Lyttelton is a small town south-east of Christchurch – New Zealands second-largest city. The northern part of the Port Hills draw a natural barrier between Christchurch and Lyttelton. The small town is economically very important to Christchurch and the South Island because its harbour is a major trans-shipment centre for lumber and fuel.
I took this shot from the “Feste Hohensalzburg”, Salzburg’s big castle on top of a huge rock, looking down on the University buidlings, the river Salzach, the footbridge Markarsteg, and the Sacher Hotels on the opposite bank.
During my study-abroad semester in New Zealand I started with panorama photography. On numerous tramping trips I tried to capture as much as possible of the amazing landscape of the South Island (I’m sure the North Island is pretty, too – just haven’t been there… yet) in a single picture. After I came back, panorama …