Neuseeland: Gandalf im Urlaub
Wer als eingefleischter Herr der Ringe Fan schon immer wissen wollte, wie es hinter den Kulissen aussieht, für den haben wir jetzt eine Information, die noch wesentlich tiefer reicht.
Und zwar zeigen wir euch hier, wie eine der zentralen Figuren, nämlich Gandalf, seinen Urlaub verbringt. Ganz offensichtlich zieht es ihn dabei an Orte, deren Anmutung durchaus auch als Kulisse in Herr der Ringe passen würden wie die Faust aufs Auge.
Egal ob weitläufige Landschaften, eindrucksvolle Gebirgsmassive oder ehrfurchtgebietende Sternenhimmel, jedes Bild scheint einer imposanten, um nicht zu sagen oskarreifen Filmszene entnommen zu sein, aber macht euch doch einfach selbst ein Bild davon! 😉
Wir ziehen den Hut vor Akhil Suhas, dem Schöpfer dieser Werke, der als Gandalf die schönsten Orte Neuseelands bereiste!
#GandalfTheGuide
soaking up that view #GandalfTheGuide
New Zealand + Mountains + #GandalfTheGuide = The Perfect Combo
The Galactic Wizard, #GandalfTheGuide I can’t tell you how long I’ve been wanting to shoot Gandalf with the Milky Way and it finally happened this morning when I went on a lovely mission with @trex.photography @talman & @poolsidepeople to Te Arai Point!
safe to say, you won’t find this spot in a @lonelyplanet guide! that’s the advantage of travelling with #GandalfTheGuide (thank you @leilajnicholson)
#GandalfTheGuide may have dyed his hair blonde (see it?) cos he wants to feel young again . Thoughts? if you’re ever heading to Milford Sound, pop by Lake Marian en route cos it’s beyond epic! Plus, you might run into cool people like @youngadventuress
surely one of the most epic spots in middle-earth: milford sound. #GandalfTheGuide and I, would like to wish you all merry christmas and a happy new year
witnessing the turquoise water at hokitika gorge with #GandalfTheGuide has definitely been a highlight of our journey through middle-earth. a little while ago, @purenewzealand featured some snippets of my journey with gandalf on their facebook page, to celebrate the 15 year anniversary of 🇳🇿 being home to middle-earth. I tried linking it in my bio, but it wouldn’t work – so head over to their facebook to see the photos (including some exclusive shots that I haven’t posted here)
started the hike to Isthmus Peak at 4:30pm, soon got a stomach cramp and really wanted to turn back but powered through the pain, next was the relentless uphill for 2.5 hours, reached the peak where we got panoramic views of lake wanaka, lake hawea and the southern alps, stayed for 🌅 and shot some 🌌 after, started our decent at 10:40pm, face planted while trying to 🏃 downhill and finally finished at 12:40am. just another adventure with #GandalfTheGuide @lakewanakanz @purenewzealand
#GandalfTheGuide and I may have strayed away from middle earth and stepped into the world of Narnia! @thecoromandel @purenewzealand
not really sure if #GandalfTheGuide ever gets a tan when he’s at the beach! #WHPfreetime @purenewzealand @ilovenelsontasman
A trip across middle earth is incomplete without visiting mordor (or what’s left of it). Over the last 7 weeks, I covered a little over 5500 kms across the north island with #GandalfTheGuide. Now we’re on the ferry, making our way to the south island. Really excitied to visit my bucket list locations instead of drooling over their pictures on instagram!
looks like the ferry to laketown is late again #GandalfTheGuide
the winterless north with #GandalfTheGuide
contemplating a dip in glacial water huh gandalf? p.s. – for those wondering why there’s a gandalf in some of my pictures, I thought it’d be cool for #GandalfTheGuide to show the bits of middle earth that dint make to the LOTR + Hobbit Trilogies (and revisit the ones that did make it)!
exploring the flooded regions of Isengard with #GandalfTheGuide – did you know that the area around Glenorchy was the filming location of Saruman’s stronghold in LOTR.
#GandalfTheGuide reckons that middle earth (aka new zealand) has the most diverse set of landscapes given the size of the country – I agree. Here we are exploring the Te Paki Sand Dunes, which looks like you’re in the middle of a desert 🏜
blue hour at new zealand’s most famous tree with #GandalfTheGuide he says it reminds him about the White Tree of Gondor
geothermal wonderland w/ #GandalfTheGuide (security wouldn’t let gandalf pass with his staff – oh the irony, so we had to improvise)
