Nature

One of the most intense sunrises I had experienced around Lake Pukaki was a bit of a surprise. While fixated on Aoraki and hoping the cloud would clear, the scene over the water behind me was slowly unfolding. One advantage of long-exposure photography is that you always have time for a coffee and to observe your surroundings. The last panorama was the original plan, but throughout the change of light, the mountain remained cloaked in low cloud, so the morning`s highlight was unexpected.

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Unexpected mist, sunrise, and the occasional random lenticular cloud create a surreal atmosphere on the Pukaki Canal road near Lake Poaka.

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The first light over the mountains viewed from an elevated part of the trail heading towards the Twizel River from Pukaki.

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From the eerie calm of Lake Pukaki, a winter storm gathers momentum late in the day as the first part of this intense weather system moves through the Southern Alps.

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It`s always great to start the day with something unexpected, such as the lenticular clouds forming in the Mackenzie Region near Twizel at first light.

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Blue hour moon shadows over the range.

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The first light transitions from the southeastern shore of Lake Pukaki as the sun breaks through the clouds on the horizon, eventually taking the chill out of the sub-zero morning.

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