Huka Falls.jpg
by rayz1

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Huka Falls. Just outside of Taupo, is the only water outlet for the whole of Lake Taupo.
Lake Taupo being one huge volcanic crater, just over 600 sq kilometres in size down to a depth over 500 feet. The last Taupo eruption was recorded by the Romans and the Chinese and is listed as being the largest recorded explosion in the history of the World,

Mt Tauhara and Taupo.jpg
by rayz1

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Shot taken from a lookout on top of Mt Tauhara. A small mountain on the outskirts of Taupo, NZ.
A short walk, 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hrs takes you there and on a nice day there is spectacular views over the lake to the mountains

Sunset on Mt Ruapehu
by rayz1

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This shot was taken from the middle of Lake Taupo Forest, which is on the eastern shores of Lake Taupo in the middle of the North Island of New Zealand. At the time I was working in the forestry area and saw a great sunset coming down, I had to really fly to find a high point where I could get the views of the mountain.
Mt Ruapehu is a popular ski resort area in N.Z and for those interested
nearby you have the spectacular Tongariro Crossing, an alpine trekking route, awesome scenery, awesome park, which is rated as a world heritage park
I do have some photos taken a couple of years back of the "crossing" which i will locate and put up for viewers

Deferred
by rayz1

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Thanks for those that voted on my entry, and gave such great comments.
To all those that I didnt get to tell, No I didnt shave her for the challenge, just coincidence that its summer here, and she gets both too hot and too full of matts if she isnt shaved ... She is a much loved pet here and pretty much runs the household, or thinks she does.....She doesnt normally look so peeed off tho, I guess after a day of me following her around with a camera, she was getting annoyed, its her fault tho for being so damn fast and rarely ever sitting still for long

Bad girl, bad girl, watcha gonna do ... ?
by bandit

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great pose, great actors gets the challenge meaning across nicely 10

Xylem
by bandit

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Great shot, novel slant on transparency

Double Vision
by Pooba

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lovely clear reflection

October Moonlight
by Gatorguy

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nice shot, looks slightly tilted to the right

Reflections of Nature
by Buckeye_Fan

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nice location just seems out of focus on the non reflection areas tho

Oh what a night
by wsusigep

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I think this was a good idea, but picture size is too small, try resizing to the 640/480 size using the save for web option on Potoshop or whichever program you use