Doubtful Sound - Fiordland

Speachless – the sun, the mist, the water, the refelction … Oh man NZ is really beautiful. So is this image … First Class.

This one’s gonna be popular, I can feel it in my bones. Superb image Mel.

It is a magical moment you have captured, and you have captured it in a wonderful way. This image is several steps above the rest. As James said “First Class”.

Thanks so much everyone. We were lucky to get a bit of blue sky and still conditions for long enough for me to capture this.

Great photo. Colours, relflection….very nice.

This is God like – Love it, very eerie.

Absolutely stunning!!

Wow,stunning image.
The day I was there, it was rainy and windy. Still amazing mind you, but such a different atmosphere.

A truly amazing landscape shot. An instant favourite. Well done!

serene. awesome shot

Jaw drops….where is my drool bucket! This is truly amazing!

Mel, what an incredible talent you have, you have completely outdone yourself with this one!

If ever take a photograph that is even half as good as this, I will be doing extremely well.

Truly magical!

Thanks so much for your lovely comments, everyone. We were just so lucky to be able to be reasonably still when the clouds cleared for a half hour or so.

Amazing piece you have here Mel, would have to be up with some of the best landscape shots on here.

Johno

Thanks, Johno! blush

Wow, one of the….actually, THE MOST beautiful landscape shot, ever.
ps. i love your profile photo, it is beautiful (ALL your photo’s are just amazing!!, breathtaking….)

Thanks so much Susan. I have to admit my profile photo is my gorgeous niece, she’s beautiful, I’m definitely NOT!

amazing reflections and great composition Mel !
well done :)

Thanks Tony!

STUNNING!!! really good work

Thanks so much Elise, appreciate your comment :)

A hearty yodel from me.

Thanks Bongo!

Caught my gaze and cemented it there! Took awhile to get my breath back too! You’re artistry and flair is being shouted from the mountain tops!! What an absolute beauty!

Well thank you sir!

Just Beautiful Mel! I’ve been here but captured nothing like this!!

This is such a lovely image….beautiful panorama.

Thanks Neil and Oat!

stunning mel. such a perfect scene. bet you are glad you had your camera that day.

Thanks Bart!

Wow nice capture Mel! Love the reflections.

Thanks you EOS

Oh my god this is stunning! I sooooooooo want to climb into the picture and just be there!

Thanks Sonia, it was an awesome sight, thats for sure!

Words fail me Mel, I’m in awe of this scene. The only word that comes to mind is “Inspirational”.

Thanks Pete. We were overawed standing there, they turned all the motors off so we were able to appreciate the silence….an amazing place!

I haven’t seen these before!! I’m an idiot!

Thanks James….there’s a lot to plough through :)

not majical it `s heavenly a .The gates to heaven.God`s garden

Majestic – Absolutely stunning…....

Thought I’d do a little wander through your back catalogue Mel…....... It seems I’ll be here for awhile :-) This is STUNNING.

Thanks Artistico, Stuart and Andrew

Wow. Absolutely stunning.

Thanks, Paul.

Wow this image is just amazing.
Everything is so perfect.
Reflection is outstanding.

WOW !

Amazing!

wow! very surreal! love it!

Beautiful!!!!!!! A place that I have always longed to see. I still hope to get there some day.

Thanks for looking and commenting, Mardynn, Michael, Kathie, Sarah and Bill!

SU-PURB!

simply stunning…. I bet it was one of those photos which you took and knew you didnt even have to check it, that it would be good.

Oh I wish, fliptop….the boat was moving all the time, and so many of the shots were slightly blurred! Thanks for your comment :)

This is soooo scenic. Just takes my breath away. The reflections are AMAZING!

Thanks cheerishables. Thanks also to the lovely person who just bought this as a card!

STUNNING

Thank you, Bjana!

Other worldly! Great work!!!!!!!

I think you secretly turned this image upside down !!!!!

haha thats how perfect this reflection is, great shot…

The reflections always turn out darker and more defined than the real thing, for some reason….particularly in this unusual water in the sound, where the top two or three feet is freshwater, and under that it’s seawater. Thanks for your comments Rany and skmphoto.

Mel, a truly mesmerising image. I was lucky enough to see this wonderful place and if I were to try and describe its beauty to someone I need only show them this shot.

Thanks so much Nicholas, I agree it was one of the most beautiful scenes we saw in NZ, and yet there are so many!

Wow, beatiful scene and superbly captured. Perfect reflection, well done.

Thanks Chriso.

