Central Otago Rocks
This region is famous for its rocks and I wouldn't like to leave here without taking at least one photo which does them justice. It may take me the entire 11 months that is remaining but I'll keep searching. The photo above is not mine, but shows the kind of the formations commonly found here. I think that an episode in Lord of the Rings was filmed in Otago.
Today was my first attempt to go out looking for rocks with my camera. I drove about 5 minutes to a place called Butcher's Dam and parked in a DOC carpark before setting off exploring on foot. This photo, below, not very strong but a beginning, was taken at a small lake in which, because of the hot and dry summer, the water level is very low. Normally this rock would be covered.
This region is famous for its rocks and I wouldn't like to leave here without taking at least one photo which does them justice. It may take me the entire 11 months that is remaining but I'll keep searching. The photo above is not mine, but shows the kind of the formations commonly found here. I think that an episode in Lord of the Rings was filmed in Otago.
Today was my first attempt to go out looking for rocks with my camera. I drove about 5 minutes to a place called Butcher's Dam and parked in a DOC carpark before setting off exploring on foot. This photo, below, not very strong but a beginning, was taken at a small lake in which, because of the hot and dry summer, the water level is very low. Normally this rock would be covered.
