{"id":120573,"date":"2023-04-06T12:00:07","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T11:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/landscapephotographymagazine.com\/?p=120573"},"modified":"2025-01-23T17:50:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T17:50:14","slug":"mt-cheeseman-ski-area-castle-hill-canterbury-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landscapephotographymagazine.com\/06\/04\/2023\/mt-cheeseman-ski-area-castle-hill-canterbury-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"Mt Cheeseman Ski Area, Castle Hill, Canterbury, New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: -15px;\" id=\"lands-1517937655\"><div class=\"su-button-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/landscapephotographymagazine.com\/category\/magazine\" class=\"su-button su-button-style-soft su-button-wide\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#669969;border-color:#527b54;border-radius:0px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color:#ffffff;padding:8px 26px;font-size:20px;line-height:30px;border-color:#94b896;border-radius:0px;text-shadow:0px 0px 0px \"><i class=\"sui sui-hand-pointer-o\" style=\"font-size:20px;color:#ffffff\"><\/i> Download the latest issue of Landscape Photography Magazine<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After an invitation to visit this area of Castle Hill, I set about exploring and came across the access road to the Mt Cheeseman Ski Area. <\/p>\n<p>This particular day we had rain during the night, and the resulting cloud and light just after sunrise were moody and foreboding - just how I like it! As I drove further into the mountains at one of the many stops I made, I saw this almost menacing, moody scene behind me. I couldn't help but want to capture it. 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