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The Church of The Good Shepherd, Tekapo, NZ
I was pleased to get this shot minus tourists - it does not happen often.
Minutes after I took this a Japanese wedding party arrived, making a lovely sight. I was tempted to get a few shots but respected their privacy. I was told that wedding parties sometimes come from Japan just for the photo shoots, having already had the ceremony in their own country.

The church was built as a memorial to the pioneers of the Mackenzie Country, the foundation stone laid by HRH the Duke of Gloucester, on January 15, 1935. The builders were instructed that the site was to be left undisturbed, including the matagouri bushes, (the very thorny shrub that can be seen to the right of the building). Rocks already on wall lines had to remain and stones for the wall were to be gathered within a radius of five miles , and be left in their natural condition.

Canon EOS 450D,Canon 17-85mm lens
ISO100, F10, 7.63 TV, 6.63 AV,17mm
2011-01-07 17:11:26