storm tossed by graemestevens

storm tossed

Long overdue and heavy rain arrived last night, which meant that today the beach was suffering under my "near perfect conditions" for photography.
To the left is Mataora Island and on the right is the flank of Paritutu, both of which have featured in other beach images - in the distance is Tokomapuna Island.
Beautiful wide expanse of waves pounding the rocks!
May 25th, 2020  
Nice image - but we haven't had the rain you guys have had - can you send some up the coast please?
May 25th, 2020  
Great scene, love the monochrome.
May 25th, 2020  
Beautifully wild.
May 25th, 2020  
Super capture of the power of that sea. Jolly good stuff, old boy.
May 25th, 2020  
I like the monochrome quality
May 25th, 2020  
@dustyloup Thanks very much :)
@golftragic Thanks awfully, what what ;)
@jamibann Thank you very much :)
@theredcamera Thank you kindly :)
@dide I don't know that there's any left...
@redy4et I'll pass that on to Mother Nature ;)
May 25th, 2020  
Great pov and details. I feel I have wet shoes.
May 25th, 2020  
Nice framing.
May 25th, 2020  
Love the moodiness of this! Fabulous shot and editing!
May 25th, 2020  
love the sense of energy of the waves coming forward. That middle island makes a great feature.
May 25th, 2020  
superb composition as always. a real sense of power as those waves surge
May 25th, 2020  
lovely capture ...
May 25th, 2020  
Powerful, great capture
May 25th, 2020  
Looks like heaven. :)
Hope the earthquake didn't trouble you... assuming you didn't cause it.
May 25th, 2020  
Perfect clouds too
May 25th, 2020  
Gorgeous!! Great POV!
May 26th, 2020  
So rugged and dramatic!
May 26th, 2020  
@mzzhope Just the way I like my "beaches"
@kwind Thanks very much :)
@jgpittenger I'll pass that on to Mum Nature ;)
@humphreyhippo I was driving at the time so didn't feel a thing...as with todays repeat performance...
@shylaine3304 Thank you very much :)
@pdulis Thank you kindly :)
@pistache Thank you so much :)
@helenhall Thanks very much :)
@backyardbirdnerd Thank you kindly :)
@spanner Thank you very much :)
@haskar I managed to keep my feet dry for a change...
May 26th, 2020  
What a difference the filter makes! I like both and find it interesting to see what a different mood this one has from the long exposure.
May 27th, 2020  
@taffy Thanks very much - I do prefer the long exposure
May 27th, 2020  
Angry sea + Moody sky = Fav
May 30th, 2020  
Absolutely love this, Graeme! Could you consider entering this (or something) into the B&W challenge which is back lighting? Tag is bw-53 .
May 30th, 2020  
@farmreporter I always forget the challenges....
@vignouse Thank you kindly, always appreciated :)
June 1st, 2020  
Thank you for entering the challenge, Graeme!
June 1st, 2020  
@farmreporter As long as I don't win...I'm miserable enough without having to organise anything... ;)
June 2nd, 2020  
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