Punakaiki Sunset, a photo from West Coast, South Island

Photographer's Note

I liked the glow on the wet sand as the sun set in Punakaiki, home of the Pancake Rocks. Pancake Rocks were formed 30 million years ago when minute fragments of dead marine creatures and plants landed on the seabed about 2 km below the surface. Immense water pressure caused them to solidify into layers of more resistant limestone and softer, thin, mud-rich layers. Gradually seismic action lifted the limestone above the seabed where water, wind and salt spray eroded the softer layers leaving a "pancake" like stack of harder limestone.

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willperrett (14195) 2015-05-06 12:55

Hello Howard

While sunsets are very frequent on this site, a superior example like this is always welcome! I think you've done some PP work, probably mainly on the sky; but if so, it's been done with taste and moderation, so that the photograph looks naturally dramatic, but not "over-cooked" like so many over-eager efforts we see. That cloud in particular is the making of the shot. Good work.

Regards

Will