Kawhia, New Zealand

Rhana Griffin, 10 months ago

Breathtakingly beautiful… Nice work.

cdwork, 10 months ago

Wonderful Landscape

Cathleen Taraw..., 10 months ago

Thanks Bellabomb and cdwork :) I’m rapt with how this came out. Thanks for the comments.

Nicole Goggins, 10 months ago

beautiful…

Peter Fletcher, 10 months ago

What an extraordinary catch.

Cathleen Taraw..., 10 months ago

Thank you Nicole and Peter.

Tiffany Dryburgh, 10 months ago

Oh my lofd, what time is the next flight to NZ?!

Cathleen Taraw..., 10 months ago

5 minutes, hurry,we’re waiting :)

Susan Zohn, 10 months ago

Wow, I must move. This is spectacular! LOVE IT.

Momlee Bhattac..., 10 months ago

Amazing. Beautiful composition and colours. Great job!

chanel, 10 months ago

Just beautiful….... makes me homesick!

Cathleen Taraw..., 10 months ago

Thank you Susan and Momlee.

cleanartdirtyart, 10 months ago

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.

Phil Eckert, 10 months ago

Its a beautiful harbour.. .. I was there in 92… seems like just the other day…

Cathleen Taraw..., 10 months ago

Thanks Henry and Phil, yes it’s a lovely place to get away to.

Adela Hriscu, 10 months ago

Ah, such a beautiful place!

madvlad, 10 months ago

endless endless

Cathleen Taraw..., 10 months ago

Thanks Adela and madvlad

Torfinn Johann..., 10 months ago

A wonderful shot! Great colours, composition, and reflections.

Antoine Dagobert, 10 months ago

What a view..beautiful and peaceful…..wonderful shot indeed!

Cathleen Taraw..., 10 months ago

Hi, thanks Torfinn and Antoine.

honey, 10 months ago

Beautiful….Great colur!!

Frank Lindsey, 10 months ago

Indeed a very nice composition and capture….great job!

paul romanowski, 10 months ago

endless endless endless endless endless endless….........................WOW…endless endless…
9.56

Elaine van Dyk, 10 months ago

Fantastic composition – very nicely balanced. Those shapes and colours are absolutely stunning!

Cathleen Taraw..., 10 months ago

Thank you Honey, Frank, Paul and Whirligig – endlessly :)

Nick Hartigan, 10 months ago

stunning!!!

Antoine Dagobert, 10 months ago

Great colors, composition, reflections, and silhouette. A fantastic shot!

ozczecho, 10 months ago

Beautiful work….

ed wong, 10 months ago

wish NZ was closer! perfect picture~

Cathleen Taraw..., 10 months ago

Hi, Nick, Antoine, Ozczecho and Ed, thanks for the cool comments.

kevy, 10 months ago

great shot. my dad grew up around kawhia and raglan. love the place, nicely done. thanks for the reminder.

Douzy, 10 months ago

Brilliant shot, Cathleen your portfolio is just getting better with time, keep the good work and keep having fun!

Cathleen Taraw..., 10 months ago

I certainly am having fun! And the reason I’m getting better is because of the inspraition I’m getting from this site, its people and their wonderful encouragement. Thanks Douzy.

Cathleen Taraw..., 10 months ago

And thanks Kevy, my pleasure.

Jenni77, 10 months ago

Gorgeous, looks almost like a painting

Ruth Palmer, 10 months ago

Cathleen this is just stunning and it’s sooooooooo soft! I love it!

Cathleen Taraw..., 10 months ago

Thank you Ruth and Jenni :) I’m really glad you like it.

StacyLee, 10 months ago

Beautiful shot!! I just love the subtle colors!

Graeme Pettit ..., 10 months ago

Stunning and breathtakingly beautiful shot

Cathleen Taraw..., 10 months ago

Thanks StacyLee and Graeme :) :)

MtnMan, 10 months ago

That cloud looks like a tank! Beautiful sunset though…

Cathleen Taraw..., 10 months ago

Ha, true!

