Echoed Photo

Today was the first time I had ever set my eyes the beautiful impressionist work of Monet. The Te Papa museum in Wellington, is hosting fifty five of the artists pieces. As soon as I saw the work I was immediately captivated. His use of color to represent light was unbelievable. His paintings offered a clear glimpse into another time, yet they still left just enough to the imagination to allow one to use there own imagination. It quickly became clear to me that this was the work of the universe, giving it’s impression of it’s self. It was simply using Monet’s hand as the conduit. As I made my way over to another area, there was a small group of children seated on the floor in front of a painting. It was a painting of a lilly pond. The teacher asked the children,”what do you think, Is the water warm or cold”?  They all simultaneously said “cold”. Even to a child’s mind, Monet is able to convey the mood and feeling of the scene.

The day started off with a gondola ride to the top of the mouton. I watched as Marla soared off on a para glider. I then proceeded to the land luge, and took a couple runs down the mouton. After grabbing a quick bite to eat. I parted ways with Marla and Chelsea and I headed out for the Nevis bungy point. We had to catch a bus to take us up the privately owned road. As we neared the top of the mouton I could smell the bus begin to stink if body oder, as everyone realized what they had gotten themselves into. After gearing up we took a small cable car out to the Nevis shack. You can really get to see a person’s true colors just before they are about to take 439 foot drop into a canyon. It seemed like it was the big talkers that really had the scared animal look in there eyes. After you leave the launch board you have a full six seconds of free fall to get to know yourself better. Nothing clears the mind like a near life experience. Afterwards we returned to Queenstown for a celebration drink. We ended up going a bar called Minus 5. It was my first time in an ice bar. Everything was made of Ice including the glasses. The entire room was adorned with elaborate ice sculptures and ice furniture. All in all, A fine day.       Click here to see my Nevis drop.

I want to take a second and give my respect to all those who are avid bloggers. As you can see from my blog history, I am terrible at it. However, I shall press on, or blog on, or what ever. After capturing many beautiful images on my first south island trip, I am excited to be preparing for my second trip. I have created a New Zealand gallery on my web site www.echoedphoto.com. Check them out if you haven’t already. I always encourage feed back. Other than that. It’s windy, rainy and I am staying in side to get some work done.