Taken on my recent trip to the South Island, New Zealand. This is the Blue Lake in St Bathans (named for its distinctive blue colour caused by the minerals in the water). It was man-made by miners digging away at a 120m hill until all that was left was a 68m deep pit. When the mining stopped, the hole filled with water forming the lake. This is a single exposure, taken using a 2-stop graduated ND filter. Very little post-processing here, this was exactly how it appeared that morning.

A beautiful Autumn morning at Lake Hayes, Queenstown, New Zealand. More pics from my Queenstown trip on my website - let me know if you would like any submitted here.

Canon EOS 40D, Sigma 10-20.

Hunua Falls are just South of Auckland, New Zealand. Very beautiful place and this was my first visit.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon 17-40mm L f4 and Singh Ray Vari-N-Duo filter.

Another Auckland sunrise with a view of Rangitoto Island.

Just another sunrise...

Taken at Ambury Park, Auckland. This is a working farm open to the public, and one of the animals decided to be part of this shot.

This is sunset at Onehunga Wharf, Auckland. I'd been here several times in the past but never found these green rocks until another photographer mentioned them.

A view of Rangitoto Island from Aucklands North Shore, just as the sun is starting to rise. Taken using a 10-stop ND filter which allowed me to capture the movement of the clouds.

Early morning at a farm near Lake Coleridge, Canterbury, New Zealand. As I drove by the colours were almost too perfect for me to pass up, and I'm glad I stopped after a long morning at the lake.

Canon EOS 30D, Tamron SP 17-50mm F/2.8, Adobe Photoshop CS4 to process.

Just another sunset. Taken at Point Chevalier Beach, Auckland, New Zealand.