Mel,how come you seem to be in the right place at the right time ,all of the time to be able to
capture such great images.You must move about a lot.Another stunning shot.

Hi Miguel, I was on a photographic tour when I took this, the weather was very kind to us, and I shot over 10,000 photos…

This is fantastic, there are still many things of yours i have not seen yet :]

this is beautiful, and perfectly captured. i must visit!

Amazing Mel well done. All of your shots look not quite real. Do you post-process any of them?

I post process all of them, arodmell, since they are shot in raw format with a digital camera. This is a pano from three shots.

really nice –
did you see my few from NZ – -
if not have a look.
regards from Australia (Melbourne)

Gorgeous,Mel!!!

WOW WOW

wow, amazing, takes your breath away! Love the reflection!

Beautiful, stunning image!

Wow. That is an awesome pic Mel.

Unreal shot… I have to go to New Zealand sometime in my life if for no other reason to see this landscape.

Spectacular image

WOW! This is an incredible shot. Absolutely beautiful.

Mind Blowing. Brilliant Work.

this is awesome!

Outstanding

great shot!

Holy smokes! This is a beautifull image! Very nicely done!!!

Wooooow!

Yep amazing-well done

Nice image – well done

Great Work Well Done

What an absolutely super image Mel. It is such lovely country around NZ’s south island and I really loved the times I have been there – all too infrequently. Quite surreal. I love the colours and reflection. Just super !!!

Wow, spectacular capture, love the reflections!

wow. thats awesome. the reflection is so clear!

The dynamic range is amazing and the reflection is intense.

I love it. Absolutely beautiful!

Truely amazeing capture, beautiful reflection, nice depth of field, great colors , photographic perfection!

fantastic work. I’d love to see more like this.

this is a truly amazing picture! i can’t wait until I get to new zealand and can see things like this for myself

Wow, beautiful image!

Again a magnificent capture. Love love love it.

Awesome shot.

Oh Mel, this is unbelievable

Pure magic Mal!

Beautiful

gulp

This should be in a magazine.

God I love this country. Well done Mel, this is a masterwork.

Just in awe of your work Mel and this is a masterpiece of clarity, instant fave.

Still the best mel. love your work!!

Beautiful shot!
congrats mate

a beauty….wonderful. Did you mirrow it on the computer or was the lake without any movement…amazing image

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I am stunned, still. I wish I could stand where you stood and see this myself, yet the photo makes it seem as if I am there. A truly exhilirating picture!

Stunning pano shot. Brilliant colour and reflection.

I am heading to New Zealand on Monday and if I am able to come back with a shot even half as good as this I will be happy. I love your work. A true inspiration!

Fabulous shot of an inspiring part of NZ usually hard to photograph because of the rain!! This is just superb and makes me homesick.

Great composition, love this capture! The lighting and the reflections. Nature at its most beautiful!

I love reflections and this is one of the most beautiful photographs I have ever seen!

This is so stunning Mel, the mountains cloud and reflection, truly amazing and so breathtaking, hugest wow.

Absolutely marvelous, a wonderfully crisp and magical view of NZ!

amazing!

That’s pure beauty! You make me want to leave for NZ just right now!

excellent photo.

Stunning Mel!

remarkable – this picture has something really special!

This is sensational Mel, are you still interested in meeting up after Christmas with Nick, don’t have his email so could you check with him and let me know, send me a bubblemail and I will pass on email details etc…

Ken

Stunning capture Mel. The reflections, the mountains …. just superb :~)

What can I say? Magic!

the reflection in this is simply amazing!!

Such a stunning reflection,beautiful work

The day we visited Doubtful Sound in November was nothing like – fabulous image. We were lucky to get great conditions at Milford.

Just amazing! Wow!

Oh how this makes me homesick!

Beautiful

I wish I knew how you did it Mel!
Luke

Absolutely beautiful Mel :-)

Simply gorgeous HDR capture, Mel, as ever. Did you use a grad ND on this one? Looks a bit so in right corner. Am going to email this one out to my sister who lived in NZ for one year.

this is absolutely breath taking.

awesum

BEAUTIFUL! Just Outstanding!

Beautiful, deffinatly a place a have to visit!!

AWESOME – breathtakingly stunning!

omg that is amazing!!!!!

Awesome

This is absolutely AMAZING!!! Wow! It really takes my breath away.
I LOVE it!! :)

- Sani :)

Incredible shot Mel, that mirror surface is fantastic!

OMG, Absolutely STUNNING!!!!

Wonderful!!

Simply Magic. well done.

Wow, looks like an amazing place. Certainly a stunning capture…..