Autumn colours and wanderings

Mostly folk around Wanaka agree with me that autumn is their favourite time of year, and it makes me wonder if this true of all over the South Island of New Zealand?

From a landscape photography point-of-view as the season deepens and the shadows with it we [photographers only I suspect] enjoy the onset of mist, fog and low tangental lighting. "Mood" in other words.

Reflections on the Clutha River...


Meg Hut near the river of the same name that becomes The Roaring Meg where it joins the Kawarau Gorge near Queenstown...


Looking up the Matukituki Valley towards Mt Aspiring...


An ancient landslip highlighted by low lighting in the Meg River area...


Meg Hut again...


Diamond Lake from the track to Rocky Top between the Matukituki Valley and the Matatapu Valley,

I've never seen one of these before, but I love the colour...


In autumn and early winter Lake Wanaka becomes quite moody...