Maddog Murph
Waipapa Point Lighthouse
I sat watching the spot for about 15 minutes before venturing out onto this spot. The tide was out, I knew I only had a minute or so before a giant wave would come crashing over this spot sure to soak everything located there, and a probability that the unlucky person caught in that wave might get sucked off the rocks into what would have certainly been death. As I took a photo I saw a large wave coming in and narrowly missed this exact fate, the bottom half of my body getting soaked, but everything else fine.
I saw the weather forecast for this area and drove nearly 7 hours to get to this location. I was hoping for the southern lights over this location as the KP index had spiked, and although the glow was only light that night, I did end up with some great shots. This is one of my favorites, and is a somewhat alternate perspective on a frequented spot on the southern tip of the south island in New Zealand.
Waipapa Point Lighthouse
I sat watching the spot for about 15 minutes before venturing out onto this spot. The tide was out, I knew I only had a minute or so before a giant wave would come crashing over this spot sure to soak everything located there, and a probability that the unlucky person caught in that wave might get sucked off the rocks into what would have certainly been death. As I took a photo I saw a large wave coming in and narrowly missed this exact fate, the bottom half of my body getting soaked, but everything else fine.
I saw the weather forecast for this area and drove nearly 7 hours to get to this location. I was hoping for the southern lights over this location as the KP index had spiked, and although the glow was only light that night, I did end up with some great shots. This is one of my favorites, and is a somewhat alternate perspective on a frequented spot on the southern tip of the south island in New Zealand.