angelo]

stunningly beautiful Danny, looks like a fine oil painting. :thumb

[USAIR]

Picture perfect great shot
:clap :clap :clap :clap :clap

Thanks
Fred

[WaterfallRich]

Excellent shot! Nice composition and DOF. Love the reflection also.