Photos

The Moeraki boulders south of Oamaru are absolutely wonderful! Boulders were formed when an object (like perhaps a bone) settled into the sand under water. The boulders then formed around the object in this spherical shape. As the sea retreated, the boulders were left buried in the ground that is now back from the beach. As the sea then erodes the dunes and land by the shore, the boulders are exposed and eventually roll down the hill and end up here on the beach.

The Maori legend holds that the boulders are the result of the Kai-hinaki or food baskets that came from a waka that was wrecked while searching for Jade stone.

These photos were taken at dawn, so I used a tri-pod and a longer exposure.

Post processing = Levels, and warming filter, Colours, USM.