A beach by any other name by maggiemae

A beach by any other name

Not sure if I like this now. I biked for 11k and my ride took me past this wild beach not known for anything else other than dog walks. Further round the coast there are penguins and further back are swimming and surfing.

Three good things;
1. The sound of surf.
2. Mutton pies for lunch.
3. I wish I could remember!
Lovely shot
December 12th, 2014  
Loving the effect here, Maggiemae. Lovely shot, comp and scene, too. Ah, the beach! Fav!
December 12th, 2014  
I think it's stunning. It shows so well the steepness of the fall of land into sea. The colours are lovely and although not natural they enlighten the moment captured, if you know what I mean. Fav.
December 12th, 2014  
What can I say that hasn't been said ! absolutely beautiful A big FAV !
December 12th, 2014  
Wow.. wow.. wow... This is an exceptional shot with all its elements.. Love and FAV it :)
December 12th, 2014  
Superb shot
December 12th, 2014  
Interesting processing and choice of colour pallet.
December 12th, 2014  
Wonderful capture and processing.
December 12th, 2014  
Such beautiful colors! I like the minimalist view!
December 12th, 2014  
LIKE THIS A fAV
December 12th, 2014  
Beautiful. Love your processing. Typifies the cold , windswept South Island weather we experienced when we visited in 2012. Wish I could have joined you for that mutton pie lunch.
December 12th, 2014  
It's beautiful! Those waves look huge!
December 12th, 2014  
I love this, nice composition and great sense of space
December 12th, 2014  
What a great shot Maggiemae, I like it
December 12th, 2014  
This is an awesome photo, Maggiemae. It looks like a painting. It can drive each one of us crazy looking at photos that we post after staring at them or being creative with them. I love all you have done since you bought your camera. I may sell my Panasonic as it is acting up and buy something else. First back to the camera store where I bought it to see if they can help me. Its lighting of photos is suddenly off. I am having a bad time with cameras. Did a lot of research today. Driving me crazy. I know you love yours and may go back to a Sony myself. FAV
December 12th, 2014  
Wonderful composition! Love your processing too! Fav!
December 12th, 2014  
very nice!! fav
December 13th, 2014  
Awesome shot
December 13th, 2014  
I like the unusual colors for a beach shot. Great processing!
December 13th, 2014  
Beautifully austere and wild. Nice!
December 13th, 2014  
Stunning, beautiful, peaceful scene. Fav!
December 13th, 2014  
Middle of the night & I'm checking out the trending page & when I check on photos I like here are all my 365 friends.......I have such good taste!
Wonderful shot Maggiemae....worth that long bike ride....you are getting so much out of that machine!
What a great beach & the guy all on his own too...fave!
December 13th, 2014  
Awesome shot. Great colors. A fav
December 13th, 2014  
Its 3am, Pat! You need moonlight and madness to be up at this time! Thanks for your fav!
December 13th, 2014  
Wow talk about nice shots THIS one is just fabulous !!
December 13th, 2014  
What a great dog walking beach!! Penguins...that's where I would want to walk. Lovely image Maggie. fav
December 13th, 2014  
Wow! I love this! Fav!
December 13th, 2014  
It's marvellous! FAV!
December 13th, 2014  
The colors are marvelous! What's not to like?
December 13th, 2014  
Wow Maggie this is simply stunning....fantastic shot.
December 13th, 2014  
@darsphotos I did a heap of research before I chose this camera, Darlene but in the end it had what I really wanted - 50 zoom! I would never have got such a good figure here without that!
December 13th, 2014  
@ubobohobo Its not that cold- just windswept, Margaret!
December 13th, 2014  
@snaphappi I think that's what I saw first, Maggie! Then I thought - all that yellow sand???
December 13th, 2014  
The third good thing is that you cycled 11km!
December 13th, 2014  
I love the composition and the processing is awesome. I think sometimes we spend so long looking at an image that we lose sight of whats there. Hope that makes sense
December 13th, 2014  
@yaorenliu I forgot that, Yao, thanks for reminding me!
