Hiya!

I've been struggling with writing the terrain and environment of a fic happening in Rohan but not Edoras, so I figured I'd gather some pictures of Rangitata Valley!

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Edoras

Lake by Anja Polic

River

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Yellow Field by Gregory Halle Petiot

mountains by AR

For the wonderful sweethearts that hold the urls @konartiste @from-the-coffee-shop-in-edoras @emmanuellececchi

now I want a beach house

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Hole in the CliffSide by Maddison Fantillo

Cape Point by Joshua Kettle

White Cliff in the Water by Maddison Fantillo

Wave Crashing on Cliffside by Tonia Kraakman

Nugget point by David Tip

Cliff and Beach by Zac Harris

For the wonderful @sotwk, thank you for your suggestions 💚

Again, I couldn't find photos from mostly New Zealand, but I am quite happy with the result! This is a much older, and mature forest, with a hint of darkness it didn't have before.

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Twisted trunks by Craig Strahorn

Forest Reflection by Chloé Lam

River to Lake Town by Jeff Hitchcock

Mysterious Glen by Donald Gionnatti

Dried Stream by Mike Blank

Kahikatea Trees by Geoff McKay

Mossy branches by Matthew Smith

Here it is lads (gn), the last terrain study!

It's been fun! please send me your requests if you have any other places in Middle-Earth you would like me to explore <3

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Mount Cook overlooking Lake Pukaki by Andy Bridge

Mountain Ridge by Andrew Smith

Mountainside and Cascades by Hernan Perez

Lake and Cascades by Michael Roberts

Hooker Valley Track by Athithan Vignakaran

Mountain Faraway by Jason Gardner

By popular demand, here's the masterlist for my Middle-Earth Terrain Studies!

Hopefully, it can come in handy as a writing resource, or just something nice to look at 💚

I've done my best to choose pictures from actual places in New Zealand, but as I do more of these, it is increasingly difficult and I do not want these to feel redundant. However, I am taking care to keep it somewhat cohesive.

alright folks! this should be the end of the inspos for now, but feel free to send me requests for others! I've loved doing these!!

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Trees and Rocks by Datingscout

Trees and a Rock by Jeanne Rouillard

Rocky River bed by Vera

White Rocky Cliffs by Hartono Subagio

Whakarewarewa by Datingscout

Dart River by Michael

Before I started actually working on this, I was worried how cavernous spaces might look on a collage. Now I realize there's a child in me that loves glittering rocks and big open rock cathedrals. The things we discover!

Thank you to the lovely @sotwk for requesting this one, I had a ton of fun!

I wanted to differentiate between the lively Khazad-Dûm, when Dwarves still lived and worked there, and the abandoned Moria. You'll be able to compare the two once that uploads tomorrow.

Thank you for your patience, and enjoy!

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Skylight Cave, USA by Intricate Explorer

Glittering Page, USA by Gerson Repreza

Colorful rock, Mexico by Carlos Méndez

Nickelsville, USA by Jed Owen

Museum of Susch, Switzerland by Ricardo Gomez Angel

Waipu Caves, New Zealand by Mikael Kristenson

Glowworm Cave, Australia by Nicole Geri

I made it a series! Here's Gondor

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Fiordland caps by Jape Stephens

Hayfield by Tonia Kraakman

Green Rocky Hills by Andreas Sjövall

Field and Rocky Mountainside by Jeanne Rouillard

Fiordland Field by Hien Nguyen

Own Photo from Lake Tekapo