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Mountain Legend


Mountain Legend
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Copyright: Janice Dunn (Janice) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3183 W: 224 N: 6855] (27193)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-13
Categories: Daily Life, Nature
Camera: Canon EOS 30D, Canon EF 17-40mm f.4 L USM
Exposure: f/10.0, 1/320 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: South Island Holiday 2008
Theme(s): New Zealand Scenes, South Island NZ Holiday, Zeeland and New Zealand [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-04-18 23:22
Viewed: 439
Points: 34
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Maori Legend of Mt Cook / Aoraki

"The story of Aoraki is about four brothers: Aoraki, Rakiroa, Raaraki and Rarkiroa. They all lived in a special place in the heavens, where they had everything they could ever want.

One day, they climbed into their magical canoe and descended from their home in the heavens and sailed across the great ocean. Eventually Aoraki and his brothers decided that they should return home to comfort their mother who had remained in the heavens.

Aoraki stood in the magical canoe and began the sacred chant that would make the canoe rise back into the heavens. But he made a mistake in the chant and instead of returning to the heavens, Aoraki and his brothers became snow-capped mountains. Aoraki, the eldest of the four brothers, was the tallest peak of the mountain range and is known today as Aoraki of Mount Cook, with his brothers sitting on either side of him."

Mt Cook (centre in photo) is New Zealand's highest and most prized summit at 3754 metres high.
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Hi Janice

This is absolutely stunning. A beautiful and tranquil scene and a great POV of this awesome part of the South Island.

TFS,
Martyn

Nice scene Janice, the foreground colors are a great contrast to the distant mountains.

Thanks
Gil

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  • Janone Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3342 W: 85 N: 2704] (17892)
  • [2008-04-19 1:28]

Good Evening dear Janice.
Just 'visit' Malaysia (picture of Jusni) now a look in NZ.
Small world we living in, thanks to Treklens.!
Wonderfull nature picture of the famous Mount Cook.
Very well done a thanks for the good note you wrote too.
Best regards from Jan

Nice Picture Janice, well captured! NIce foreground and background.
great note, I love those legends!.
LuDivine

Ahhh ... beautiful! Superb textbook composition and a stunning sense of distance. I can just about smell the fresh cool air and hear that almost-nothing whisper of the alpine surroundings.

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  • iso Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1167 W: 60 N: 189] (24026)
  • [2008-04-19 3:22]

Exceptional sharpeness, interesting POV, it looks so peaceful. Thanks to bring us landscape of your nice country.
At our end of the worl soon thesummer, the opposite of you isn't it !

Michel.

Hello Janice.
I love it. Fantastic view and composition. I like how the cold colours of the sky and mountains are contrasting with warm colours of grasses in foreground. Great quality!
TFS
Wojciech

Beautiful place. Excellent landscape.

hi janice!
excellent photo, i like this beautiful view and colors.
wonderful!!
tfs
zoran

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  • Mitra Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1451 W: 75 N: 814] (7236)
  • [2008-04-19 5:51]

Nice capture, well captured, Nice foreground and background. Well done.
Mitra

Stunning Janice and very well composed. Lovely diagonal of Autumn colour in teh foreground and that beautiful soft light. TFS,
David

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3365 W: 284 N: 6425] (23856)
  • [2008-04-19 13:44]

Very fine PoV and colours
TFs
silke

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  • linus Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1429 W: 12 N: 687] (9376)
  • [2008-04-19 16:21]

Hi Janice,
Amazing scenary. You are so fortunate to be living in such a beautiful place. Hope one day I will see these with my own eyes.
Sunil

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  • puffy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2015 W: 136 N: 3063] (16565)
  • [2008-04-20 2:35]

Nice shot Janice,

Love the view, beautiful land/seascape, look just like one of those postcard! :D Excellent composition, well captured!


Have a nice day,

Cheers,
Sweety

Hi Janice,
What a gorgeous landscape, the panorama, so attractive, s clean so large excellent presented my dear. So this is the South Island, boy I can't wait...
Hans

Hi Janice,
Oh wow, what a beautiful place, love the color of the mountain peaks , they look so cold against the golden color of the vegatation...great composition TFS
Donna:o)

Some wonderful and breathtaking view.

Fresh air...wonderful.
Tom

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