A yellow-eyed penguin on her (his?) way back to the family after a long day at sea fishing. Shot from an underground blind at a preserve. The wooden bridge in the background covers the underground walkway.

All of these pictures were shot while traveling with a group led by John and Kathy Baker (http://www.travelimages.com) between November 13th and November 26th, 2007. Except for one shot the day before the trip from a kayak in the Abel Tasman National Park. We traveled south from Christchurch past Dunedin, then west to Te Anau and Milford Sound, then north to Mount Cook, stopping every 10 minutes to shoot something. These are the best of the 2500 shots I took.

My Bag for the trip:
1D III, 10D (backup, not used), 16-35 f2.8L, 70-200 f2.8L, 50 f1.8, 100 f2.8 Macro, 2x teleconverter, 580 EX Flash, (one shot uses a borrowed 500 f4 - thanks Barun)

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Michael Berry > These are actually rocks, called the Moeraki Boulders. Their formation is still unexplained. We had dawn light for less than 5 minutes, so I made the best of it.

Michael Berry > We arrived at dawn in Milford Sound. However, we were completely socked in. After breakfast as we were about to seek other locations, the clouds began to clear. This is what it looked like by the time I made it back to the water's edge.

Michael Berry > Another Moeraki Boulder.

Michael Berry > One more boulder pic, because they are just so photogenic. Another long exposure, in this case with the waves actually lapping around my tripod legs.

Michael Berry > 2 Shags playing (courting?). Barun was kind enough to briefly let me try his 500 f4 and now I think I need one (and of course a suitcase with wheels to carry it).

Michael Berry > The water really is this color. Promise.

A yellow-eyed penguin on her (his?) way back to the family after a long day at sea fishing. Shot from an underground blind at a preserve. The wooden bridge in the background covers the underground walkway.