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NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 120 mm, 1/125 sec at f/8, ISO 100

Hooker Valley, Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand

Glacial Stream

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 37 mm, 1/50 sec at f/8, ISO 64

Hooker Valley, Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand

Glacier River

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 24 mm, 1/60 sec at f/8, ISO 64

Hooker Valley, Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand

Bergs

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 120 mm, 1/125 sec at f/6.3, ISO 80

Some of the icebergs floating around in Hooker Lake. Quite blue even to the naked eye

Alas it was quite windy this evening so the water was pretty choppy. Calmer conditions and a glassy mirrored surface would have been my preference 🙂

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Hooker Lake

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 24-120mm f/4 S @ 50 mm, 1/200 sec at f/11, ISO 64

At the end of a 5km trek you finally arrive at Hooker Lake

This lake is actually a pretty new addition to the valley. It only began to form in the 1970s after the Hooker Glacier began retreating. You can see the leading edge of the glacier at the edge of the lake above my daughter

The lake is glacier fed and sits directly beneath Mt Cook. In winter, the lake can freeze and in summer as it is now you’ll see some icebergs floating on the surface