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Photographer’s Note

This is Cape Reinga and its lighthouse at the top of the North Island. Not the first photo of Cape Reinga, just my version.

The drive up to the cape is long and winding, and when you get to the cape it certainly feels like you have reached the end of the earth! Unfortunately no photo can convey the feelings you get when you finally arrive and take in the view.

I took this photo at Labour weekend, which is the start of the tourist season. The rough water in the centre of the photo is the meeting of the oceans, this is where the Pacific ocean meets the Tasman sea. I get the impression they don’t get along ;-).

Hope you enjoy this image.
Cheers, Paul.

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robertosalguero (2759) 2006-11-23 23:41

Beautiful land/waterscape. The lighthouse on the right is an excellent onject to lead the eyes into the shot. I like your point of view taken from higher up. Your note is very informative and I find it interesting to know where the oceans meet. Nice work Paul.

Roberto

ribeiroantonio (21723) 2006-11-24 0:03

In my opinion, this is a beautiful composition, with the lighthouse on the right and a big sea in the middle. It really transmits the idea of an immense sea in front of us the the reason for the lighthouse. Well done.
Antonio

dhurjati (2827) 2006-11-24 0:31

Hi Paul,
Beautiful landscape.I love the placing of the lighthouse and the road approaching the lighthouse.The lighting is good and so is the pov.
Greetings from India,
Dhurjati

pablominto (39884) 2006-11-24 3:40

Hello Paul,
The surf breaking out there is a real eye-catcher in this fine seaside image!
Obviously that white lighthouse is a popular viewpoint, but yours is better for photography...
Very well composed image, great natural colours and fine details!
Greetings,
Pablo -

sarhanp (122) 2006-11-24 6:59

Hello Paul,

This is fantastic shot, very good point of view. So sharp and well balanced.

Congrats,

Sarhan.

osse (2806) 2006-11-24 11:02

Hi Paul
Beautiful landscape shot again. Good colours, light, sharpnes, details, DOF and POV.
Well done mf.

osse

parbo (10936) 2006-11-24 15:16

Hello Paul,

Reserving thick part for land is a good idea because this includes wide and detailed view Cape Reinga and its lighthouse. Location of rod on ridges and white stain on ocean tells us weather is not so soft. Colors and sharpness are wonderful. Visitor on road are helping to us imagine the scale of your landscape view.
Congratulations.

Best Regards,

Parbo

daddo (11263) 2006-11-24 18:34

Hi Paul. Nice work with the open vista.The colours too are subtle and bathed in a gentle light. Very effective PoV.Regards. Klaudio.

ahmetgedikli (21543) 2006-11-24 19:47

Hi Paul,
Very beautiful landscape, a nice place... Excellent natural colors, sharpness and fine depth. Very well done.
Ahmet

somkiat (1096) 2006-11-24 21:48

beautiful view,paul
i like the landscape,you shot.it's very nice capture from you.the land,ocean and sky are presented by the good management.it's the pleasant place.the new output and nicely done by you.
somkiat

Henryk_Bilor (20365) 2006-11-25 4:45

Hi Paul
Great cape with the lighthouse. Beautiful capture against the ocean. Only you could do something with the sky ;).
Regards

tabora (13636) 2006-11-25 6:18

Bonsoir paul,
On voit bien le bout du monde, ainsi que la force des courants des deux océans qui forment des lignes convergentes et de l'écume.
Note intéressante.
A+ Joseph

plimrn (19558) 2006-11-25 13:20

Hi Paul,
I recognize those signs of two seas meeting well; from a distance on a sailboat, there's always anxiety about how rough the collision of the waters will be. For me it adds great interest to well framed detail of the cape jutting out into the sea. Just looking at the map, I think it's more than seems like a long way; it is a long way. Sorry about my earlier mix-up of names.
Regards, Pat

pboehringer (770) 2006-11-25 14:15

Wonderful and simple composition with the diagonal coming in of the land and the lighthoue at the tip. The movement in the water really documents some whirl between the two seas meeting here. I wouldn't feel very safe being a captain here.
The landscape looks very similar to the californian shore, especially around the Big Sur that was so well documented by plimrn and collected in her Driving Big Sur from LAX.
Have a good weekend, Peter
:) tomorrow

jafadabret (38907) 2006-11-25 15:02

La composition est simple mais très efficace, Paul.
J'aime cette impression de grands espaces et d'embruns marins que donne cette photo. La jonction de l'Océan et de la Mer est bien visible.
Jacques

cunejo200 (7157) 2006-11-25 17:45

Hello Paul, The lighthouse looks beautiful from this viewpoint. Lovely vista with good colors and light. Regrads, Danilo

Budapestman (40914) 2006-11-25 18:32

Hi Paul!
Beautiful shot! This is a picturesque and spectacular place! Its an impressive composition and splendid POV. Fascinating atmosphere! Thank you, nice days
George

Giorgio (8602) 2006-11-26 2:24

- Your version is a good version, I like very much your PoV and your choice fot the shot, beautiful picture, well done!
giorgio

balatrek (7419) 2006-11-26 3:28

Hi Paul,

Fantastic landscape, I like the depth of the scene, perfect clearness in the highway that takes small lighthouse, good quality of contrasts and a perfectly balanced light,, is a place to seat and to enjoy a little peace, thanks to share, great shot!

