Mataikona Beach, a photo from Wairarapa, North Island

Photographer's Note

Hi All.

This is Mataikona Beach just north of Castle Point. Taken on Easter Monday at about 9:30 in the morning. We found the beach surprisingly empty for such a fine day on a public holiday, not that we were complaining of course. We drove though fog for about an hour on our way to the beach and arrived to near perfect conditions within 10 KM’s of our destination. (just lucky I guess)

In WS I have put a macro of the beach gems.

Enjoy,
Paul.

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kiwi_explorer (12209) 2007-04-18 6:08

Hi Paul,
Another very good compo from you. Good low angle shot and well controlled lighting. Overall image color quality and sharpness is good. Excellent! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

cuneyt-sb (6576) 2007-04-18 8:20

Hi Paul
I love that frog eye looks to over square,
I always try same technic and love it.
Very goos POV and very sharp clear image.
TFS/Kind regards

siolaw (38294) 2007-04-18 8:57

Hi Paul
A well chosen POV and vertical framing, with emphasis on the FG, but a brautiful BG too!
Natural colors and sharpness...
What are these things? Seeweed?
Interesting WS too
Laurent

Budapestman (82620) 2007-04-18 9:00

Hi Paul,
Splendid shot. I like the impressive perspective and the fascinating atmosphere. Very fine details and beautiful lights. Effective POV and superb quality. Peaceful and very fine spectacle. Have a nice day, thank you
George

Loic_bzh (7646) 2007-04-18 9:03

Hi Paul,

an other great landscape pict... I love the DOF and the idea you had to include this foreground. But I tried to remove it, just to see what it gives. I hope you'll like it.

Cheers,

Loïc

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craiggc (2509) 2007-04-18 11:48

I love a landscape image with a huge foreground Paul! This is excellent. Personnally I would have cloned out the little bit of flare in the sky, but it doesn't detract from the image overall.
Cheers
Craig

cherryripe (21033) 2007-04-18 12:08

Hi Paul
There's some attractive looking seaweed well placed in the foreground. The rocks seem to go on forever creating lots of depth. I've just done a little WS to show more details in the foreground without losing the contrasts.
Regards
Nikki

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jaywalker (16105) 2007-04-18 14:59

Hi Paul, A wonderful chose for your POV, so low has added great depth, the light & colours are excellent & very well composed, wonderful sky & a nice unusual beach photo, kind regards Wilson.

Scharan (14144) 2007-04-18 21:05

Olá Paul

Belíssimo cenário.
Composição ótima na vertical e cores maravilhosas.
Parabéns!

Grande abraço,
Vera.

pboehringer (770) 2007-04-19 0:30

Perfect framing with a good balance of the fg and bg elements, Paul. The light gives good details of the stones and waterplant texture. The clouds are a nice repetitive element for the stones.
TFS, Peter

UnTrained (0) 2007-04-19 1:12

Hi Paul,
dream of sharpness. Everywhere from sky to the stones and the tang, everything is clear, sharp and has good contrast. The composition and the view along the beach with the vertical format makes it to a excellent capture. Really one to enjoy.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

ktanska (44492) 2007-04-19 1:35

Hi Paul,
A beautiful beach scene with a good sense of perspective. Those seaplants are a well chosen detail. They always wake my curiosity, making me wonder what they actually are and where they come from.
Kari

Cretense (68709) 2007-04-19 3:45

Hi Paul!

Great "unearthly" landscape once again from you! Excellent vertical framing and composition, perfect sharpness and contrast. Beautiful colours, too! Congratulations!

Hercules

barrufeto_77 (28888) 2007-04-19 4:59

Hi Paul.

Excellent picture and WS. The view of the beach with that impressive sky is amazing!

My compliments!

Rgs, Oscar

jhm (211734) 2007-04-19 12:43

Hi Paul,

You taken this picture very low, this gives a excellent depth and great perspective, also your WS with the details are very lovely, together with the clouds at the sky. Nice done.

Have a nice day,
John.

zeca (19762) 2007-04-19 21:21

Cheers, Paul!
What a nice perspective! I love this low down framing, well exposing the died kelps in the very close foreground and capturing the long DOF with absolute great quality! Very good work! A pro's picture!
Regards,
Zeca

yesterday (9833) 2007-04-20 7:13

Excellent compostion with the front and sharp long perspective, great color and contrast in the photo.

