Moeraki Boulders

Hi !

Here's a photo I took of the Moeraki Boulders in New Zealand. This was taken shortly after sunrise.



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Sen Hwei Chan said:

Hi !

Here's a photo I took of the Moeraki Boulders in New Zealand. This
was taken shortly after sunrise.

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Hello,

Interesting place and good light.

hugh

Hello!

These boulders look great! In addition to the interesting subject, I like the composition and the light very much.

adrienne

Adrienne and Hugh,

It's interesting that both of you pointed out that you liked the light in the photo. When we arrived at the beach, the sun had just risen and was coming from the ocean direction. Being on the beach, looking out at the ocean, the boulders were to some extent silhouetted against the sun. But it wasn't a complete silhouette.

I instinctively thought that the light must be better on the other side of the boulders (the side facing the ocean). The tide looked like it was quite low and there was a small patch of sand between the boulders and the ocean which I thought afforded me sufficient space to go out there to take the photo.

As I sized up the shot, composed etc.. and halfway through taking the shot, I could hear a wave coming in and before I knew it, I was ankle deep in water !

But it was worth it, as this is my favourite photo out of the whole trip !

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Extremely beautiful shot! I love the light and this place has great memories for me - 22 years ago our daughter was born near this place! We visited for the first time since we left a month ago but clearly the weather on our day there was not as nice as yours! Here's one of our views.

Jon Meddings said:

Extremely beautiful shot! I love the light and this place has
great memories for me - 22 years ago our daughter was born near
this place! We visited for the first time since we left a month ago
but clearly the weather on our day there was not as nice as yours!
Here's one of our views.

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Great shot Jon ! Very dramatic - I like it. It's amazing how the different lighting conditions can cast the photo in a different light or to set a different mood.

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My 5 year old daughter is standing next to me and she said: Wow what a nice picture ! And i agree

Ruud and daughter

Ruud peters said:

My 5 year old daughter is standing next to me and she said: Wow
what a nice picture ! And i agree

Ruud and daughter

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Thank you Ruud, and to your daugther for her very kind compliment !

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