This is NOT rock but petrified wood probably kauri

Taken on the West Coast approximately 10ks north of Bayleys beach Dargaville
As it gets battered with the weather waves big pieces break off
I have posted another pic if you have time to look thanks

[Joan Robillard]

I read that this is not rock but it reminds me of the cocks carved out by the tides in the Bay of FundyPark in Canada.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wonderful capture and so interesting that it is not a rock.

[Babs]

Wow, so interesting, it looks amazing.

[Carole Sandford]

Amazing! Love those waves in the background too!

[Pat Knowles]

It just looks like rock, very intriguing!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Amazing !!

[Lois]

Fascinating! Looks just like rock!

[gloria jones]

Interesting textures on that petrified wood...nice composition and wave movement

[Dawn]

@joansmor Hello Joan , yes definitely petrified wood ,thanks for visit .

[Dawn]

@mittens @onewing @carole_sandford Thanking you all for visits and kind comments

[Dyan Stevens]

Terrific shot with the surf in the background. Must have been a big tree!

[Dawn]

@happypat @beryl @loweygrace @seattlite Thanking you all for visits kind comments and favs

[Dawn]

@dyanstevens HI Dyan yes they are very big trees

[KWind]

Fascinating!! Love the big waves in the background!

[Dawn]

@kwind Thanking you for visit and kind comment t

[Heather]

Great capture. I certainly know where Dargaville is as our son was a Rotary Exchange student there in 2002 on a diary farm.

[katy]

Specially pretty on black. Unbelievable how much it looks like rock

[Richard Hickey]

Awesome picture and perspective.

[Dawn]

@yurugabell Hi Heather hope your son had a great experience while in NZ
Thanking you for visit and kind comment

[Dawn]

@grammyn Hello Katy many thanks for visit and kind comment
Hope you have recovered after all your driving

[Dawn]

@agedrunner Hello Richard many thanks for fav and kind comment

[katy]

@dawnee thanks Dawnee. Still recovering but I appreciate that

[Dawn]

@grammyn certainly very tiring

[Gayle]

Wow! Very interesting! Wonderful shot of this petrified wood and I also really like the wave action you captured. :-)

[Dawn]

@gaylewood Hello Gayle Thanking you for visit and comment

[Milanie]

Really fascinating - like your pov.

[Dawn]

@milaniet Hello Melanie thanking you kind comment

[Jay Butterfield]

Sorry for the late connection (I was out of town this weekend and away from the computer). i;m your get pushed partner -=- thank for for the challenge. For yours can your try a slow exposure or intentional camera movement that shows motion blur? Have fun.

[Dawn]

@jaybutterfield oh boy Jay you have given me a curly one but will give it ago

[Martina]

It looks like a giant rock...Great pov!

[Dawn]

@cherrymartina Thanking you for visit and comment

[Gillian Brown]

Nice shot. Looks like rock.

[Mel]

Wow, I did think it was a rock at first, how cool... I love the soft focus on the waves in the background :)

[John]

Fascinating!

[Dione Giorgio]

Amazing and very interesting.

[sally agnew]

How interesting, thanks for sharing :)

[Margaret Brown]

Nice focus textures and light, interesting too

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Great textures

[Brett]

One of Mother Nature's impressive aspects - looks great!

[JackieR]

What an interesting photo

[carol white]

A super capture and great textures

[Dawn]

@gillian1912 @m2016 @congaree @sangwann @hermann @craftymeg @ziggy77 @brett101 @30pics4jackiesdiamond @carolmw
Thanking you all for stopping by and welcome comments

[Danette Thompson]

Very interesting.

[Taffy]

Fascinating natural sculpture...I can see a profile in the upper part of it that seems to be looking over the sea and sand.

[Dawn]

@danette @taffy
Thanking you for stopping by and comments

[Chris K]

that's really amazing. love the composition with half sea and sand and half the ancient tree

[Veena Gupta]

Fantastic. Petrified wood so large is terrific.