Cricri (176) 2007-04-20 8:03

Bonjour Paul,
Joli POV en contre bas et le format est bien choisi il donne une jolie vue a horizon, joli aussi les algues sur les pierres foncées, belle présentation
good weekend
cricri

napdsp (744) 2007-04-20 9:45

Wonderful warm golden cast one the beach. Very moody and peachful.

riclopes (35577) 2007-04-20 11:43

Olá Paul, very beautiful deserted beach scenery, so well composed in the vertical, giving a great depth and also a wonderful impact from these dried seaweeds in foreground. The clouds are also enhancing the top of the image and it's a pleasure to discover the view seen at a far distance along the coast. Great shot!
Have a nice weekend,
ric

sabyasachi1212 (19779) 2007-04-20 12:50

Hi Paul,
Excellent work as usual, that thing in the FG, I am not sure what it is, (sea weed perhaps?) but thats what make this work in the vertical format.
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

devimeuxbe (58557) 2007-04-20 16:12

Hi paul
excellent composition with this law POV and the strong cloud on the back.
Excellent
Bertrand

Giorgio (11279) 2007-04-21 2:30

- Very beautiful composition, incredible foreground in short focal effect, I repeat, splendid, bravo!
giorgio

evanrizo (462) 2007-04-21 2:56

Hi Paul.
You photos have sooo nice lignness, this one here has a great perspective too.
The angle and the composition gives this superb depth here.
TFS
Evan

thea0211 (1365) 2007-04-21 3:53

hi paul,
great beach perspective here - lovely colors of rocks, sand, water and clouded sky.
good thing the beach was not crowded ... lucky you :)!
thanks and have a great weekend,
dora

papagolf21 (152605) 2007-04-21 4:05

Bonjour, mon ami Paul,
Joli cadrage de cette plage qui contient des trésors cachés. Merci, Paul, de nous présenter ces découvertes, qui semblent attendre tranquillement le promeneur.
La prise de vue est particulièrement réussie.
Amitiés.
Philippe

prumod (8300) 2007-04-21 5:57

hi paul...
this pov is wonderful...
your shot has amazing clarity too... i like its lights/shadows very much... the clouds adding nice beauty....
greetings...

ahmetgedikli (25609) 2007-04-21 7:34

Hi Paul,
A fine chosen point of view, beautiful sky and good details. Have a nice weekend.
Ahmet

josepmarin (59385) 2007-04-21 8:04

Hi Paul,
Good choice of this so low POV, touching the land, to obtain a great perspective of the beach and to leave a small part of the picture to the landscape and the sky, giving the absolute protagonism to the stones and the algae in the beach.
The sea and the clouds add more beauty to the composition, which is very well illuminated and with excellent colors.
Best regards,
Josep

Graal (103040) 2007-04-21 11:30

Hi Paul,
great POV and landscape.Superb composition. Pleasant light and colours. Simply place but beautiful in your photo. I like it a lot. Good work.
Gr., Aleksander

emjleclercq (15778) 2007-04-21 16:48

A very good depth of view and an excellent sharpness. I wondered what the yellow things were, until discovering they were some kind of sea vegetation. Beautifull sky with well lighted clouds in the background.

All the best,

Emmanuel

Davidwh (3662) 2007-04-21 17:01

Hi Paul,
You were indeed lucky to come out of the fog and find such beautiful conditions.I like the low POV making the beach seem to extend on forever.The cut of the sky and angle of the coastline adding to the composition and the colours and texture a pleasure to the eye.Good stuff my friend.
Regards, David

Didi (61589) 2007-04-22 4:03

Hi Paul
Very interesting foreground who gives a nice depht in your composition and a good perspective.
I appreciate also the sharpeness.
Well done.
Cheers.

pablominto (53746) 2007-04-22 4:22

Hello Paul,
The seaweed makes a great addition to the scenery, both colour wise and the shapes!
Attractive diagonal composition, a well working low point of vikew...
Excellent definition gives superb details!
Greetings,
Pablo -

jafadabret (56501) 2007-04-22 9:36

Paul, ce qui frappe c'est la profondeur de champ dans cette image. Le cadrage est bien pensé pour donner cette impression. Le rendu des pierres est excellent.
Jacques

danyy (0) 2007-04-22 13:21

Bonjour Paul,
une photo qui ne manque ni de netteté , ni de profondeur.
En choisissant cette petite ouverture, tu as mis toutes les chances de ton côté.
J'aime beaucoup le POV et le ciel.

Best regards.
Daniel.

tabora (0) 2007-04-22 16:37

Hello paul,
J'aime bien la manière d'inclure ces éléments organiques dans l'ensemble,ils coupent la monotonie des teintes de roches,ton ciel est super.
A ta santé
Joseph

sufi (9588) 2007-04-22 17:20

Merhaba paul, my friend...
It's another wonderful and very creative point of view and perfect perspective, indeed... The light, the details and the clarity are incredible... Also wonderful colors and contrast between the hot and cold colors... Of course great shot...
TFS...
Stay well..
Salim.

edal (6804) 2007-04-22 23:24

Hi Paul!
What I like about this photo, is mostly the play of light and shadows with the strustures and forms of the place.
Good work!
Anton

feather (51130) 2007-04-23 10:57

You still had great light at 9:30 affording plenty of contrast. I like the low POV to include such a large expanse of rocks. F16 was definely well chosen as was your focal point to get sharpness front to back.
Kath

Photo65Net (43144) 2007-04-23 13:39

Paul,
I like how you bamanced the compo with this foreground.
Other elements are very impressive, with in particular a beautiful beach texture, with all these rocks.
Beautiful,
Regards,
JB.

izler (8) 2007-04-23 17:10

hello paul
you are presenting different and wonderful point of view from this beautiful beach...
i like composition, depht of field, lighting, colours, sharpness and details
thanks for sharing
regards
izler

hay_kes (31439) 2007-04-24 2:36

Hi Paul,
What a great photography, excellent details and marvellous colours. Very impressive composition.TFS.
Cheers!

