I haven’t quite finished Oamaru… although I’ve shared all my photos there’s a lovely set taken by Nigel to share with y’all! On the Friday afternoon, 24 July, there came a time when Nigel finished his appointments and I suggested we go for a drive into the country – a random drive with no prior planning. So off we went and on our way back to town we came across this wetland that we hadn’t previously been aware of. The sun had already gone from the walking track and I chose to stay in the car but Nigel was able to have a look around and here is the first of two posts I’ll publish from his photos.
Oamaru, Waitaki, New Zealand
Devils Bridge Wetland, Oamaru
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The group of birds on the water below are scaup. Behind them is the rock formation shown in the first and second photos of this post. The house is a handy reference point in the following photos.
Another post will follow, it’ll be titled Shady Shore (4 photos).
Update 02 Aug – now published: Shady Shore
Text by Liz, photos by Nigel; Exploring Colour (2020)
Exploring Colour 
It looks like you picked a mild winter day for an outing for you and Nigel, Liz. The water appears so still and I really like the impressive rock formations surrounding the body of water.
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It was very mild that day Tanja, it makes such a difference when you get a nice day in winter!
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It certainly does, and it’s nice to be flexible enough to get out on those days!
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It was so interesting to see your first photos included rocks. That’s not the first thing that comes to mind when I think ‘wetland’ — it’s another example of how diverse the details of a category can be.
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This is such a wonderful place to be, Liz. I really like the texture and colours in the rock formations which have been captured very well. Beautiful light and reflections on the water, too!
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Thanks so much Peter. We’re looking forward to having another visit sometime – hopefully with sunshine at walking-track level and more time to explore 🙂
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Serene view
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Very appealing pictures – make me feel that I’d like to walk around there. And I like the texture of the rocks in the first photo too.
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It was fortunate we arrived before the sunshine had completely gone, I was so happy with the photos Nigel got. The rocks look beautiful. I’ll have a look next time we’re there if the weather’s good. Nice place.
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The texture of the rocks in the first picture seems to be an example of what’s called tafoni:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tafoni
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Oh that’s interesting.. thanks Steve!
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Intriguing! It does look like it.
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I’m sure you’re right, Steve. I’ve seen other examples in the rocks flanking some of the bays around Auckland.Good stuff, Nigel–honeycomb erosion is so cool.
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That opens up the possibility of making a photograph of a real honeycomb that’s been eroded and displaying the two images together.
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