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I have chosen the Homer Tunnel, a 1.2km-long tunnel through solid rock in Fiordland National Park, for my New Years image. The construction of the tunnel began with just five men, pick axes and wheel barrows to carve away the rock. Over the years, the number of workers increased to make possible this engineering feat that enabled access to Milford Sound. There were many setbacks along the way such as World War II and avalanches. The tunnel finally opened in 1954 after 19 years of construction.
In some ways the tunnel represents the moving from one year, one decade, one era, into the next. From something known, to something unknown. The descent down the winding roads into the tunnel is breathtaking, a journey in its own right. The construction of the tunnel allowed everyday people to experience the magic of a new, exciting and wild place they had only dreamt of.
For those of you that have had a difficult year, there is light at the end of the tunnel and the promise of something better, something new and something wild. Hopefully you will all have your cameras ready to capture those moments.
Happy New Year my friends.
Light at the end of the tunnel DSC_5094
I have chosen the Homer Tunnel, a 1.2km-long tunnel through solid rock in Fiordland National Park, for my New Years image. The construction of the tunnel began with just five men, pick axes and wheel barrows to carve away the rock. Over the years, the number of workers increased to make possible this engineering feat that enabled access to Milford Sound. There were many setbacks along the way such as World War II and avalanches. The tunnel finally opened in 1954 after 19 years of construction.
In some ways the tunnel represents the moving from one year, one decade, one era, into the next. From something known, to something unknown. The descent down the winding roads into the tunnel is breathtaking, a journey in its own right. The construction of the tunnel allowed everyday people to experience the magic of a new, exciting and wild place they had only dreamt of.
For those of you that have had a difficult year, there is light at the end of the tunnel and the promise of something better, something new and something wild. Hopefully you will all have your cameras ready to capture those moments.
Happy New Year my friends.