Moeraki Boulders 2 Photo

Photographer’s Note

Another view. There is just one person there in the distance, so that may give some indication of the scale of these boulders. No one knows for sure how they were formed to be such perfect round shape, but they have a chrystaline core.

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Aegean (2567) 2003-04-18 19:20

Great shot indeed...The perspective is great and the human figure in distance gives a short of scale...The exagarating of the foreground works perfect here....

sita4ram (814) 2003-04-19 5:51

Beautiful shot... Its always great to find out more about whats going on in the world around us.
I think crystals usually grow into a round shape because of the way they form. Im not sure though.
I love the way they are scattered and lead the eye into the photo, to meet the human figure and the inspiring background.
colors are great. maybe the yellow flowers on the hill are a bit over saturated. in this shot it would have been perfect to have them less bright.

Branislav (76) 2003-04-19 6:39

Fantastic composition and beautiful colours. Very nice picture!

amadej (1285) 2003-04-19 15:28

Great perspective! Very interesting rocks. This shape is not caused by boulders' growth but by their decay. Rock erosion of any kind, being by heat/cold, wind, rolling,... always starts at the weakest points. That is first at sharp corners, if any, then at the edges and so on. So, any initial form's final stage is (ideally) a sphere.

Rupes (913) 2003-04-22 18:17

The composition is great,it´s a beautiful shot! ;)

evilren (1395) 2003-05-16 9:20

a beatiful shot of the Moeraki rocks!!

philip_coggan (11) 2003-05-30 6:30

Amazing boulders, and a good photo, leading the eye into the landscape and with that man to give scale. I'm surprised they haven't been taken off by landscape gardeners... :-).

Curioso (9187) 2003-06-18 7:58

Aren't they volcanic rocks ?

I believe that volcanic lava which fall into cold water makes the components cristalize. On top of that, the way and the speed it falls into the sea produce this kind of form called pillow lavas (relates to the round shapes).

Maybe it is the case there.

ninadev (5225) 2003-06-18 12:41

Superb! what incredible boulders and the angle of the shot creates sort of a movement in these gigantic "pétanque" balls. Sort of a playground for giants. You have a way to pick-up the essential thing to be highlited. Simplicity and punch all in once. I love it. Definitively one of my favorite photographers.

Bayleaf (1329) 2003-06-21 23:09

I like this too. The composition is really nice leading the eye into the shot and as you say, the person in the distance gives a sense of scale. The sky is interesting too.
Very nice.

roconnell (327) 2003-08-15 23:34

Wow Wee! The boulders just take the viewer through the frame so wonderfully.

Didi (37199) 2003-11-16 4:46

Etrange photo !
Si vous n'aviez pas écrit un texte j'aurais cru à des blocs de béton pour protéger la plage.
Je ne crois pas que ce soit des morceaux détachés de la falaise. Il est possible qu'ils aient une origine volcanique ou "why not ?" des météorites.......

Strange photograph! If you had not written a text I would have believed in concrete blocks to protect the beach. I do not believe that they are detached pieces of the cliff. It is possible that they have a volcanic origin or "why not?" meteorites.......

Midnight_sun (1939) 2004-01-23 19:23

Those boulders are great; such great shapes.
This is a nice array of stones, but I would have liked to have seen some more coast, or more of the stones as it almost feels like two shots in one... I still really like it, well done.

emralc (172) 2004-09-06 2:49 [Comment]

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manu_itu (305) 2005-01-09 3:51

Your picture rocks Nina! but I'd preffer a B&W version. Really!!

dantor (118) 2005-09-22 21:42

I saw those rocks when I was in NZ a few years ago. Now, why didn't I think of taking a photo from this angle? The boulder line works very well in this vertical composition. Excellent details, texture and DOF.