I took these photos about a month ago on a clear winters day in the south island of New Zealand where I live. This is Lake Hayes which is located just outside of Queenstown. Given that is winter at the moment the mountains are looking very rugged and it was a great day for getting photo reference for potential paintings.
The mountains in this photos are the Remarkables, which is one of the main ski fields in New Zealand.
This is a close up of the summit of the Remarkables.
The lake edge, getting some photo reference of trees which I may include if I paint a picture of this scene.
The Crown Range.
Lake Hayes, looking towards Cecil Peak in the distance.
I hope you enjoyed my photos :)