Moeraki Boulders – New Zealand by Tarik AlTurki

Moeraki Boulders , The Moeraki Boulders are unusually large and spherical boulders lying along a stretch of Koekohe Beach on the wave-cut Otago coast of New Zealand between Moeraki and Hampden. They occur scattered either as isolated or clusters of boulders within a stretch of beach where they have been protected in a scientific reserve. The erosion by wave action of mudstone, comprising local bedrock and landslides, frequently exposes embedded isolated boulders. These boulders are grey-colored septarian concretions, which have been exhumed from the mudstone enclosing them and concentrated on the beach by coastal erosion. Local Māori legends explained the boulders as the remains of eel baskets, calabashes, and kumara washed ashore from the wreck of Arai-te-uru, a large sailing canoe. This legend tells of the rocky shoals that extend seaward from Shag Point as being the petrified hull of this wreck and a nearby rocky promontory as being the body of the canoe’s captain. In 1848 W.B.D. Mantell sketched the beach and its boulders, more numerous than now. The picture is now in the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington. The boulders were described in 1850 colonial reports and numerous popular articles since that time. In more recent times they have become a popular tourist attraction, often described and pictured in numerous web pages and tourist guides.

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Barrika by Lluis de Haro Sanchez

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El elevador by Uxio

Salud 😉

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Beanpole’s Doll by Tiger Seo

Thalictrum rochebrunianum
at Hantack botanical garden

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Tourist by Lee Acaster

Pretty delighted to be able to announce that this shot has won the British Wildlife Photograph of the Year 2014 award. As it’s pretty much the only wildlife shot I’ve ever taken I was pretty go smacked to win, especially considering the standard of competition, with most of the top pro wildlife photographers entering. If you get chance to check out the travelling exhibition (starting at the Mall galleries in London on Wednesday) or the book which is out today, there is some breathtaking photography in there. I’m pretty honoured to have even got a look in! I’ve uploaded this before but had to delete it when I found out a few months ago, so apologies to those who’ve already seen it.

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Untitled by Irina Dzhul

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The Curtain by Photos of Thailand ….

Kanchanaburi, Thailand

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Chicago by jarno savinen

Chicago

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Instinct by Hengki Lee

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Make a Wish by Alex Greenshpun

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Fall’s First Light by Jake Olson Studios

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^*^*^ by Itamar Campos

Taken in Solimar Beach, Pr, Brazil!
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