December 13th, 2014  
@thistle You could be right - like when you are looking for something, you stand and stare at the cupboard and cannot see what you are looking for! And its right in front of you!
December 13th, 2014  
@maggiemae One shouldn't overthink these things ... go with your first gut instinct.
December 13th, 2014  
@maggiemae Thank you, Maggiemae. I am looking at higher zoom as I use that a lot with critters in trees and across the lake. It is truly amazing that you captured this photo because of the zoom. I do my research but have had too many problems. Will not be getting a DSLR so reading and reading all reviews.
December 13th, 2014  
Looks a great beach for a long walk, with or without a dog.
December 13th, 2014  
FAv. Brilliant shot and scene. Love the colours and textures.
December 13th, 2014  
well it seems a lot of us like it HAHAHAHAHA
December 13th, 2014  
I think this is wonderful and I love the processing,
December 13th, 2014  
Love the lone figure and dog, and the colours are beautiful.
December 13th, 2014  
Beautiful capture
December 13th, 2014  
Beautiful.
December 13th, 2014  
A very cool shot.
December 13th, 2014  
Great shot, love the emptyness of the beach
December 13th, 2014  
Strange coloured sand but a wonderful shot
December 13th, 2014  
Wow - it's amazing! Fav! I love your one man and his dog - it really makes the picture.
December 13th, 2014  
Vee
Penguins?! Wish I could see that! Beautiful shot!
December 13th, 2014  
Terrific. FAV
December 14th, 2014  
HEW
Beautiful
December 14th, 2014  
Thrilled to see this on the PP!
December 14th, 2014  
@grammyn Thanks, Katy - so was I!
December 14th, 2014  
Sublime. Makes me happy. Beautifu, unusual colors for a beach scene, Like the feel of solitude.
December 14th, 2014  
Well, I'm very sure that I think it's gorgeous and an instant fav. Love the sense of space and the small figures.
December 14th, 2014  
Congrats on making the PP!
December 14th, 2014  
Love the color and the post processing
December 14th, 2014  
Love the colors and the lighting. Fav
December 14th, 2014  
Bev
Beautiful shot, Maggie. Congrats on TP and PP! Fav.
December 14th, 2014  
fantastic minimalistic shot maggie
December 14th, 2014  
great colours!
December 15th, 2014  
Deserted (sort of) beach= my kind of beach! fav!!
December 15th, 2014  
Wonderful processing. FAV
December 15th, 2014  
love the processing here.
December 15th, 2014  
lovely shot with great colors.
December 15th, 2014  
fabulous processing and wonderful scene and composition. love it
December 15th, 2014  
Amazing...Fav
December 16th, 2014  
You're too young for your memory to be going! Great shot. What a lovely quiet beach. It reminds me of the wonderful ones I saw in Northumberland, miles of white sand and hardly a soul on them.
December 16th, 2014  
@ceilidh Same as in a lot of places - the wilds of Scotland etc - the climate is not friendly for beach goers.
December 16th, 2014  
Your bike has been a great buy, getting to places that would be too far to walk. It's great to bike, even push bike, you just see so much more. Like the processing here and that lovely expanse of space. Great composition, the dog and the man just right in there.
December 18th, 2014  
Yay!!! It is on the TT!!
December 19th, 2014  
Congratulations Maggie, a TT place :)
December 19th, 2014  
Congrats on TT, well deserved !
December 19th, 2014  
@grammyn @pixiemac @cocobella REALLY! Oh wow!
December 19th, 2014  
Love that you made TT with this!!!
December 19th, 2014  
Love this! FAV
December 19th, 2014  
Congrats on TT - a lovely shot!!
December 19th, 2014  
Beautiful image, congrats on TT - fav
December 20th, 2014  
Great shot Maggie!
December 21st, 2014  
Congratulations Maggie, I am glad to see that one of yours made it to the Top Twenty! Fav!
December 22nd, 2014  
@skipt07 Thanks Skip -this always reassures one that you must be doing something right every now and then!
December 23rd, 2014  
This is really beautiful. So sorry I missed it before. FAV.
December 26th, 2014  
@wordpixman Thanks Arthur! You made it 40 favs! Amazing!
December 26th, 2014  
Love this. Fav.
December 30th, 2014  
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