
‘Uluwatu Temple IV’
…large sea swells appear to dwarf the temple above them.
i came for the building, but was blown away by the beauty of its natural surrounds…

‘Uluwatu Temple IV’
…large sea swells appear to dwarf the temple above them.
i came for the building, but was blown away by the beauty of its natural surrounds…

‘Uluwatu Temple III’
…the view to the cliffs and foaming surf to the west of the temple…

‘Cliff & Rocks’
… there’s something bigger than us…

‘Cliff Face’
Detail of a rocky cliff face on Piha’s Lion Rock.
Speaking of faces, there is a small smiley face rock at middle right of the photo (this could just be my imagination).Bonus points if you see more faces!

Took this shot earlier in the year ,on summer holidays at the wondrous Mangawhai Heads, north of Auckland.
The head’s cliffs have been shaped and worn smooth through wind and sea action, and are almost building like in structure.
But it is the unknown lad scouring for coastal treasure that draws me into this scene .
Engrossed in his hunt, he is all earnest endeavour and innocent adventure.
He is early on in the greater adventure of life.
Looming above, the cliffs are yet to be scaled…but there to be scaled.
I hope he manages the climb of manhood safely and gets to take in the awesome view at the top.
I’ll never know…anyway, I’m still clambering up, one precarious foothold at a time…