4 Days of March in the North Island, New Zealand Photography

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March 6th 2006

Published: March 29th 2006

March 6- I arrived at 6am after the 13 hour flight, feeling good. My muscle relaxant worked and the neck pillow was crucial to my 6 hours of sleep! I drove to downtown New Zealand. The airport is nice, and customs was suprisingly efficient, cordial, intuitive and easy. First was the passport stamper, the then drug sinffing beagle and friendly kiwi handlers, and then the agricultural inspections. I... Read Full Entry

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Stephen Paul

I grew up in a small town. I went to Uni. I started taking pictures afterwards in 2000. Several cross country road trips and 3 summers in the Sierra Nevada forced me to fall in love with the outdoors. In 2004 I began working full time, taking advantage of every free weekend and holiday while liquidating my yearly vacation for bigger trips to other countries. I especially love conifer forests and alpine mountains. I'm currently taking pictures of Kids and Models, check out my Facebook page for details! [url=ht... full info

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Poor Knights Islands

The light was very low for pictures. For the eyes, it was a visual feast! As many fish in Puerto Rico, but lots more eels. There were also thousands of harmless "Comb Jellyfish" near the surface. Their propelling Cilia difract light, which makes them look like they have sparkling rainbow veins!

Poor Knights Islands

We started to head towards the Sea Arch...was it big enough for the double decker dive boat?

Poor Knights Islands

We easily cleared it, there were arches and caves everywhere. While Painted Cave in the Channel Islands of California is the world's lonest sea cave at 1227 feet long- Riko Riko Cave on the Poor Knight Islands is the largest Sea Cave by volume, double the volume of Painted Cave.

Poor Knights Islands

On Deck

Plantation Forest After Harvest

Tree Plantations are everywhere. In the Late 70's after dimishing returns, New Zealand adopted a strictly sustainable forest industry.

Forest Plantation

These forests are also designated scenic reserves, and for good reason! Natives work their way in, and tree ferns are left standing after harvest.

Forest Plantation

To Pinus radiata, the moist climate and clean air of New Zealand feel better than home sweet home back in California!

Forest Plantation

Pine plantations are also common in Chile, some are tens of miles wide. It tends to make these places feel familiar, almost like being home.

Forest Plantation

One only has to look at the moon to discover you aren't home in California- The moon is upside down!

Cows

Cows next to some native conifer trees, it looks like a Rimu? I dont know what he was looking at...

OtoroHanga

Morning Mist over the Farms before the cave trip.

Lost World Cave, Waitomo

Entry was a 100 meter Abseil down this cleft in the limestone

Lost World Cave, Waitomo

Glow Worms!! It was incredible

OtoroHanga Morning

Ski Resort

Whakapapa Village

Approaching Whakapapa

Beech Forest

Cabin, Cliffs, Clouds

29th March 2006

Antsy
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cool blog, great photos!
I love the Whangarei and Waipoua photos. Hiking and swimming - excellent combo! Thanks for sharing, New Zealand is niiice! :)

3rd April 2006

Monica
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Bello!
It all looks so beautiful, I already set one of them as my desktop background...did you take pictures of the big cities? I'd like to have an idea of how the urban NZ looks like...

12th April 2006

Helen
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Proud to be a New Zealander
The pictures are great and the trevel log is free publicity for the toruist board.

22nd July 2006

Kerrie
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Love NZ!
Youve taken some awesome pics of nz, I think the whangarei pics are great! New Zealand is a great place to visit, and glad you visited my home town of whangarei.

24th August 2006

Rob
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My favourite dive spot
Great photos of my favourite dive spot! the Poor Knights is one of the best dive spots in the world and you have captured the character of the place so brilliantly. Pity the light was not better on the day as words cant describe the beauty that abounds here. Thanks Stephen for these magic photos.

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