Christine Wilson, 10 months ago

stunning shots you have – I’m coming back to NZ at xmas can’t wait to stock up on some NZ scenery

freebornman, 10 months ago

Kia ora Cathleen…..

Phil Scott, 10 months ago

Kia ora….

Brings back memories of my trip to NZ last year…

Best place I’ve ever visited.

And this is a great photo too.

Cathleen Taraw..., 10 months ago

Kia ora Christine, Freebornman and Fliptophead, yes we have endless photo opportunities here. Plenty for everybody :)

Bruce Watson, 10 months ago

Very serene and powerful shot. And thanks for adding my images to your favourites, cathleen

Julie Langford, 10 months ago

Wonderful image, so captivating.

Christiaan, 10 months ago

Wow, this is amazing! So beautiful with its colours and peacefulness! I like the big cloud on the left, looks like a huge mountain…

Joyce Dickens,..., 10 months ago

Wonderful composition! Beautiful f, color and perfect lighting; love the reflection.

Cathleen Taraw..., 10 months ago

Hi, thank you everyone for your wonderful comments.

Heather Loster, 10 months ago

wow. what a veiw. great reflection.

Claudia Reitmeier, 10 months ago

absolutely wonderful – I’ll take the next flight ;-))

littlemrsPat, 10 months ago

Just stunnig!!!

Cathleen Taraw..., 10 months ago

Hi, thanks Candid, Claudia and LittlemrsPat :)

Jenni77, 10 months ago

Wow….stunning place and great capture

Lulybelle, 10 months ago

This is perfection.

nick board, 10 months ago

Tranquility defined, another place i never thought of visiting until i saw your work.

Cathleen Taraw..., 10 months ago

Wow, thanks Nick, that’s lovely. And thanks too to Jenni and Lulybelle :) It is a stunning place.

PaulHealey, 10 months ago

Stunnin stuff. Amazing array of colour

Helene Kippert, 10 months ago

Brilliant work!

Hermosa Lee Kwan, 10 months ago

i see God. amazing work!

Cathleen Taraw..., 10 months ago

Duck.

imageworld, 10 months ago

love the colours in this picture a great capture Cathleen

ceciliam, 10 months ago

beautiful!

Mel Brackstone, 10 months ago

This is great, Cathleen, skyscapes and seascapes are excellent companion! Welcome to the seascapes group!

Basia McAuley, 10 months ago

That’s brilliant Cathleen!

arctoa, 10 months ago

Great range of tone in this capture; it’s got that epic feel to it that can usually only be experienced by actually being there. Good work.

Phil Eckert, 9 months ago

this is a special shot…...............
“Family” and special views like this …... is what matters…..
cheers
phil

Cathleen Taraw..., 9 months ago

Thank you Phil and thanks everyone :)

Carlo Cesar Ro..., 9 months ago

Excellent shot Cathleen! Congrats!

studiofascino, 9 months ago

gorgeous shot!

David Barnes, 9 months ago

Gorgeous!

cynthiab, 9 months ago

awesome colours and photograph

Matt Dawdy, 9 months ago

This has breathtaking color. Good composition and great capture.

Cathleen Taraw..., 9 months ago

Hi, thanks :) :)

nigelartist, 9 months ago

Never to sure about symmetry but its peaceful so thats kewel with me!

expressions, 9 months ago

WOW!

Andrew Edgar, 9 months ago

beautiful

Bramble, 9 months ago

WOW, where’s my passport!!

googa, 9 months ago

This would look is good framed I love it so much ,well done !

Globalphotos, 9 months ago

Wow this is a stunning image, gorgeous composition and light !!!

Cathleen Taraw..., 9 months ago

Hi, thank you for your comments :)

Elizabeth Aust..., 8 months ago

Gorgeous!

marts1, 8 months ago

Very nice

Birgitta, 8 months ago

Outstanding shot!!

