Floods from the Rain

After buckets of rain for 36 hours, the local rivers flooded and acres of farmland were covered in water. Several main roads were also flooded and Oamaru was cut off on all sides from the rest of the world.

Three good things;
1. John had such fun powering through the flooded roads with the water streaming high over the truck.
2. We were allowed through the cordon to photograph flooded areas because I was a "photographer' so John told the authorities!
3. I almost got a shot of the helicopter going backwards and forwards over our house taking film crews but got wet slippers having to go out on to the deck.

[Huda Morcos]

Expressive capture of the floods, hope no one was hurt.

[Pat Knowles]

Men will be boys even in times of difficulty!! You must have felt quite important & perhaps John had an ulterior motive going to see the ''action''!!
Does look a lot of rain you have had & hope all are safe!

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[Caroline]

I had been wondering how you were getting on down there. It sounds pretty insane with all the flooding, and more rain for the rest of the week. I hope you (when not doing adventure/ journo photography) are safe and dry.

[Jo]

Whilst the person who owns the boat won't be happy, this is a great shot.

[Carren]

Sounds like a great adventure and this is a wonderful shot. I hope everyone dries out without too much trouble.

[Sharon Lee]

Nice shot of the flooding

[Jennifer]

Great shot, but oh dear about the floods. I hope you have a badge to go with your title hehe.

[tony gig]

Lovely capture in very wet conditions Maggie.

[Maggiemae]

@jesperani ooh, I'll have to make one, Jennifer!

[Lisa Pouncy]

I feel your pain having suffered this in our area throughout the winter xx

[Maggiemae]

@psychographer Our house is in a good position and very few houses were affected here - mostly farmland and it drains away eventually. The damage to the roads is the worst - our rates will go up!

[Harry J Benson]

So far this month, we have had a total amount of rain for both a normal June and July. John had it right, You are a phoyogtapher

[Gail]

LOVE point number two.... Oh, the fun opportunities the camera brings! :-))

I've been seeing photos of the flooding on my friend's Facebook. Scary stuff.

[Maggiemae]

@hjbenson I might be one of these too, Harry - a phoyogtapher! hehe!

[Kathryn Marshall]

Great capture! Love your husband telling the authorities that you are a photographer. I hope it dries up soon for you.

[👑 AnaZad]

Nature is doing weird things all over. Hope your place is safe.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Great shot but sorry about the wet slippers & no shot of the helicopter !! lol !

[Tony]

Great capture, sadly floods make for great photo opportunities.

[MaryBeth Dailey]

Whoa! That is a FLOOD! You be careful Ms. Photographer! Don't get washed away in that!

[Gillian]

Oh wow, that's a lot of water! I hope there hasn't been too much damage.

[Yvonne]

Great capture. My that is a whole lot of water. I hope you are safe.

[Sheila]

That is a lot of water. Looks like a newspaper news photo!

[Leslie]

Now that's a flood . Glad you stayed safe photographing it. Hope it recedes soon.

[Michelle C.]

Beautiful processing of a scary event! Stay dry and most importantly, stay safe!!

[Rick Schies]

Wow, that is some mess, and now be careful when you go out and about.

[richard saffold]

too much rain for a boat....not good.

[Veronica McDonnell]

Wow that is a lot of rain - great capture.

[Mike Pittman]

Wow! Hope all are safe. Great capture.

[bkb in the city]

Wow that is a lot of water. We have had flooding in Northern Alberta

[Glendq]

fires in one place and too much rain in another.
you really captured the flood well.
hope things settle down soon.
glad your husband spoke up for you the photographer.

[Rach_who]

You have definitely captured the moment. I hoe the flooding eases soon.

[Mr. Spock]

Glad to hear it's mostly farmland and not houses that were flooded.

[Deb]

It was nice that you were able to go out to take pictures! Too bad about the flood though.

[Diana Moss]

Well done getting thisphotograph , do hope the rain stops and the flooding goes down

[Darlene]

I am glad you were able to take this photo, Maggiemae. What a lot of rain. We got less than 36 hours of rain all Winter long into Spring. Seems strange from place to place. I hope the flooding eases up soon for you the "photographer".

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Wow- that is quite the flood shot. We've been getting a bumper crop of rainfall here too- but not to this level yet- thank God!! Excellent shot!

[Pam Knowler]

Great flood shot!! I hope the water has gone down now and that everyone is safe!! Very scary things floods!!

[summerfield]

what an opportunity you had, madame photographer. :-) i love the irony of this shot - a boat sank on the flood waters. quite an engaging scenery.

[Mickey Anderson]

Flooding is horrible, hope things get back to normal soon

[Mickey Anderson]

Pro photographer( he should have said)

[Maggiemae]

@brillomick I'm far from a pro, Mickey but thanks!

[❀ Lynn]

Great shots...wish that would work for me...we are also having flooding around here and I can't get to any of my usual dog walk areas...all under water or at risk and closed off. I fear for some of the young birds that haven't fledged yet.