Keywords:New Zealand, Otago, karitane, coast, sunrise, ocean, beach, estuary, east, Peninsula, point, pacific, head
Photo Info
Dimensions4753 x 3169
Original file size2.06 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spaceAdobe RGB (1998)
Date taken18-Jun-13 11:39
Date modified19-Jan-14 22:38
Shooting Conditions
Camera makeCanon
Camera modelCanon EOS-1D Mark IV
Focal length24 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure1/50 at f/16
FlashNot fired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 100
Metering modePattern
Karitane headland 1
Looking towards the eastern tip of the Karitane Peninsula.br/br/The seaside settlement of Karitane is about 35 kilometres north of Dunedin city, beside an estuary and beaches by the mouth of the Waikouaiti River. Close to the settlement is the site of Huriawa Pā, which was a major fortification in pre-European New Zealand set in a strong position on a rocky promontory above the coast. The site of the present settlement of Karitane includes that of the pre-European Māori kaik, or undefended village. It also encompasses Huriawa on the adjacent peninsula, a Pa or fortified village, recalled in oral tradition for sieges in the late 17th or early 18th centuries. It is also the site of the historic Waikouaiti whaling station (1837).
