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Photo Friday: 90-Mile Beach and Te Paki Stream

Written on August 27, 2010 by in Art & Photography
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Dunes above Te Paki Stream, New Zealand

90-Mile Beach, which is not 90 miles, along the Tasman Sea in New Zealand's Northland. (It's more like 100km.)

Dunes above 90-mile beach, New Zealand.

A toi toi tuft, common in the area.

Happy Friday, folks,

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  • http://www.prolificliving.com/blog prolificliving

    Incredible photos. What is your camera, dear Kate? New Zealand is one of the world's (relatively) uncharted and untouched territories. I love it there too!

  • http://www.prolificliving.com/blog prolificliving

    Incredible photos. What is your camera, dear Kate? New Zealand is one of the world’s (relatively) uncharted and untouched territories. I love it there too!

  • http://watsons-unleashed.com Kate

    Thanks, Farnoosh! My primary camera kit is a Canon 5D with three lenses: 70-200mm, 50mm and 17-40mm. Unless I want to do serious work, however, I carry around a little Canon S90 or my iPhone, which also produce good results. I think good photography is primarily about knowing what your camera can do and making the choices to get what you want instead of allowing the camera to make decisions for you. :-)

  • http://watsons-unleashed.com Kate

    Thanks, Farnoosh! My primary camera kit is a Canon 5D with three lenses: 70-200mm, 50mm and 17-40mm. Unless I want to do serious work, however, I carry around a little Canon S90 or my iPhone, which also produce good results. I think good photography is primarily about knowing what your camera can do and making the choices to get what you want instead of allowing the camera to make decisions for you. :-)

  • http://simplyfearless.com/ Coach Cassandra Rae

    Beautiful photos and kind of desolate looking.

  • http://watsons-unleashed.com Kate

    Hi Cassandra, It is a desolate, wind-whipped place. The Tasman Sea is vicious: We saw 8-10 lines of breakers coming at us while standing on shore. Just one more element of New Zealand’s diverse beauty.