Photo Gallery

Note: Most of these images were scanned from 35 mm slide originals using a Nikon slide scanner and stored as compressed JPEG files. To view a photo, click on the thumbnail image. To download the JPEG file, right click on the image and select "Save Target As"

Akaroa View of the settlement of Akaroa on Banks Peninsula, near Christchurch
Alde River The Alde River in Sussex, U.K., one of the river systems Keith Hunter studied while a post-doc at the University of East Anglia in 1979.
Lake Manapouri Lake Manapouri, one of NZ's best kept tourism secrets, is the deepest glacial lake in the country and breathtakingly beautiful.
Doubtful Sound Doubtful Sound, seen here from the Wilmot Pass which crosses the Southern Alps into this West Coast fjord is one of NZ's remote scenic wonders.
Sunset on Doubtful Sound A sunset view on Doubtful Sound taken when our group studied this fjiord system in 1989 using the R/V Munida.
Livia River The Livia River is one of the pristine streams flowing into Doubtful Sound at its head, Deep Cove.
Seal colony At the mouth of Doubtful Sound, there are several seal colonies based on small islands.
Water of Leith The Water of Leith, a small river flowing through Dunedin and the University of Otago campus, is a useful laboratory "test bed" for our research group.
Mataura River Early morning sunrise at the mouth of the Mataura River in southern New Zealand.
Mt Cook Mount Cook, New Zealand's scenic icon, is the tallest mountain in the Southern Alps (12,347 feet).
Oreti River Early morning sunrise over the Oreti River in Southland, a drowned river valley estuary.
Peggy's Cove Peggy's Cove in Nova Scotia, with a beautiful fishing village atmosphere. Photo taken by Keith Hunter during a visit to Dalhousie University.
Pelorus Sound Pelorus Sound, one of the Marlborough Sounds at the north of NZ's South Island. Photo taken by Keith Hunter during a research cruise on HMNZS Tui in 1982.
Tasman Sea sunset Sunset over the Tasman Sea, captured by Keith Hunter during the 1983 SEAREX cruise of R/V Tangaroa.
Taieri River mouth Mouth of the Taieri River, the largest river system close to Dunedin. This is both a base for coastal fishing vessels and a popular holiday resort for Dunedin residents.
Tangaro reflection This is a photograph of the bow of R/V Tangaroa reflected in the sea surface as she steams forward into glassy seas. It shows that at least sometimes the seas are kind in the roaring forties.