
Lake Pukaki is the gateway to Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park on the South Island of New Zealand. The dramatic pinnacle of Aoraki/Mount Cook is backdrop to many aerial shots in the Lord of the Rings trilogies.
We had traveled to this location planning on doing some night photography. I made a point of arriving in time to capture a sunset.
Lake Pukaki is the largest lake in the area, and it proudly shows off New Zealand’s tallest peak, Aoraki/ Mount Cook, from the many look out points around its shores.
The water color of the lake is a bright turquoise due to glacial flour, made from extremely fine rock particles that have come from the surrounding glaciers. The lake is fed at its northern end by the braided Tasman River, which has its source in the Hooker and Tasman Glaciers.
Date & Time | January 12, 2019: 7:14pm - 7:16pm |
Location | Mount Cook Road, Ben Ohau 7999, New Zealand |
Coordinates | -44.086562, 170.135935 |
Focal Length | 200mm |
Aperture | f/11 |
Shutter | 1/20 sec., 1/80,Sec., 1/5 sec. |
ISO | 100 |
Num of Exposures | 90 |
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Total Pixels | 196,938,990 px |
Width | 19,557 px |
Height | 10,070 px |
Aspect Ratio | 1.94 : 1 |
Date & Time | January 12, 2019: 7:14pm - 7:16pm |
Location | Mount Cook Road, Ben Ohau 7999, New Zealand |
Coordinates | -44.086562, 170.135935 |
Focal Length | 200mm |
Aperture | f/11 |
Shutter | 1/20 sec., 1/80,Sec., 1/5 sec. |
ISO | 100 |
Num of Exposures | 90 |
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