Lake Matheson Fog and Reflections Acrylic Print

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At Lake Matheson, near Fox Glacier, nature has combined exactly the right ingredients to create truly stunning reflections of New Zealand's highest peaks - Aoraki (Mount Cook) and Mount Tasman.The waters of Lake Matheson are dark brown, so on a calm day they create the ideal reflective surface. The colour is caused by natural leaching of organic matter from the surrounding native forest floor. By a happy coincidence, the mountains to the east are perfectly positioned to reflect in the lake.

An easy walk passes over the Clearwater River suspension bridge, just a few minutes from the car park. The Clearwater River drains off the lake and is brownish under the bridge, however it quickly becomes clear and true to its name. The track continues through ancient native forest, including tall rimu and kahikatea trees, to a pontoon that extends out onto the lake. Long finned native eels thrive in the darkness of Lake Matheson, which is also home to many water birds. For this reason the la...

Welcome to my galleries! I'm a professional photographer from Germany.You will find in my portfolio mostly nature images taken throughout my travels(landscapes,birds,animals,wildlife),macro and fine art photography. FAA watermark doesn't get printed. I started photographing when I was 12 and since then it has always been my greatest love and passion.In the last 10 years my photographs and artworks were often published in local newspapers.My photo Gartenromantik was published in http://photographyinspired.com. I have won several national and international photo contests . I shoot only in RAW with Canon 5D Mark III,Canon 90D (since 07/15/2022 also with Canon EOS R5 , Canon EOS R6 and recently,since a month also with Canon R6 Mark II...