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On the morning of my second day trip to North Island, NZ, I headed to Kitekite Falls, which is situated on the hinges of the beautiful coastal town of Piha, an hour's drive east of Auckland. I say beautiful because Piha is the only town in New Zealand where it slowly gets into view as you descend from over the mountains, and the Tasman Sea behind it grows majestic.
Kitekite falls is not on Google maps, to get to the carpark (which is the end of Glenesk Road), plug this coordinate into your navigation system: -36.952303,174.48404
All my shots of the magnificent 5 tier falls turned out to be duds - water spray, high position of the sun etc. So instead of that, I present to you - the charming Kitekite stream.
Used Lee 105mm polarizer and GNDs for this shot.
Exposure: 1s
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 11 mm
ISO Speed: 100
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Fragments scatter like mist,
each one a breath exhaled by nothing.
The koan hums beneath thought—
a stream under frost.
Not seeking joy,
you find the still smile
of an autumn morning.
Some fun with filters on this one. A Watercolour filter has been applied along with various post production effects. The original shot was taken with a slower shutter speed to blur the cascading water.
Deer Creek on a spring afternoon - Sequoia National Forest, California
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Even though this region only gets a couple millimeters of rain per year, you can still see where the water is concentrating and giving life to a beautiful flora (and fauna!).
On the track to Doughboy bay hut up the Rakeahua river valley. Stewart Island. Our wettest day of the trip.
Ponor-patak (Stream Ponor, Transylvania), october 2024
Camera: Canon EOS 1V HS
Lens: Canon 16-35mm F4 L IS + H&Y CPL filter
Film: Fujifilm Velvia 50 (RVP)
Scan: Minolta Dimage Scan Elite 5400
Software: Silverfast Ai Studio 8 with IT8 Advanced calibration