Calm winter lake bordered by dark coniferous forest, with snow-covered mountain ranges rising steeply from the far shore, Central Otago. — Central Otago, New Zealand · July 2025

Dark Shore Beneath the Ranges

A winter morning on the lake at Queenstown, the dark green forest line holding the near shore while snow-covered ranges rose in tiers behind, the calm water below catching the pale light of the sky.

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Sony Alpha 7R VFE 70-300mm F4.5-5.6 G OSS285mmf/7.11/320sISO 6421 July 2025

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