Light

I tried everything. Phone, DSLR, drone. All sorts of cameras. No matter what, the pictures were always missing something. The light just was not the same. The slight shades of the mountains in the background, the color grades in the valleys, the intensity of the green fields. It all somehow did not come across. After all these long flights, I wanted to capture that light at all cost and take it home with me, but I could not, no matter how hard I tried. In the end, I gave up. I started taking less pictures. I used the time to actually see and admire the vast, untouched landscapes of New Zealand that lay before me. I finally understood what makes this country so special and worth the long trip. The light. The scale. The harshness. Fortunately, photography remains a form of art and not a substitute for the actual experience. A picture may convey feelings that one would not feel in person, but the other way around is much more likely.

Notice the boat at the bottom of the waterfall (Stirling Falls, Milford Sound fiord)