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      New Zealand January 2018






This collection of photos is of our tramping on the South Island to:
• Kepler Track at Fiordland NP • Rakiura Track near Oban, Stewart Island • Ulva Island, a protected refuge south off Oban.

New to my photographic tool kit is the Sony α6000 and f/3.5-5.6 16-50mm lens, which replaces my heavier DSLR (EOS 20D and EOS 5D Mark II) bodies and an assortment of wonderful lenses. There was great scepticism moving to this new APC-S mirrorless body, but I hope this inaugural run proves otherwise.



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© George Lum
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Ben Lomond Scenic Reserve

Day 1 on the Kepler...

... 15km and an 850m ascent from the visitor centre...

... to Luxmore Hut.

limestone cliffs near Luxmore

Day 2 on the Kepler...

...16km and 600m down to Iris Burn Hut.

Day 3 on the Kepler...

... 17km down along Iris Burn Cr...

... into Moturau

Day 4, last day on the Kepler...

... coming through Kepler marshes,...

... and back to Te Anau.

Invercargill

Invercargill water tower
Invercargill

This lesser loop of the Rakiura Track...

... on Stewart Is., is a 45km, 3 day hike from Oban...

... to Sawdust Bay...

... laying over at North Arm Hut...

... Port Williams Hut, on the 2nd night...

... Lee Bay,...

... to end back at Oban.

Cleared of most invasive species, the diverse...

... flora and fauna has been given a chance to return...

... on Ulva Island.

Dunedin

Dunedin