Sunsets of Rarotonga

EdHEdH Registered Users Posts: 43 Big grins
edited July 23, 2006 in Landscapes
My wife and I recently took a two week cycling trip across New Zealand. On the way back we spent 5 days on Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. The sunsets were the most incredible we have ever seen. Every night was something different


Day 1

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Day 2
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Day 3
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Day 4
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Day 4 Again
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Day 5
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Day 5 Again
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And Day 5 looking the other direction
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Comments

  • AfterImageAfterImage Registered Users Posts: 113 Major grins
    edited July 20, 2006
    Wow.
    Simply wow. I don't know which one is better.
    Worse yet I want to go to new Zealand now and the summer vacation money is already spent.

    Great stuff!
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    I remember

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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,245 moderator
    edited July 21, 2006
    Fantastic first post Ed. thumb.gif Some of those could become postcards. Welcome to Dgrin.
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  • photodougphotodoug Registered Users Posts: 870 Major grins
    edited July 21, 2006
    I move that Ed be banned from posting any pictures to this website ever....mwink.gif....wow, really makes me NEED to be there.
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,940 moderator
    edited July 21, 2006
    Glad someone was there to capture it thumb.gif
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  • judahjudah Registered Users Posts: 253 Major grins
    edited July 21, 2006
    Day 5 #2 is what I'd call "The Hand of God". Super wow. Congrats. :):
    Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
    That saved a wretch like me!
    I once was lost, but now am found;
    Was blind, but now I see.

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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited July 21, 2006
    What a great place Ed & top shots to show it off. I have been considering retiring there for years as its not far from here. Nothing but great seafood/pork & good kava (plus the weather)...about as good as it gets.
  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited July 21, 2006
    One after another
    Wow... that's fantastic! You really lucked out getting 5 fantastic sunsets, each different... and your photographs really do them justice too.
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  • STLMach1STLMach1 Registered Users Posts: 152 Major grins
    edited July 21, 2006
    I must agree with everyone else... "Simply WOW!" :wow Those are very beautiful captures. Composition, color, exposure... everything looks great! thumb.gif

    Thanks for sharing them - Michael
  • petesopetepetesopete Registered Users Posts: 29 Big grins
    edited July 22, 2006
    Suddenly every Dgrinner will have to go to New Zealand. Great pictures! nuber 1 really does it for me.
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  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited July 22, 2006
    ah ah ah ah ah ah speachless....those are great .. what a wonderful place to be ....
  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited July 22, 2006
    petesopete wrote:
    Suddenly every Dgrinner will have to go to New Zealand. Great pictures! nuber 1 really does it for me.
    You wont find many beaches like that in new zealand though pete...these are from the cook islands in the pacific.
  • EdHEdH Registered Users Posts: 43 Big grins
    edited July 23, 2006
    gus wrote:
    You wont find many beaches like that in new zealand though pete...these are from the cook islands in the pacific.

    Gus is right, no beaches like that in New Zealand. New Zealand does have some beautiful beaches of its own though! These are from Moeraki on the west coast of the South Island.

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  • illuminati919illuminati919 Registered Users Posts: 713 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2006
    Best sunset photos I have seen in a whileeeeeeeee. :jawdrop
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  • ChrisJChrisJ Registered Users Posts: 2,164 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2006
    illuminati919 wrote:
    Best sunset photos I have seen in a whileeeeeeeee.

    I agree, Day 2 is just idyllic... great shots.
    Chris
  • ehughesehughes Registered Users Posts: 1,675 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2006
    Beautiful Work Ed thumb.gif
    Ed

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