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Crystal Stafford, Queenstown, New Zealand
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In Vivid Color

I have been moving away from super vibrant colors in my work in order to obtain a more documentary style, but these mountains can’t help it,…

Crystal Stafford, Queenstown, New Zealand
HDR Landscapes

Technicolor Sunset

New Zealand gets some of the most epic sunsets because of its position far south of the equator. The places I frequent are usually ON the…

Crystal Stafford, Queenstown, New Zealand
Landscapes

Inner Peace

If you could photograph what inner peace looks like, I think it would look a lot like this photo I took while attending an HDR workshop…

Crystal Stafford, Queenstown, New Zealand
HDR Landscapes

Misty Morning on the Lake

One morning on our New Zealand Photo Adventure with Trey Ratcliff, we woke up at 4 am as usual and took a shuttle down to the…

Crystal Stafford, Trey Ratcliff, New Zealand
HDR Landscapes

Sunset Over the Remarkables

The Remarkables are the mountains that rise 1,943 meters over the valley where Queenstown sits in New Zealand. They are what make Queenstown one of the…

Crystal Stafford, Queenstown, New Zealand
HDR Landscapes

The Remarkable Sun

This is another of my photos from my remarkable adventure in New Zealand. Remember the magical moment I described yesterday. Well, this is what I saw…

Crystal Stafford, Glenorchy, New Zealand, Trey Ratcliff
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Reflections on Drinking

Or not drinking ever again. New Zealand is a land of epic landscapes painted by long slow sunsets and sunrises. This is a photo I took…

Crystal Stafford, Glenorchy, New Zealand
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Glenorchy Reflections

I have learned so much about myself during this year of photos. I learned that I really don’t like most of the photos that I did…

Crystal Stafford,
Landscapes

Bridges in the Mist

This is another photo I took during our visit to the hanging bridges in Arenal. I am kind of obsessed with these now and am looking…