NZ Regions

2026 Calendar – Donald Lousléy’s Central Otago

admin — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 04:39:39 +0000

Features: Contact eMail >> Ph/txt: +64 21 539 859 The Lindis Hotel: A Journey Through Time Your eye is drawn to the soft glow of moonlit lupins and the evocative remains of the Lindis Hotel. This ruin is a tangible link to Central Otago’s pioneering past, marking a crucial stop along the arduous Lindis Road, …

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Sorry all sold: 2025 Calendar – Donald Lousley’s Central Otago

admin — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 22:43:50 +0000

Sold Out as of Dec 2024 However here is the latest 2026 >> Contact eMail >> Ph/txt: +64 21 539 859 Californian poppies abound throughout Central Otago from November on-wards. Also known as Cemetery Poppies. Because that’s where the old timer gold miners often planted them. They’re very well suited to Central Otago, but you …

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Central Otago’s Heritage

admin — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 03:29:15 +0000

To celebrate Central Otago’s incredible and diverse heritage, the heritage Central Otago organisation invited professional and amateur photographers to put Heritage in Focus.

Embracing the Ethereal Beauty of Winter: A Journey through Fog, Hoar Frost, and Sunlit Wonders

admin — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 06:35:12 +0000

As winter spreads its icy fingers across the landscape, it unveils a realm of ethereal beauty that awaits the keen eye of a photographer. Capturing the essence of this magical season can be a captivating...

The Dart River and Kinloch, and some important photography advice

admin — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 06:59:05 +0000

On the eastern shore. Kinloch is at the head of the lake Wakatipu is, right beside where the Dart River, the primary tributary, feeds it.

What is a stamper battery?

admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2023 18:41:00 +0000

A stamper battery [a row of rock crushing stampers] represents one of many techniques to separate gold from earth and rock. The ratio of gold to dirt/rock is what determines the financial viability of a gold mining operation. Machinery is inevitably employed and has a capital cost as well as a very high maintenance cost: …

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The Clutha River Area (inc. Wanaka), Otago, New Zealand

admin — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 05:13:00 +0000

An eclectic selection from Wanaka and the Upper Clutha Basin/River

Redwoods at Wanaka Station Park

admin — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 07:06:00 +0000

How do you assimilate such immense, ancient, stately, mysterious and powerful redwood trees into language? It seems to be as much of a challenge as capturing their essence in a photo! Their existence is their very presence or vice versa – no “soft” wood here, but the voice of patience and endurance. They come from …

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Morning and evening views of Lake Wanaka

admin — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 05:57:00 +0000

Morning and evening views of Lake Wanaka. Mainly from Roys and Glendhu Bays.

Historic Buildings

admin — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 04:18:07 +0000

The Dunedin Railway Station is the grandest ‘Gingerbread House’ you’ll ever see. Going back to 1906, this magnificent Flemish Renaissance-style edifice increasingly entraps the public. White Oamaru limestone facings on black basalt rock, creates a timeless and dramatic air. The grandiose style and rich embellishments earned architect George Troup the nickname of Gingerbread George. The …

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