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I recently spent a couple weeks traveling the North and South islands of New Zealand and I managed to hit almost every filming site from Lord of the Rings!

Here are some shots that I was able to re-create or that lined up with scenes from the movies very nicely.

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On Our Way To Mordor On Mt. Ruapehu

On Our Way To Mordor On Mt. Ruapehu

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RaY1
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7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I dig her hair!! Upvotes for the awesome hairdo!

Murat Blg
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7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One girl to see them all, One girl to find them, One girl to take photo them all and in the BoredPanda bind them !

SnowyLynx
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7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow, she did find the exact same spot! And props for that hair style!!

Phoebe Bean
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7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How did you find the sites? Do they have a plaque?

Justine Nicole
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7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She looks like she was photoshopped into this one to me... zoom in on her edges

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AmberWolf
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7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

someone actually posted something related to my fandom yay

artcatcms
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7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

this is the trip I would love to take!!!!!!!!!

Bill Door
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7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That looks like a mega holiday! <3 The locations I assume are listed by wingnut or one of the companies involved in making the movies?

Ged Maybury
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7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also - Mt Ruapehu is a very appropriate stand-in for Mordor. It is a freakin' volcano, after all. Killed a lot of people in its time. (BTW, did you meet and Orcs? Y'know - from Auckland?)

Ged Maybury
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7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah! Nice trick there with the double photo combo!

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    Leaving The Shire In Hobbit's Hideaway, Wellington

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    Vlad Horobet
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes I can't find a building with its name written in big-a*s-bus-sized letters and some people can find the same tree and the same perspective from a movie made 17 years ago.

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    Hiding From The Nazgul In Hobbit's Hideaway In Wellington

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    Charlotte Brine
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh no the poor tree! (This is why I don't send Christmas cards! ;)

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    Some Casual Reading In Hobbit's Hideaway, Wellington

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    Phoebe Bean
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think the tree has "Frodo was here" carved somewhere...

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    Isengard, In Glenorchy

    Isengard, In Glenorchy

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    Steve Bowman
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    7 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where's Isengard? Good heavens, the whole city just disappeared! Probably for that bypass.

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