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A Beach In Winter #4
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Sea Stacks at Karitane Beach, and more seagulls. There must have been something very tasty on the tideline. You will see from my other photos that they were everywhere!
Thank you for taking yet another look at Karitane and for any comments.

Legend of Wairaka
"Opinions vary as to the meaning of Karitane (literally: kari=to dig; tane=men) but one legend tells of a local girl, Wairaka, who desired as a husband one of a visiting group. That night she crept into the visitors' communal hut and scratched his face as he lay sleeping to identify him in the morning as her betrothed. But another among the visitors, who had seen the looks Wairaka had given her intended and who desired the girl for himself, changed places with him and so Wairaka had scratched the face of the wrong man. The incident gave rise to a proverb: "What a terrible mistake Wairaka made in the dark". "

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::biffobear
06/16/12 2:41 PM GMT
Great clarity..and the grass is good..R.
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Never argue with an idiot. They'll drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
::Dunstickin
06/16/12 2:49 PM GMT
Just so damn wonderful!..
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::trixxie17
06/16/12 3:51 PM GMT
Great composition here with the grasses in the foreground and the stacks further back.
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. . . "What a desolate place would be a world without a flower! It would be a face without a smile, a feast without a welcome." A.J. Balfour
::corngrowth
06/16/12 4:45 PM GMT
Another perfect one in a ditto series, Lyn. You know that I like such scenes very much. Wonderful job again!

Thanks for the interesting legend of Wairaka as well.

Regards, Cornelius.
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.cynlee
06/16/12 5:07 PM GMT
Looks like a beach in wonder. I like your choice of foreground element.
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.gonedigital
06/16/12 7:01 PM GMT
Simply gorgeous.
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Vote on your future here, and check your monitors calibration here.
.TheWhisperer
06/16/12 8:49 PM GMT
This is lovely. The white waves are really highlighted in this image by those dark clouds. Well done!
Ann
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::tigger3
06/16/12 9:46 PM GMT
This is lovely, I do like the contrasts of the sky water and the foreground. I found the legend very interesting ty Lyn. Tigs♥ =^..^=
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Nature in all her glory is my uplift on life and so is my love of photography. sandi ♪ ♫
::Inkeri
06/16/12 9:51 PM GMT
Fascinating legend.A Fantastic shoreline scene and Wonderful photo,Eve.
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::Fifthbeatle
06/17/12 1:40 AM GMT
Inviting scene, even in winter
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I Love Cloudy Days
::PatAndre
06/17/12 1:46 AM GMT
i would like to see everything in this shot in focus. A 10-22mm or 16-35mm or something like that would have filled the bill.
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.flanno2610
06/17/12 9:57 AM GMT
A wild beach with a big surf rolling in - magic stuff.
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.scorpie
06/17/12 1:45 PM GMT
Love love love it.
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Why not go out on a limb, that is where the fruit is.... Frank Scully
::SEFA
06/18/12 7:32 AM GMT
You live in a very beautiful country Lyn, and this beach is both beautiful and interesting. Very nice photo with the reeds in the foreground.
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::vangoughs
06/21/12 5:02 PM GMT
Looks like a Beautiful place to be!
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.Tedi
06/24/12 10:11 AM GMT
Fantastic capture, wonderful beach. I love the foamy water and the rocks in the distance. I love this wonderful work.
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