Every photographer knows that the more time you spend getting to know your subject the better you can represent it in your work. In my case I often have very little time to capture a meaningful image of the places I visit. I am usually only there for a few hours or even less. I visited the Moeraki Boulders in Otago, New Zealand in the late afternoon of December 31, 2002. I had only two hours to shoot all my "first impression" photos. I returned before sunrise the next morning and began observing the rocks in the colourful yet dim light of predawn. When the sun finally broke over the horizon, I realized I was not longer shooting the rocks but shooting the light. Of all the photos I made at Moeraki Beach, only three or four really captured my impression of the place.
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sheila stanley-powell 07 Feb 2008
like molton gold flowing through the refiners (?- dang, i forgot what they use, but you get the gist i hope)Lawrence Hickman 29 Jan 2007
intresting and awsome job very outstandingJerry 28 Jan 2007
Fantastic balance!Anonymous Guest 27 Jan 2007
Yo. 'Tis Lisa again. I thought of something i wanted to add but I'd already commented and it doesn't let you comment twice. So i'm commented annoymously to dodge that rule. Ha. Take that Artwanted. :P ANYway, I wanted to say that I feel many people would have cropped the image closer to the bottoms of the rocks but I'm glad you didn't. :DReba McDonald 27 Jan 2007
Beautiful shot Peter.