Poles Apart
Sand Control Poles, St Clair Beach, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
These poles on St Clair Beach in Dunedin were designed to control the movement of sand along the beach during heavy weather. Like many other control systems of its type, locals say that it was never successful and that a similar set of poles along the beach were removed some years ago.
This image was taken at dusk which accounts for the pink shading in the sky.
Takapuna Evening
I looked out of the window several evenings ago as the sun was lowering in the sky and knew I had to get down to the beach. The tide was out, a small surf was breaking, and the light was turning to a light gold. Because it has been so wet in Auckland this winter the land is saturated and the ground water seeps onto the beach and glistens in the evening light. People on the beach were taking advantage of the fine spell of weather, getting in their evening walks before dinner.
These four images attempt to capture the mood of the evening.
Takapuna Evening - Man & Dog
Takapuna Evening - Surf & Beach
Takapuna Evening - Standup Paddler
Takapuna Evening - Lady in Red
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