The Amazing Clay Cliffs of Omarama, New Zealand

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Since arriving back home on Thursday from my two weeks away around the south island of New Zealand, I have barely found the time to even look at the photos I captured on camera let alone edit a dozen and write up a blog on my experience. I guess it will have to wait until I return from my trip to Skye tomorrow where I will be running a five day workshop until Friday.

Anyhow, I did want to share this panoramic image that I edited earlier this evening of an absolute stunning place that I was told about by Bret, the manager of ASURE Ambassador Motor Lodge in Oamaru. While chatting to the ever so friendly Brett on checkout, he happened to mention these outstanding natural clay cliffs en-route to Mt Cook National Park.

So Ed and I decided to go and pay them a visit and boy was we so glad that we did. This place is spellbinding and HUGE.

Basically, these clay cliffs are tall pinnacles separated by narrow ravines and are made up of layers of gravel and silt, originally formed by the flow from ancient glaciers over a million years ago. OVER A MILLION YEARS AGO. WOW.

It is difficult to appreciate the sheer size of these towering pinnacles as there is nothing in shot to give you a sense of scale so here is a drone video I found on YouTube by Y2J Does Asia.Skip the first thirty seconds of him chatting to the French couple and watch in awe as he pilots the drone of some of the most stunning scenery I have come across in New Zealand. I LOVE THIS PLACE.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpHcuTcCC2g

Canon 5D MK4
Canon 16-35mm f4 @ 16mm
f11
1/160 sec
ISO100
Six vertical images stitched in Photoshop CC

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Taken in: New Zealand / Canterbury / Waitaki District (show map)

Taken on: September 15, 2018

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, f/11.0, 1/160 sec, 16mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Lens:	EF16-35mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	16mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2018 (Windows)
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