Tekapo Dreaming by markg

http://ift.tt/1xX9Rp5 for time-lapse Lake Tekapo is located on the South Island of New Zealand, and is part of the Aoraki Mackenzie Dark Sky Reserve. Thousands of tourists visit this area every year, and one of the big attractions is The Church of the Good Shepard. This stone built church is located right of the foreshore of Lake Tekapo, and is a photographers dream with stunning views of the mountains to the north, and an amazing location to photograph the Milky Way rising over the church at night. It is the most photographed building in New Zealand, and even at 2am in the morning, there can be dozens of photographers around the church jostling for positions attempting to get that postcard perfect shot. I recently held the Dark Skies of Wonder astrophotography workshop at Lake Tekapo with Christchurch based photographer, Rob Dickinson. It was an amazing night, and our workshop participants managed to get some incredible images. You can see a short time-lapse from two of the locations we visited on the night here: http://ift.tt/1xX9Rp5 Keep up to date with my latest photos on Facebook Hang out with me on Google+ Follow me on Twitter Check out some behind the scenes on Instagram copyright 2015 | Mark Gee | theartofnight.com via 500px