Matukituki Valley - Lake Wanaka

This is in the South Island of NZ - I have taken my 89 year old mother to visit two of my sisters. Today, a few minutes after arriving, (while mum was resting), my fit younger sister suggested a walk up Mt Iron - a local hill of rock, around 250 metres higher than surrounding land…. She tells me it is a roche moutonee (a 'sheep back' shaped rock formed by glacial action). Anyway - whatever it was called - there were magnificent views from the top!

[Pam Knowler]

Stunning view - Wow I would love to have seen this!! Fabulous sky too with the suns rays shining on the valley!! Fav!!

[Sue Wilde]

Couldn't reach for the fav button fast enough. This is amazing. All those wonderful layers of blue

[Delia]

Make that 3 Favs. This is shows what a beautiful country we live in. We are so lucky

[Gnome]

Beautiful colours. Love all the layers and the shafts of light.

[Brooke]

Eeeeee! See you tomorrow!

[Andrea]

@happypat check this out. Stunning! Entice you to see @maggiemae next time I think 😋
Beautiful shot Dianne😊

[Pat Knowles]

So beautiful Dianne...a big fave from me. Must really come for longer & visit S Island again.....always love those majestic mountains.

@andreajoy Thanks Andrea. This is stunning isn't it.

[Rachel]

Really nice colours and atmosphere to this. Love the rays coming down in patches.

[sally agnew]

Magnificent, gorgeous blues Fav :-)

[julia]

Wow fantastic, very heavenly beams into the valleys, bring on more shot like this..

[julia]

PS and a fave from me..

[Karen]

Just stunning, love the light beams coming through.

[Debi 🐩]

Worth a walk. Love how the light is highlighting the details in the distant valleys, really draws your eye.

[Diane]

Magnificent capture and totally amazing view Dianne. Wonderful. Big Fav

[Brianna]

Gosh, that just looks amazing there! Love the beams of light coming through! Such magnificent capture and wish I could be there! :) x

[virtualbrownie]

Stunning shot - fav

[Rod Daldry]

Fabulous, fabulous shot!

[john graham]

Sensational shot Dianne..fav

[Alice Burghart]

wonderful scene. Beautiful

[👑 AnaZad]

Fabulous scenery and capture.

[Lyn Berriman]

Beautiful depth to this image - love the light on the back mountains. Stunning landscape.

[*lynn]

beautifully captured... magnificent!

[Ian McGuire]

just splendid……f

[Padlock]

Just magnificent

[kali]

beautiful country we live in :)

[Fisher Family]

Wonderful! - I love the sunlight on the distant hills! - fav!

Ian

[Helen]

Stunning, beautifully shot

[Christine]

Beautiful!

[Kathy]

Fav! Just beautiful.

[Margaret Brown]

Beautiful capture love the shades of blue !

[Julie Ells]

Love the gates of heaven peering through the clouds.

[Graeme Stevens]

Fantastic shot, we're certainly lucky to live here!

[Emiko]

So beautiful!! amazing shot!

[Sandhu]

exceptional capture

[Lisa Pouncy]

Lovely light and layers of colour xx

[Dawn Ulmer]

Fantastic image. I look forward to seeing more of your part of the world.

[Judith]

Fav, beautiful scene.

[Dawn Swingle]

This is STUNNING.

[Jeff Walker]

glorious! Fav

[Wendy]

This is beautiful!

[j]

beautiful! I LOVE Wanaka!

[Jen Hudson]

Beautiful, the rays of light coming to light the scene are impressive.

[wendy frost]

Beautiful capture as are all your other shots of your beautiful country and wonderful scenery

[Sheralee S]

Wow, I went looking for the mountains covered in snow and saw this. It's really beautiful!

[Alison Hewitt Bailey]

Wow! This is beautiful! Wonderful light, tones and layers. It's somehow dramatic and tranquil at the same time. Fav.