Regards
José

feather (49848) 2006-11-26 6:26

Great POV looking down on the lighthouse. Your composition works very well with the little road leading our eye right to it. The disturbance in the sea is a extra element of interest in the scene. (Good comment btw :D)
Kath

josepmarin (33573) 2006-11-26 7:35

Hi Paul,
Spectacular image from a great POV, which gives a great perspective and depth to this image.
The lighthouse is outlined with great contrast on the dark blue one of the ocean and on the green one of the hill, the sinuous highway with the people adds a good dynamism to the set, the foam on the water indicates the presence of reefs, and the line of the horizon meets very distant, separating sky of sea.
Splendid landscape, in a good composition.
Regards,
Josep

prumod (8258) 2006-11-26 13:45

hi paul,
it's very beautiful shot... i like the view of horizon here... the lighthous e is also very nice... good colors....
greetings
pramod

barrufeto_77 (25601) 2006-11-26 14:45

Hi Paul.

The landscape is impressive. The contrast sea-coast is great. I really like it.

My compliments!

Rgs, Oscar

sufi (9568) 2006-11-26 19:28

Merhaba Paul...
It's a perfect point of view, my friend... The perspective is wonderful... Also wonderful colors, light and clarity... The contrast between the blue-gray and green is perfect too...
TFS...
Stay well..
Salim.

anesugur (16514) 2006-11-27 2:49

Hi Paul,
This is a great shot the colors are superb.
Very good POV too...
Well done. Uğur

riclopes (32845) 2006-11-27 2:57

Well Paul, this image makes me remember Roca Cape, the most western point of Europe, near my place. A place where we really fell that the earth ended and the sea begins, as the Portuguese poet from the XV century said it. I can feel that here. Excellent shot from uphere, with the sight of the widing road leading to the lighthouse and the imense sea in front of our eyes. Well done!
Cheers,
Ricardo

jhm (81659) 2006-11-27 8:12

Hi Paul,

Congratulations with your 50the up-lead on TE, I hope that you placing a lot lovely pictures in future! Very well panorama view, the way and the lighthouse make this picture very attractive. Thanks for sharing.

Have a nice day,
John.

sabyasachi1212 (19528) 2006-11-27 9:00

Hi Paul,
Excellent POV from high up the hill overlooking the ocean. I agree, it is a fascinating view with the long winding road, the lighthouse in the distance and the meeting of the oceans. Good work!
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

lu_muratori (618) 2006-11-27 13:26

Hi Paul, your shot is great and so is your note! I think this is the whole idea of TE,a beutiful shot + a cool note! Thank you very much,
Luciana

Didi (35680) 2006-11-27 13:27

Hello Paul
Very nice seascape with a good point of interest on the foreground.
It's possible to make several pictures at different moment of the day, especially with a rough sea.
Cheers.

Donald (134) 2006-11-27 16:45

A beautiful Seascape/ Landscape great pov and comp, perfect horizon top marks.TFS
Cheers Donald

prezntime (3945) 2006-11-27 23:05

Hello Paul.
What a viewpoint. The curve of the road leading to the lighthouse is a nice eyepoint. Your positioning of the scene in the photograph is well done and it's nice to see the line of the ridge following your horizontal formating of the shot. Very cool to catch the meeting of the oceans as well, first time I have seen a photo of such a thing.
Well seen,
Chris.

izmirli (2927) 2006-11-28 1:23

merhaba dear paul
very good nature picture.good sky and skylife.very nice blue and green colours.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

emjleclercq (14125) 2006-11-28 1:39

A very nice seascape, with excellent framing. The sea is wide open to the horizon but I believe the lighthouse is an important part of the picture, on that cliff pointing like a finger into the sea. Nice wave effect, good colors and sharpness.

