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Christchurch, New Zealand,
March 23rd 2024.
The image depicts a Waka taua, a traditional Māori war canoe that exemplifies the rich craftsmanship and cultural significance of the Māori people. Waka taua were used by Māori tribes in New Zealand primarily for warfare, serving as a means to transport warriors to battle. They also symbolized prestige and tribal identity.
A defining feature of these canoes is the tauihu, the intricately carved prow located at the front of the vessel. These carvings often depicted ancestral figures, guardians, or symbolic patterns with profound spiritual meaning, representing the mana, or spiritual authority, of the canoe and its people. Equally significant is the taurapa, the elaborately carved stern at the back of the canoe. Like the tauihu, the carvings on the taurapa balanced the visual and spiritual weight of the canoe, adding to its ceremonial importance.
The carvings on Waka taua showcase the exceptional wood-carving skills of Māori artists, known as whakairo, with intricate designs that often symbolized genealogy, spiritual beliefs, and tribal narratives. These canoes were typically crafted from large tree trunks, such as tōtara, which were hollowed and shaped with precision using traditional tools. They were often adorned with lashings and decorative patterns, sometimes inlaid with paua (abalone shell) to enhance their visual appeal.
Waka taua were impressive in size, often reaching up to 30 meters in length and capable of carrying between 80 and 100 warriors, depending on the specific design and purpose. They were more than just a mode of transportation; they embodied the history, unity, and strength of the tribe. The launching of a Waka taua was a highly ceremonial event, accompanied by rituals to invoke protection and ensure success. This photo beautifully captures these cultural and historical elements, highlighting the intricate carvings of the tauihu and taurapa, along with the elegant shape and craftsmanship that make Waka taua iconic within Māori culture.
Spent today shooting for the Canoe Summer Lookbook...here's a little peek.
You can visit their website here. It was so fun!
Canoe offers vintage, American made clothing, great boots, blankets, hand tooled leather goods and woodburned pocket knives.
Can't wait to share more!
Isn't Kaylan such a pretty model?
A Poster for Green River Canoes in the silhouette style of Jan Pienkowski
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Aboriginal people removed bark to make canoes, containers and shields and to build temporary shelters.
I got an early start on the canoe shoot this morning. So early that it was just a black blob on dark water. I maneuvered around until I got the canoe on a lighter patch of water. Then I had to bump up the ISO because — even though it was calm — the canoe wasn’t perfectly still and it was blurring. And it was still coming out as a black blob so I hit it with the flash. To be honest, I was kind of shocked that it looked this good.
By the way, I can’t help but think about how nearly-impossible this would have been with film. And how expensive to experiment/bracket the exposures it would have been.
I had to retouch this one because the flash reflected off the few bits of shinny metal left on the old canoe.
Nikon D5100 -- Nikon 18-55mm
24mm
F4@1/2
ISO 400
Retouched
(DSC_4008 - 2) L#19
©Don Brown 2014
The clubhouse at Klahanie in Port Moody, BC includes the following amenities:
•outdoor pool / hot tub
•gymnasium
•fitness studio
•guest suites
•private entertaining room with kitchen
•great room
•billiards lounge
•tennis courts
•birthday party / multi-purpose meeting room
•games / teen room
•music room
•yoga / dance studio
•cafe / coffee bar
•theatre
•public art
Now I know what canoe is in German!
I've put this in as a testament to the phenomenal processing power of today's cameras and software. The photo was taken in almost total darkness, with a couple of distant street lights providing some illumination. Yet the free software IrfanView has pulled this much information out of the raw file. I like the bright, over the top colours too.
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The clubhouse at Klahanie in Port Moody, BC includes the following amenities:
•outdoor pool / hot tub
•gymnasium
•fitness studio
•guest suites
•private entertaining room with kitchen
•great room
•billiards lounge
•tennis courts
•birthday party / multi-purpose meeting room
•games / teen room
•music room
•yoga / dance studio
•cafe / coffee bar
•theatre
•public art
Canoe
By Chris Emmert 2008
Glass tile, recycled dinner plates and tray.
Sealed with a polymer resin. Us-eable with
food items below130 degrees.
6” x 23 ½” 1 ½” deep
Seven piled in drunk into the canoe and I into the kayak. We got to almost half way across the lake; surrendered to the water and turned back. At the shower, the canoe tipped over emptying the contents into water. I took off my clothes as well and jumped in. That's when she kissed me and we parted ways. As Derek and I stumbled in drunk and wet into the cabin, Erik's girlfriend told us to shut up. We couldn't stop laughing even when she threatened castration. Next morning we woke up without phones or rides. We found out from the owner that the lake was the Mississippi.