hAyAti

AiresSantos (56155) 2007-04-24 5:20

Hi Paul,
Magnificent POV and colours in this gorgeous composition.
I like this perspective and low angle. Excellent details and colours
TFS and greetings
Aires

izmirli (3989) 2007-04-24 17:39

merhaba dear paul
beautiful beach and nature.very good clouds and depth.beautiful light and colours.
well done. best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

isa (1986) 2007-04-24 17:53

Hi Paul!
Woauuuu! Great composition, good pov. Well Done, beautiful galerie.
Congratulations,
Isa

deblink (2548) 2007-04-24 19:20

Hi Paul,
This is one magnificent view. Personally I like the seaweed in the foreground. The distant view to the mountains is amazing and the cloud formation looks grand. I think I would have attempted to clone out the spot in the sky, I don't know what caused this, other then that it is a perfect image. Congratulations.
Cheers,
Debbie

BettinaMarie (666) 2007-04-24 23:31

Hello Paul,
I love when you take photos of the ocean...and this pov is wonderful! Very nice composition, atmosphere, color and clarity! I love the workshops also....very nice!

Take care,
Bettina Marie =0)

Floydian (30970) 2007-04-25 5:07

Hi Paul,
Long time since we spoke, hope your okay.
Vertical landscapes are not that easy to make but seeing this great depth of stones on the shoreline i only can say that you did a great job. The clouds that are coming in give it even more power and is absolute great exposed...perfect work..!!!
Regards, Henk

danos (110407) 2007-04-25 6:11

Hello Paul,
a very ineresting and a good perspective shot of this beach.Excellent the saturated colours and and this low skew angle of view.Great the background with these ominous-looking clouds.Well done.
Regards,Danos

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2007-04-25 7:13

Very attractive shot. This is a stunning place! So beautiful! I like these colours very well saturated and this great POV
Best wishes,
Achim

rossofuoco (7398) 2007-04-25 16:14

Hi Paul
Bella foto ben eseguita e ben composta. Ottimi colori
Saluti
Renzo

Gregtom (7169) 2007-04-25 16:18

Hello, Paul!
Very colorful image with very deep perspective, thanks to the low point of view. Very nice depth of field, fine details on the foreground. And I think, that this place is worth visiting - really beautiful piece of Nature!
regards,
Greg

cunejo200 (7281) 2007-04-26 14:25

Hi Paul,
A very pleasant scene beautifully captured. Good low pov with good exposure and colors. Best wishes - Danilo

toto (0) 2007-04-26 14:48

Belle photo, bel angle de prise de vues,bonne longueur d' image. les détails sont jolis et nets. Amitiés Thomas

MLINES (12516) 2007-04-27 20:57

Hi Paul. When seeing your numerous and well composed NZ scenes, especially beach-scapes such as this it brings back strong feelings of our carefree childhood days at Oakura Beach, Taranaki. This photo encapsulates so many happy days. Thanks for bringing these for others to see and enjoy. Murray.

vincent24 (9060) 2007-05-01 16:24

Hi Paul,
Good vertical frame including the seaweed in foreground,it really add a value and enhance the depth,excellent quality of details and colors,
good job,
vincent

Angshu (56760) 2007-05-07 4:22

Hello Paul
Interesting & colourful sea weeds indeed in the FG. Your low POV with the rocks creates a lot of depth..sharpness is excellent...what about a horizontal frame alternative to get a broader view of the sea? Excellent photo as usual
Regards
Angshu

balatrek (7455) 2007-07-05 10:38

Hi Paul,

Interesting composition and great depth in the scene, this point of view shows a different perspective, you have managed to create a good image and of great force, perfect the vertical format for this work. Thanks to share.

Regards
José

giorgimer (35017) 2007-08-02 3:00

Hi Paul,

I like a lot the DOV of this image, nice details and composition with the different colors of the various elements

TFS

Gio

clic (76) 2007-10-07 13:47

Hello Paul
A gorgeous bird's eye view!!
I realize all the nice shots I miss, not being a landed bird or a quadruped!
So sharp from close up to infinity, as if you'd use a bifocal lens in front of your 24-85mm!
Thanks for this unusual point of view that composes such an appealing tableau.
Best regards.
Robert

fserajian (2299) 2008-01-02 11:27

Hi Paul,

Well composed, you know you have an eye for these type of shots, you have presented it so well making a centre piece from something so little... well done and TFS

Happy New Year and best wishes for Oh Eight as you call it!

Fara

falcon53 (336) 2008-02-03 13:22

Stunning image, with great perspective. The foreground really draws me into the picture. Nice shadows across the stones.

ilvao (2308) 2008-03-29 2:20

Salut Paul,

wonderful vertical picture with great sharpness and colors
seems to be a very wild beach
happy we - olivier

marcdemoulin (1870) 2008-12-08 11:41

I love that outstandingly wide DOF here Paul! Well done.
Marc

somkiat (1104) 2016-07-21 8:44

thank you for sharing