All the best,

Emmanuel

Floydian (30970) 2006-11-28 4:23

Hi Paul,
Great composition in 3 different layers, land, sea and sky.
Love the road which lead us to the lighthouse and the way you placed it to the right is perfect..!!!
Regards, Henk

jean-marie (3088) 2006-11-28 5:44

Hello Paul,

Joli cadrage plongeant sur ce beau phare. Excellent POV. Merci du partage.
Amicalement
jean-marie

capthaddock (28640) 2006-11-28 11:17

Hi Paul -fantastic view of the end of NZ, imagine my disappointment when I drove that boring long road, and could't even see my shoes when I arrived at the end. (I do see a set of islands toward the left side of the horizon, I know it ain't Fiji, wonder if they're inhabited)

Angshu (33235) 2006-11-28 22:40

Hello Paul
Composition is great with the lighthouse & the winding road leading to it, extremely photogenic. The vast expanse of the sea makes it feel that this is the end of landmass & beginning of eternity. I like your comment about the turbulence where the seas meet. Very nice
Regards
Angshu

jrj (34779) 2006-11-29 5:07

Nice pov for presenting the lighthouse out in the cliff facing the sea. Fine detail with the road there. Beautiful place. Well done this one Paul

Janice (4386) 2006-11-29 20:55

I've been there Paul, a few times now! And had a variety of weather too. Good shot here, showing us the lighthouse and the meeting of the waters. Well done,
Janice

zeca (20024) 2006-11-29 21:54

Hello Paul! It´s a nice cape and seascape, and you choosed a nice POV to present it! Very good work! What islands are that in the horizon?
Regards,
Zeca

Elaine_Blath (6170) 2006-11-30 4:15

Hi Paul,

fantastic POV...amazing scenery and view. The lighthouse looks so small against the huge range of the sea, really well captured!

Take care, Ivana

rosaline (0) 2006-12-01 4:01

Hi Paul
Nice vista and great pov. The placing of the light house works well and draws the viewer in. I like the disturbance in the water too, as it adds some pattern to the texture of the water. The sky is a little bright but not excessively so. Good shot and nice composition.
Aubrey

elmec (12194) 2006-12-04 7:16

Hello Paul!
Great scene with this last part of island with sealight!
Very nice composition and light!
Best regards!

thea0211 (1355) 2006-12-05 15:31

this is such a great shot, paul! oceans are truly something ... and when they meet i suppose they are even more :) ... your 'end of the earth' reminds me of the cornish Land's End ... amazing places! simply gotta love them!

thanks for shooting and sharing!

dora :)

danyy (67924) 2006-12-07 13:36

Bonjour Paul,
excellent POV en altitude, une photo que a de leµa profondeur avec cette ligne d'horizon idéalement placée.
De belles couleurs et lumières et de la vie ajoutée par ces promeneurs.
Best regards.
Daniel.

HOBO (5244) 2006-12-08 4:21

Hello Paul,
really land's end...
With the reefs in front it's place sailors pass with respect. I like the view on the lighthouse; are there some islands at the near left horizon?
Regards
Knut

sebinho342 (18726) 2006-12-20 8:34

Hi Paul, so peacefull view here, i love the mood. Placement of elements is very good for this "end of land" picture.
Perhaps a little bit burnt in sky but i don't mind.
Great !

vascao (190) 2006-12-21 19:55

To see and to love, Paul. A feeling of vastness and desolation in a superb image. A nice note as well.
Regards and TFS.
Sergio

ollie59 (776) 2006-12-21 20:36

very nice view Paul ,ilike how you have positioned the lighthouse so it draws the eye into the view,the ocean is also very good as the disturbance also adds texture and movement .The only thing is youve lost some of the sky but its not really an issue
great work
Andy

fserajian (4451) 2006-12-28 4:42

Hi Paul,

Excellent POV and detail, the sky a bit over exposed, but I suppose you took this shot under difficult lighting condition. Well done..

Regards,

Fara

coco (27574) 2007-01-04 16:13

Hi Paul.
The depth and this nice place are great for make a photo, for make a landscape.
And you did it.
Also the sea, also the sky and this nice light are useful in the composition.

Thanks for share.

MLINES (10840) 2007-01-06 20:16

Hi Paul. Good composition of the northenmost tip of NZ. The POV is perfect allowing us to see the swirling waters of two oceans meeting there. Keen to visit here one day, after seeing the Bay of Islands a little south of this point. Good work. Murray.

Yffic (6106) 2007-01-15 7:54

Hi Paul.

A beautiful landscape shot.
The POV is really nice.
A well done shot.

Regards.

Yves
(;-)) I'll be back

giorgimer (20634) 2008-06-28 14:16

Hi Paul,

very beautiful view. I like a lot the way people near the lighthouse appear so small in this endless view.

TFS

Gio

kiks (5973) 2008-08-25 11:15

Pleasure to look at this image from this wonderful landschape. Also a pleasure to read your note.
Best regards
KIKs