Steve Kelsall, Aoraki Azure (LANDSCAPE 2024)

Aoraki / Mount Cook is the highest mountain in Aotearoa ~ New Zealand. It sits in the Southern Alps, the mountain range that runs the length of the South Island.. These photos were taken in December 2022, from various locations on the shores of Lake Pukaki, a glacial fed lake that gives it a distinctive blue colour, which is created by glacial flour; extremely fine ground rock particles from the glacier, using my Nikon D4s handheld, with Nikor 24.0-120.0 mm lens, and ISO 100.

Images have been resized for web display, which may cause some loss of image quality. Note: Original high-resolution images are used for judging.