This article was long overdue! Fiordland National Park is a wondrous place, one where you could almost forgive the constant drone of helicopters and gliders carrying those who want the ultimate experience with the least amount of work – but for us mere mortals who won’t shell out for a scenic flight we’re left with our own two feet and hours upon hours to ponder the snaking inlets, learn about glaciated valleys, and slog uphill. I’ll share some film shots from the trip.

I brought along my newly acquired secondhand Nikon F80 SLR and a “nifty fifty” 50mm f/1.8 prime lens – a winning combination according to the internet and I have to agree – I’m certainly winning in terms of decent shots per roll compared to my point and shoot. It survived being tossed around in my tramping pack and for that I’m grateful, as I can share a slice of my trip told through film – a diverse landscape with a myriad of colours and textures.

You can see more of my photography at my Lomography page: www.lomography.com/homes/shreyas

Shot along the Kepler Track on the way to Luxmore Hut, a yellow tussocky landscape set against the blues and greens of Lake Te Anau and the fiords.

Probably the highlight shot of the trip, overlooking a glaciated valley from the top of Gertrude Saddle out towards Milford Sound.

On the way up to Gertrude Saddle, scrambling over rocks

The Hollyford river, I particularly like the detail captured in the shot: bright greens of the moss, jagged edges of the rocks, foam of the river.