This is a typical evening scene at Tahunanui Beach in this time of the year. People enjoy their evening beach works while others kite-surf.Tahunanui Beach is the kite surfing capital of NZ. Although it is too little close to the flight path, being virtually next door to the airport.
PS: Click photo to enlage for better look and another shot here.
oh how nice. I wish I was there.
ReplyDeleteAhh... with winter coming, cold and rainy - that looks awfully nice!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a painting. Great shot.
ReplyDeletelovely photo...the tiny colorful dots made by the parachutes, the blue sky and white clouds just make a very nice combination
ReplyDeleteThank you all!
ReplyDeleteI put link to another shot for better look of kite.
I was waiting this moment that many kite surfers were out there.
I will definitely come back and take more shot if I found more exciting moment.
Well done Ben, what a great sight.. wish I was there!
ReplyDeletefenomenal momento!!!
ReplyDelete:D great shot
Thanks John, Piika.
ReplyDeleteIt's fun to watch people doing this, many colours, actions and very nice warm beach.
Thank you GiuCe, and welcome to DP!
In most of your shot the sky plays quite a prominent role, and you have your very special way with it. Not an easy feat. In this shot you managed to capture a unique moment of lightness sky, kites, clouds ...
ReplyDeleteFantastic!
wow..its a very amazing photo. I can imagine how windy was there.
ReplyDeleteThank you Lachezar,
ReplyDeleteThe sky, cloud is one of my life long themes. I always fascinated how interesting they are. So, I'm trying to capture moment when ever they are talking to me. The kite surfing is another topic that I wanted to capture since last year, but not always be at a good time.
Thank you Zsolt72,
It was amazingly not so windy, high up in air might but I did not feel too much wind on that day.
such a wonderful photo, Ben!
ReplyDeletei would not surf but just fly a kite there :)
Kris, it's sounds like me. Even just waching them is quite fun (with my camera).
ReplyDeleteImpressive shot. Colorful, good perspective and idyllic place to be right now.
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Greece. Your photo reminds me of the beaches here that I was swimming all the summer. Now, the summer goes south and you will have sun and warmth. Have fun and keep posting these beautiful pics.
ReplyDeleteThank you Carlos and Ovelikios for stopping by and kind enough to left your comment!
ReplyDeletewow lookie all the kites - this is the most Ive seen in the air and so close - Im surprised they do not get tangled !!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kala!
ReplyDeleteThe kite has some genius mechanism to not get tangled.
Well, I do not quite know how but, I think it has two or three wires connected to the harness and free turn at surfer's side.
I'll have a close look if I had a chance.
Looks like great fun Ben.
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Thanks Curly,
ReplyDeleteYes it's a great fun! (Well, I'm not surfing, though)