Keywords:New Zealand, Otago, karitane, coast, sunrise, ocean, beach, estuary, east, Peninsula, point, pacific, headland, matanaka, waikouaiti, river, mouth, huriawa
Photo Info
Dimensions9576 x 2873
Original file size757 KB
Image typeJPEG
Color spaceAdobe RGB (1998)
Date taken6-Feb-16 06:09
Date modified25-May-16 13:39
Shooting Conditions
Camera makeCanon
Camera modelCanon EOS-1D Mark IV
Focal length70 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.8
Exposure6s at f/8
FlashNot fired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 100
Metering modeCenter-weighted average
View of Karitane & Huriawa 1
A picturesque view at sunrise of Karitane and the Huriawa peninsula with Waikouaiti Beach beyond.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).
