Mr Dakota

This has definitely been one of those long awaited posts… Last week I went for a drive through the country side, the view from every angle was breath taking and despite the fact that the weather is cold, a typical winter, the photographs in the end turned out crisp. New Zealand is well known globally for it’s breath taking scenery, however, there are other beautiful places in the world that I’ve been to. Depends on what the qualities are that you prefer in regard to a place. For me, I love the cosmopolitan flavor of a city, and then I like the sweet classic side, something like the south of France would suit me. You know?

I think the difference though, is that… The scenery here has this pure quality to it. Places are natural, and you can stare for miles without seeing one car or one person. The air is so fresh, the skies so clear. Though, the only thing that replaces all of the people are the animals. Apparently there are more sheep here than humans? It’s scary, realizing that, sometimes it’s a nice thought, the clean green thing, and then other times, you just don’t even want to see another sheep again. But you end up seeing one anyway.

My friends that have come to visit from Taiwan and Malaysia love the sheep. Pointing everywhere and photographing. Sheep, so cute ra ra ra. And I’m like, seriously, why didn’t someone buy me some damn ear plugs at the air port? “Sheepy so cute la” one more time and I will seriously lose it. Ha ha, I’m kidding.

Anyway, as promised to some of my dear friends over seas who miss the life out of me…
I’m going to post some New Zealand scenery photographs, the ones that I took last week.

- Mountain view
This is a photograph of Mt.Pirongia, as legend says, one of the sleeping sister mountains. This photograph is one my favorites because of the feeling of the weather that you feel in the photo. Coming to this place with the other half some time for a panoramic picnic. Can just see it right now, breathtaking much?

- Country road
After my mountain photograph, this is my other favorite. This is a road like many all over New Zealand, sheer green, sunshine yellows, cherry reds for tree colors. Beneath the grove of trees, not another car in sight.

To end the afternoon, I got some incredible sunset photographs, vivid displays on the clouds!

- Black backdrop
Those trees in the distance remind me of the willow trees painted in classical Chinese art, merely just judging the shape alone. Those trees to the right are apparently around one hundred years old.

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- Breath taking clouds
This is the photograph I captured before my very last favorite… Just before the incredible night sunset.
Prepare to captivate…

- The sunset
This is by far my favorite photograph and last photograph of the day. The sunset so vivid in ray and in color! With incredible peacock blue hue skies to adorn. Simply beautiful. Perhaps this is one of those sunsets that you would like to catch with someone special… Too romantic for only two eyes.

Ciao~