Reid Woodward
That Wanaka Tree
Image Created: 2020
That Wanaka Tree
Image Created: 2020
Medium: Chromaluxe Metal Print
Open Edition
Image: 30 x 20
Unframed: $900
The famous Wanaka tree from Wanaka Lake on the South Island of New Zealand. It is said that this may be the most photographed tree in the world. I happened to be here on a rainy day in March of 2020. I used a 10-stop neutral density filter to allow a 30-second exposure. The streaks in the foreground are ducks paddling around enjoying the rain falling on the lake. Sadly, two weeks after I took this picture someone paddled out in the middle of the night and cut off the lowest branch that was hanging in the water.