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1001 Nights

Tonight's pic is a friendly Kea sharing a sunset with me up on Key Summit. And trying to steal my walking poles!

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#Fiordland, #NewZealand
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#1001Nights #Sunset #Mountains #Kea #Stunday #EastCoastKin #PureNZ #RealMiddleEarth
September 27, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn.”
― John Muir

#Scape #PureNZ #Fiordland #NZ
September 26, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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Icarus

Flight of the photo geek.
High amongst the granite peaks of Fiordland, and far above the fog.

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#Fiordland, #NewZealand
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul"

#Sunset #Mountains #Winter #PureNZ #RealMiddleEarth #EastCoastKin #Roadtrip #Bucketlist #FavouritePlaces
September 24, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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Little Pond, Big Hill

Quite a nice evening up at Mt Cook, getting wet feet.

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#Aoraki #MtCook, #NewZealand
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#Sunset #Evening #PureNZ #RealMiddleEarth #Landscape #Photography #EastCoastKin #Scape
September 23, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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Doubtful

Late evening. The closest I ever got to a decent sunset here.
It came so close to lighting up, and then faded away.

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#DoubtfulSound, #NewZealand
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#Travel #Fjord #Mountains #PureNZ #RealMiddleEarth #EastCoastKin #Roadtrip #Sunset #Landscape
September 22, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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A Sense of Porpoise

Curio Bay and Porpoise Bay in the Catlins are two absolutely gorgeous places, but they couldn't be more different - one is soft and sandy, the other is ancient fossilised forest. Well worth the visit.

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#Catlins, #NewZealand
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#PorpoiseBay #CurioBay #EastCoastKin #PureNZ
September 21, 2026 at 12:08 PM
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Southern Style

A warm evening, the crashing of surf, and a golden sunset.
What more do you need?

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#Southern Coast, #NewZealand.
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#Sunset #coast #ocean #Southland #Seascape #Stunday #EastCoastKin #PureNZ
September 20, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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Lakelight

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Lake #Manapouri, #NewZealand
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul"

#Sunrise #Lake #Mountains #Roadtrip #Scape #Stunday #EastCoastKin #PureNZ #RealMiddleEarth #Landscape #Photography
September 19, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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Waipapa Point

The end of another day and the Lighthouse readies itself for another night's work.

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#Waipapa Point, #Southland, #NewZealand
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#Lighthouse #Sunset #Landscape #Roadtrip #EastCoastKin #Scape #PureNZ #RealMiddleEarth
September 17, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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Lush

Deep in New Zealand rainforest.
Life is dense, and rich, and beautiful.

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#Southland, #NewZealand.
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"Look with your heart. See with your Soul."

#Forest #Waterfall #Stream #Landscape #EastCoastKin #PureNZ #RealMiddleEarth #Photography #Roadtrip
September 16, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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The Crossing

A blustery sunset on Lake Ruataniwha, making for some nice wave reflections for me.

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#Twizel, #NewZealand
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#Sunset #Lake #PureNZ #Reflections #EastCoastKin
September 14, 2026 at 1:18 PM
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Lake Pukaki's Girdle

The Girdle of Venus rises over Lake Pukaki at the end of a long day.
It was nice to just sit for a while and watch the colours develop, and fade away.

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Lake #Pukaki, #NewZealand.
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul"

#Sunset #Landscape #stunday #PureNZ #EastCoastKin
September 13, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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Pylons of the Plains

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#MackenzieBasin, #NewZealand
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#Power #Pylons #Twizel #Landscape #Photography #FineArt #Art #Stunday #EastCoastKin #RealMiddleEarth #PureNZ #Roadtrip
September 12, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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Threads

Threads of mist warp and twist into a fabric of brightly coloured clouds.

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#Twizel, #NewZealand
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#Clouds #Patterns #Threads #sunset #EastCoastKin #PureNZ #Cloudscape #Scape
September 10, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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Firebird

Through fire and flame and crucible,
From the ashes of her old life,
She rises aloft and soars anew.

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#MitrePeak, #NewZealand.
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#Sunset #Mountain #Phoenix #Landscape #NationalPark #PureNZ #EastCoastKin #NewBeginnings
September 9, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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Naked Flame

She burns and dances in the far, far distance,
A naked flame in the night.
And I am but a moth,
Powerless against her Light.

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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#Sunrise #Mountain #Landscape #Photography #Poetry #Roadtrip #Scape #MilfordSound #PureNZ #EastCoastKin
September 8, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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Last of the Sun

At certain times of the year, with the right conditions the setting sun sends brilliant shafts of light up the Fjord. It's gorgeous.

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#MilfordSound (Piopiotahi), #NewZealand
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#Sunset #Mountains #RoadTrip #PureNZ #EastCoastKin #Scape
September 7, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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Heavy Weather

Bring me a wheel of oaken wood
A rein of polished leather
A Heavy Horse and a tumbling sky
Brewing heavy weather.

- Jethro Tull

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#Southland, #NewZealand.
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#Storm #Sea #Surf #Landscape #Photography #EastCoastKin #PureNZ #Catlins #RoadTrip
September 6, 2026 at 1:22 PM
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Stormburst

A stormfront powers over the ranges, driven headlong by a howling wind.

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#Twizel, #NewZealand
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#Storm #Clouds #Sunset #Pond #Mountains #Landscape #Photography #Stunday #Scape #EastCoastKin #PureNZ #RealMiddleEarth
September 5, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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Shhh... Just Listen

Just... listen. Just Be.
Just for a moment.
shhh...

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#Southland, #NewZealand.
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#Sunrise #Tranquil #Nature #Landscape #Scape #CountryLife #PureNZ #RealMiddleEarth #EastCoastKin #PondLife
September 3, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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Southern Gold

A Stunning Sunset along a Southern Southland Seaside Street.

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#Southland, #NewZealand.
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#Sunset #Roadtrip #Gold #Rural #Town #WhichOne #Landscape #Photography #art #EastCoastKin #PureNZ #RealMiddleEarth
September 1, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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Aoraki in Winter

It's a cold road to a great peak some days, but it's always a cool road.

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#Aoraki #MtCook, #NewZealand
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#Winter #Snow #Road #Landscape #Mountain #Stunday #Scape #EastCoastKin #BucketList #Travel #PureNZ #RealMiddleEarth
August 30, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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Ignition

That first flash of Light, that decisive moment glimpsed at the moment of cresting.
That Spark!

Ohhh, that Spark.

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#Otago Coast, #NewZealand-
"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#Sunrise #Golden #FirstLight #Cloudscape #EastCoastKin #Scape #DecisiveMoment #PureNz #Bucketlist
August 26, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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Eye of the Tiger

The first shards of light glimmer over the horizon, setting the sea all a-glistening, and the clouds aflame.

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#Otago coast, #NewZealand
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#Sunrise #FirstLight #Landscape #Clouds #Photography #RealMiddleEarth #scape #EastCoastKin #PureNZ
August 25, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Aoraki After Dark

30 seconds of light, at F2. to suck in every last dreg of Light I can find.

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#Aoraki #MtCook, #Aotearoa #NewZealand
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"Look with your eyes. See with your Soul."

#Sunset #Sortof #Alpenglow #Landscape #Photography #EastCoastKin #Scape #PureNZ #RealMiddleEarth #Bucketlist #Travel
August 24, 2026 at 2:20 PM