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caseyjohnphotography
14th August 2009, 02:04 PM
Hey DC!

Well the past week I've been across the South Pacific ocean to New Zealand! I had never been there before until now and seriously it is just one of those places you could live. We flew into Christchurch and stayed one night and following the next morning catching the first flight to lovely Queenstown which is just South West from Christchurch mainly more inland getting off the coast. We where staying here for just under a week.

I just wanted to share some photos with you guys but if it isn't in the right place or shouldn't be here etc feel free to delete it and I'll move it elsewhere. I just want to show you guys what else I can achieve rather than motorsports / cars. So here are some of my favorites followed by the full album.

This Is New Zealand!

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New Zealands famous jet boat ride "The Shotover"

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On a spectacular gorge

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Our Accommodation "Pounamu Appartments"

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This is the view from the "Gondalaz" which overlooks the whole of Queenstown and its main Icons including the ski fields.

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For those of you who don't know or have never been on a "Luge" ride, it is up there with the most funnest things I've done!

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The Luge

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The View from the Luge

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Lake Wakatipu Sunset

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Lake Wakatipu Sunset

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Frosted Branches

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Chimney Smokin

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The drive up to Coronet Peak

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The drive up to Coronet Peak

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Spectacular Scenery

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Brothers Ski's at the top of Coronet Peak

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2M past this fence and your down a large cliff

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Same goes for this one, don't push your limits too much!

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Lines got big at times, but moved quickly with 6 person lifts

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K2's

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The guys in front

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Say goodbye to your knees!

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Greengates, awesome awesome run, check out the view in the background!

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Lukey

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Nothing is better than getting a bit of powder the night before and under 0 degrees in the daytime with the sun shining and groomed runs that just want to be smashed

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Coronet Peak's scenery

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This may look like a huge cliff but in reality it is only about 1.5M high haha, just used the 70-200 to make it look how it is

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Million Dollar

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Sun glistening off the powder

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All the way to the top

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Myself and mum went on a helicopter ride to "The Remarkables"

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The Transport

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The View

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Panorama from "The Remarkables"

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Panorama from "Lake Wakatipu"

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Panorama from "Coronet Peak"

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Helicopter

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Shotover Jet boat, showing its route

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Tree from "The Gondalaz"

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Fancy Lights

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Thanks for looking and there is plenty more that can be viewed / full sized here

New Zealand Trip 2009 Full Album (http://www.flickr.com/photos/caseyjohnphotography/sets/72157622028268974/)

Comments & Criticism welcome!

-CJ

marvis
14th August 2009, 02:14 PM
OH dude! Awesome!

You should make some wide screen desktops :)

todd
14th August 2009, 02:22 PM
yeah its a stunning place hey, everywhere u look just begs to be photographed.
i went to that luge and pulled all the skin off of my right knee when i was 14, some crazy american tourists were behind me and i panicked.
cheers for the memories casey.
very nice pics.

caseyjohnphotography
14th August 2009, 02:24 PM
Thanks guys, yes the Luge is probably the funnest thing i've done in my life, it is like a touge with a go kart and gets so tight. My brother blocked me off going round a corner and at the time it was raining and it was nearly the last run cause they shut it when it rains, and the track was soaking i went in the inside of my brother and he blocked me then i quickly tried to take him on the outside this is the corner right down the back the big hairpin and he blocked me also and my cart went off the track, nailed my hip but i was literally crying in laughter

Brendo
14th August 2009, 07:42 PM
Awesome photos mate!!

I went to that luge on north island when i was 16 was mad fun! lol i ran into the back of dads luge and he had a saw back for ages haha.

focus_7
14th August 2009, 09:34 PM
Awesome shots.

08ftwyo
14th August 2009, 11:40 PM
Fuck Casey, some of the best pics i've seen you take!! Ah how I can't wait till i get off my ass and go to NZ

NIZLAH
15th August 2009, 10:21 AM
awesome photos man...... loving those shots

ae86ln
15th August 2009, 03:28 PM
looks like a awesome place to go. i so wanted to go to the snow this year but forgot to organise it.

shichi~
15th August 2009, 04:40 PM
holy shit mint pics man!

starni_boy
15th August 2009, 05:31 PM
Nice!
I was over there 3 weeks ago, awesome place!
Coronet gets a bit crowded, but the drive up is epic.

Great pics.

4000GT
15th August 2009, 07:58 PM
Home sweet home :)

dave2221
16th August 2009, 11:18 AM
nice pics

dr1ft-pig
16th August 2009, 08:47 PM
nice pics man...

i went over when i was like 13.... had a go on the luge... not sure if its the same one u went to but its epic fun

i also hit the huka jet... thats pretty sick also

id love to go back :)

riderzx10r
18th August 2009, 03:11 PM
nice pics!!

love queenstown I have been there a few times

shawn_26
18th August 2009, 07:08 PM
Im over here at the moment. Just spent a week in Queenstown. Did pretty much everything youve done. Shotover, boarding at Coronet peak and Remarks.

Had some mint snowboarding in Q-town. Im in Christchurch at the moment. Got a motorhome for a month :) Doing a tour of the whole country. Heading to Wanaka for some more boarding.

Probably be here for another 2 months. Having too much fun. Night life in Queenstown is officially the shit.

Oh yea the cars here rock too. Soooooooooo much variety and sooooooooooooo cheap. Seen 95 model, manual, twin turbo Legacy wagons selling for $1900 galore. Every second car has an external and screamer. I'm lovin it. Grandma's putt around in their Cefiro's and Laurel's. Its gold.

caseyjohnphotography
18th August 2009, 07:12 PM
man your really really lucky, i just LOVE it over there, yer you go out on a saturday night in queenstown and i think my brother counted 53 bars? and its a tiny tiny place, literally every 2nd shop is a bar. I'd so much rather be there than in qld =[

have fun!