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Tunnel Beach – Dunedin

I visited Dunedin in the Autumn of 2018 attending the PSNZ National convention Read More…

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Dark Rocks
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Tunnel Beach

Tunnel Beach - Dunedin

I visited Dunedin in the Autumn of 2018 attending the Photographic Society or New Zealand National convention. The Tunnel Beach field trip looked promising so I was out by 6am together with twenty other photographers hoping for good weather.
We arrived on-site before sunrise and went down the steep path in pitch darkness. I picked a location to start shooting but when daylight broke I was overwhelmed with the sheer beauty and magnificence of the place! The cliffs were simply majestic and the waves were crushing with brute force of mother nature.
I fell in love with the place and returned again the next morning. This time I was more focused and picked some new locations, spending another three hours to capture photos from different angles. When the conference finished, I rented a car and drove to the beach for the third time. I felt that this is a unique place and wanted to go down the stairs to capture some photos from below before the tide came in (in most similar locations there is no access to the beach so photos can be taken from the clifftop only). This time there was no one there and the clouds were awesome! I spent another three hours capturing the beauty of these rocks!
The long (20-30 seconds) exposure creates a sense if mystery and displays beautiful motion. The harsh waves turn into soft mist as they break onto the sharp rocks, swirling around the rocks and leaving a trail as the water recedes. The clouds flow over the sky, creating a soft, blurred blanket against the stunning cliffs. The long exposure captures time and creates remarkable landscape photography of dramatic scenery.
For centuries the Southern Ocean and its salt-laden wind have sculpted the sandstone coastline south of Dunedin. The outcome is a line of magnificent high cliffs, arches and headlands that provide endless vantage points for breathtaking views.
The track downhill leads to the spectacular, rocky coastline. The hand carved rock tunnel gives Tunnel Beach it's name. Built in the 1870s, the passage allows access to a secluded and sheltered beach at the base of the cliffs. In the 1870’s John Cargill, a son of Captain William Cargill, excavated a tunnel down to a secluded beach so that the Cargill families could bathe in privacy away from the prying eyes of St Clair. The beach has massive sandstone boulders, mysterious graffiti carved into the cliffs and a dangerous rip that sadly drowned Cargill's youngest daughter.
Ilan's unique photos from Tunnel Beach were published in May 2018 at the Otago Daily time as well as in The Star.
© Copyright - Ilan Wittenberg 2020 | All Rights Reserved | 2020 Auckland Photographer of the Year - The New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography | T & C
Faces of Morocco (c) Ilan Wittenberg Casablanca to Marrakech
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    Congratulations on considering an original photographic artwork by Ilan Wittenberg
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      Congratulations on considering an original photographic artwork by Ilan Wittenberg
      • Prices are in NZ$, include GST and shipping world wide
      • Prints are available in limited edition (+2 AP)
      • Each print is hand signed by Ilan Wittenberg, all rights reserved
      • Prints are made on Epson Ultra-Premium photo paper luster
      • The artwork’s copyright is exclusively held by © Ilan Wittenberg
      • Please avoid displaying your artwork in direct sunlight
      • Each print has 1-2 inches of white border (which contains Ilan’s handwritten signature) and ideal margin for framing
      • Framing is a personal choice and should enhance the print while fitting the environment your artwork is to be displayed in
      • Your print will be shipped to you carefully rolled inside a cardboard tube
      • Please frame your artwork as soon as possible to avoid the risk of any damage.






        Congratulations on considering an original photographic artwork by Ilan Wittenberg
        • Prices are in NZ$, include GST and shipping world wide
        • Prints are available in limited edition (+2 AP)
        • Each print is hand signed by Ilan Wittenberg, all rights reserved
        • Prints are made on Epson Ultra-Premium photo paper luster
        • The artwork’s copyright is exclusively held by © Ilan Wittenberg
        • Please avoid displaying your artwork in direct sunlight
        • Each print has 1-2 inches of white space border (which contains Ilan’s handwritten signature) and ideal margin for framing
        • Framing is a personal choice and should enhance the print while fitting the environment your artwork is to be displayed in
        • Your print will be shipped to you carefully rolled inside a cardboard tube
        • Please frame your artwork as soon as possible to avoid the risk of any damage.