Moke Lake

Last night we were sitting in the Wine Bar in Queenstown when a friend rang to say they had heard there could be an aurora and did I want to head out. Of course I said YES. So I quickly googled how to photograph the southern lights!
We headed out to Moke Lake which is near Queenstown. I got quite a few photos I was really happy with, especially liking the reflection of the lights in the lake. However, I decided to post this one because it is showing the Milky Way as well as the aurora. It was such fun, I really loved it!

[kali]

beautiful, you were in the same neck of the woods as Dianne

[Delwyn Barnett]

@kali66 Yes Dianne was at Wedderburn - very near to here.

[Laurie E Wilson]

This is gorgeous! And, you mention Queenstown....I would say that area is the most beautiful I have ever seen. Mt. Cook, the sheep/lamb farm, beautiful lake. It was years ago but I imagine it is still as clean and beautiful?

[Carole G]

Excellently googled! Well done

[haskar]

Gorgeous shot!

[Paul]

Terrific capture, very well done. I'm on my tablet but gonna check this out on my computer later on for full effect. Looks fab on black.

[Jennifer]

What a super shot. Big fav

[Margo]

How absolutely wonderful to see this sight. Thanks for sharing

[FBailey]

Wow - now that really IS impressive ...

[Lee]

Beautiful shot.

[Lockarec]

Gorgeous capture!

[Claude Trew]

Fabulous capture. Fav

[Junko Y]

SPECTACULAR x2 !!! Delwyn, this is utterly amazing! Will you thank your friend who called you on behalf of all of us who get to see this image??

@Taffy take a look -- there's a trip in our future to see this!

[Taffy]

Absolutely brilliant shot, Delwyn! What an amazing combination with the Milky Way and Aurora both together. @jyokota -- thanks for tagging me so I could see this! Would LOVE to see this in person some day!

[Jane Pittenger]

I am so jealous...Milky Way, aurora, good foreground.

[Paul]

I came back, looked at it on my computer and yeah, great shot and a fav :)

[Paul Williamson]

A wonderful shot, thanks for sharing it with us.

[julia]

Great shot .. we are at Wedderburn and caught the lights as well.. amazing.

[Delwyn Barnett]

@laurieewilson I agree Laurie - it is so lovely down here. The air is so crisp and clean feeling and the scenery is spectacular.

[Delwyn Barnett]

@yorkshirekiwi Thank you Carole - isn't google a great resource!!

[Delwyn Barnett]

@paul10 Thanks Paul - I was delighted at how it turned out. I have been wanting to try a Milky Way shot for ages and it was a bonus to have the aurora there too!

[Delwyn Barnett]

@haskar @jesperani Thank you so much.

[Delwyn Barnett]

@777margo Thanks Margo :-)
@fbailey Thanks - it was wonderful to be out there finding this.
@gamelee @evalieutionspics @claudiet Thank you so much for your comments.

[Delwyn Barnett]

@jyokota Thank you so much - I showed my friend your comment and she was really chuffed.

[Delwyn Barnett]

@taffy Thanks for your lovely comment - I had such fun out there and was so lucky!

[Delwyn Barnett]

@jgpittenger @alfsson Thanks I was really lucky

[Delwyn Barnett]

@julzmaioro There were so many amazing shots of the aurora from over a lot of New Zealand - I was so delighted to be able to capture a bit of it. It was a shame that Sunday night was no good here in Queenstown because of cloud in the wrong place, but Saturday night was fabulous - I felt so lucky.

[Lesley Chisholm]

That is awesome, and such a great job for your first time capturing it. My friends friend took a photo the same night in Queenstown. Here is a link to her shot (hopefully it works!) https://www.facebook.com/ktphotographynz/photos/a.1620047174960827.1073741828.1619832074982337/1699140020384875/?type=3&theater

[Delwyn Barnett]

@kiwichick Thanks Lesley - that is a fabulous photo of Kirsty's. It would have been marvellous to have captured the light beams as she has! I can see why people can get hooked on chasing auroras!!

[Lizzitinfish]

great shot. you certainly live in a beautiful country. i have a brother in Porirua, have been over to visit a few times and remember the great skies.

[Delwyn Barnett]

@lizzitinfish I love to travel overseas and see some amazing places, then come home and think this is just fabulous! We are very lucky here in New Zealand.