Motukiekie Beach (C13)

Motukiekie Beach at Griegs, north of Greymouth, New Zealand.

GPS: -42.312284° 171.281062°

 

Photographer Simon East’s blog entry about photography at Motukiekie Beach: http://simoneast.com/wp/blog/

Motukiekie in the lens of traveling phtographer Joshua Cripps (with a shout out for NZ Frenzy–thanks!):

http://www.joshuacripps.com/2012/04/motukiekie-beach-new-zealand-photography/

Motukiekie Beach overview 1

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The lion-in-the-sea-wall along Griegs-Motukiekie Beach.

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Motukiekie roughly means shrub island.

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Starfish cluster along Motukiekie’s rocks. Nowhere else in NZ have I seen SO many starfish!

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Starfish orgy on the low-tide rocks along Motukiekie Beach.

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A kelp-addled tire wedged in limestone crevice with the Griegs Bluff.

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Sunset light thru a Motukiekie Beach archway.

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This is a huge arch far south around the point where a stream comes into the beach. Do the wonders of Motukiekie ever cease??

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Only at low-tide along Motukiekie Beach will you be able to see and photograph all sort of colorful starfish along with the islands of Motukiekie.

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Motukiekies and starfish.

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Griegs-Motukiekie Beach…limestone weirdness and starfish weirdness. WoW!

Griegs-Motukiekie Beach…limestone weirdness and starfish weirdness. WoW!