Shore break, Trey Ratcliff: “South Island of New Zealand. Just north of the Haast Pass on the West Coast is a pretty desolate and lonely place. In fact, the entire South Island, which is *roughly* the size of California, only has 1 mil people on it (Cali has 40 mil). Anyway, most of the west coast of the South Island is covered in a dense and beautiful forest. I found this area of the coast where the waves are undercutting the land and the trees dramatically tip over into the ocean to be battered around.” (via thisisnthappiness)
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isn’t that incredibly stunning? and now, we have a way to see it
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It really is stunning. Stop in tracks kind.
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The thrill of a fresh perspective…
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Sure is. Thrill. That’s what I felt. Exactly.
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Simply beautiful … ‘Shore break, Trey Ratcliff: “South Island of New Zealand. Just north of the Haast Pass on the West Coast is a pretty desolate and lonely place. In fact, the entire South Island, which is *roughly* the size of California, only has 1 mil people on it (Cali has 40 mil).’
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it really is!
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I guess they do have good uses.
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they do!
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People don’t appreciate what drones have given us.
This is stunning!
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amazing shots. stunning is right.
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Fantastic and unique photos, David. Great drama in the wave action of the first photo, and interesting words about it, too.
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So agree Jet.
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looks beautiful. but more importantly, do you know if they have good internet service there? 🙂
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Ha! Truth!
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