Mark Wassell
Dynamic Motukiekie
Motukiekie Beach is a fantastic location on the West Coast of New Zealand.
After a "Blazing Kaikoura" sunrise on the east coast I headed over to the West Coast for sunset.
This spot is only accessible at low tide and even during the very low tide on this particular evening the swell would regularly wash over this scene. This regular water movement however provided another layer to the seastack / starfish combination that the area is famous for!
The growing popularity of Motukiekie for serious landscape photographers is largely off the back of some fantastic images created by Kah Kit Yoong here a couple of years ago. If you haven't already make sure you check out his Flickr stream at www.flickr.com/photos/kahkityoong/ - you won't regret it!
The above image was taken well after the sun had set, providing a wonderful atmosphere including the sea mist in the background. My legs were soaked from the numerous swells and on the walk back down the beach it started to rain. This just added to the adventure at a remarkable location!
As always I would love to hear any thoughts / comments that you may have.
Taken with a Pentax 645Nii medium format film camera and fuji velvia 50 film.
Dynamic Motukiekie
Motukiekie Beach is a fantastic location on the West Coast of New Zealand.
After a "Blazing Kaikoura" sunrise on the east coast I headed over to the West Coast for sunset.
This spot is only accessible at low tide and even during the very low tide on this particular evening the swell would regularly wash over this scene. This regular water movement however provided another layer to the seastack / starfish combination that the area is famous for!
The growing popularity of Motukiekie for serious landscape photographers is largely off the back of some fantastic images created by Kah Kit Yoong here a couple of years ago. If you haven't already make sure you check out his Flickr stream at www.flickr.com/photos/kahkityoong/ - you won't regret it!
The above image was taken well after the sun had set, providing a wonderful atmosphere including the sea mist in the background. My legs were soaked from the numerous swells and on the walk back down the beach it started to rain. This just added to the adventure at a remarkable location!
As always I would love to hear any thoughts / comments that you may have.
Taken with a Pentax 645Nii medium format film camera and fuji velvia 50 film.