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Over two trips to New Zealand, I managed to visit almost every Lord of the Rings filming location on both the North and South islands.

Here are the shots that I was best able to recreate and that lined up with scenes from the movies!

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#1

On Our Way To Mordor On Mount Ruapehu

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    #2

    Hiding From The Ringwraith On Mount Victoria In Wellington

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    Rocket Surgeon
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So they totally just added a tree to hide under.

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    #3

    Resting With A Book On Mount Victoria In Wellington

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    Stephen Lyford
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's cool that she could lay back in the exact same spot.

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    #5

    Isengard From Afar In Glenorchy

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    #6

    Traveling The Valley Of Harrowdale At The Putangirua Pinnacles In Aorangi Forest

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    #7

    Visiting Frodo And Bilbo At Hobbiton In Matamata

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    #8

    Having A Snack At "Gollum's Pool" On Mount Ruapehu

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    Rocket Surgeon
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did they dam the river so it'd be a better pool?

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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It definitely looks a bit different now but I think it's a combination of the fact that it's more overgrown and some of it in the movie may have been CGI.

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    Ethereal Canvas
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's been an eternity since I've watched the appendicies, but I remember it being freeking cold & poor Andy freezing when he had to be in the water. Maybe the season difference, + nature ever evolving that makes a difference

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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's a lot more overgrown since then but it is the same location! They discuss it in the behind the scenes appendices.

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    #10

    Mourning Gandalf In Dimrill Dale At Lake Alta In The Remarkables

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    #11

    Approaching Edoras In Rohan On Mount Sunday In Ashburton Lakes

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    Ethereal Canvas
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They really had some awesome nature to work with... & some people with a ton of imagination to see what could be... Don't know what I'm more in awe of, lol

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    #12

    Watching Over Rivendell In Kaitoke Regional Park

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    #13

    The View From The Golden Hall In Edoras (Mount Sunday)

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    TheGoodBoi
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    New Zealand is such an epic place

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