PSNZ Queenstown Landscape Workshop with Meghan Maloney - By Kelly Munro APSNZ With Meghan Maloney as our tutor and guide, twelve keen landscape photographers set out for a weekend of fun, food, photography and entertainment ̶ and we were not disappointed. The workshop began with a presentation by Meghan on making great photographs and using filters to improve our photos in-camera. The weather in Queenstown was overcast but when Meghan was demonstrating some local webcams during her presentation we discovered that the Glenorchy end of Lake Wakatipu had clear skies with some high cloud, so we headed down the Queenstown-Glenorchy road for a sunset shoot. The Tongan volcano effect came into play after sunset and we were treated to a lovely afterglow in the sky. Unfortunately, the rental van broke down after sunset, leaving some of our group stranded in the dark beside the lake with limited cell phone reception. The rest of us made our way to Fergburger to order food for everyone. 45 minutes later, with burgers in hand, we headed back up the lake to feed our stranded friends. Saturday morning involved an early start as we drove up to a somewhat frosty Glenorchy for sunrise. The lake was relatively calm so we were treated to some nice reflections. After sunrise we headed to the Glenorchy Hotel where we enjoyed a delicious breakfast to feed our hungry crew. Then it was off to Paradise, literally. We spent several hours photographing in the beech forest, with great conditions for making “sun-stars”. After an afternoon tea break at the Glenorchy Hotel, we headed towards Lake Hayes for a sunset shoot. Once again, the Tonga effect came into play and there was a nice pinky glow in the sky following the sunset. Despite the forecasts, we had some great weather and were treated to an amazing sunrise over the Queenstown lakefront on Sunday morning. The sunrise was so vivid it was a case of having to desaturate it in post-production. After sunrise, we returned to the motel to pack. Most of us celebrated with brunch before bidding farewell.
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