Cathleen Taraw..., 8 months ago

Thank you very much :)

Irene Burdell, 8 months ago

Gorgeous shot, but you live in such a beautiful country.

babyranda, 8 months ago

beautiful!

gypsyin37, 7 months ago

Beautiful Shot!! Brilliant color

David Iori, 7 months ago

Great Capture

Cathleen Taraw..., 7 months ago

Hi, thanks :)

GailD, 7 months ago

This is beautiful. The colours & the smoothness of the water are great.

Jared Revell, 7 months ago

Wonderful colours and reflection Cathleen, well done.

Michael Brooks, 6 months ago

Wow! Love the clouds and the water! What you have done here is fantastic! This is a 10!

Geoffrey Putnam, 6 months ago

great, great shot

Mike Davitt, 6 months ago

wow, we dont get views like that in the UK, or if we do I’ve been missing them. Beautiful shot…..

Cathleen Taraw..., 6 months ago

Thank you very much :)

clarkey, 5 months ago

Gorgeous sunset and with the reflection spreading it out further, you get double the beauty. Awesome image.

Helen Bascom KMA, 5 months ago

Just gorgeous! It glows with that golden light.

Cathleen Taraw... in reply to Helen Bascom KMA’s comment, 5 months ago

Wahoo, there are those boobies again! Hi Helen :))

Helen Bascom KMA, 5 months ago

Hi Cathleen. Don’t let the boobies fool ya, I’m still as full of vinegar as ever! LOL

BlaizerB, 5 months ago

serene tranquil, whatcolours, cheers

Cathleen Taraw... in reply to Helen Bascom KMA’s comment, 5 months ago

I know and I love it. You’re fab!

SaMack, 5 months ago

very beautiful

amarica, 4 months ago

Wow, this is a show stopper, excellent

Cathleen Taraw... in reply to amarica’s comment, 4 months ago

Thanks Amarica :)

Jonicool, 4 months ago

Lovely!

Rosina Lamberti, 4 months ago

Wonderful Landscape

flamingrhino, 4 months ago

gorgeous!

reflector, 4 months ago

I don’t know if there will ever be a sunset photo taken that can match this. Amazing clouds, colours, and reflections. Just brilliant !

Cathleen Taraw... in reply to reflector’s comment, 4 months ago

Well, you can just come for tea now! We’ll cook you a hangi.

reflector, 4 months ago

If you said we’ll COOK YOU in a hangi, I’d really start to get raaather concerned ! Tea doesn’t sound too dangerous however !

Barbara Read-J..., 4 months ago

Terrific shot!

kcranmer, 4 months ago

Wow now that’s a site to behold!!!!!!!!

Lizspittall, 4 months ago

Beautiful serenity! Lovely work! Thanks for favouriting Raindy Day Window too, cheers.

Robert Mrvecka, 4 months ago

great work!

Lam Tran, 4 months ago

Beautiful shot!

Cathleen Taraw..., 4 months ago

Hi, thank you :)

Lee Grissett, 4 months ago

Wow! So beautiful!

T.D. Ruley, 4 months ago

fantastical image

dinghysailor1, 4 months ago

super superb!

Nikki Mulkern, 4 months ago

Wow!! This is breathtaking!! Gorgeous capture!

Cathleen Taraw..., 4 months ago

Thank you :)

Alexia Wardell, 4 months ago

The light and the colors are superb… excellent composition as well. Very beautiful.

shaz, 4 months ago

incredible, awesome,,,, stunning…. wish I was there!!

Yuval Levin, 4 months ago

Beautiful.

Cathleen Taraw... in reply to Yuval Levin’s comment, 4 months ago

Hi, thank you.

susan davies, 4 months ago

awesome shot

pentangled, 4 months ago

what a stunning view! NZ is on my “gotta visit” list :o)

kipishiux, 4 months ago

Great shot! Beautiful!

wdavies285, 4 months ago

wow stunning, fantastic colours

buddykfa, 4 months ago

wonderful capture and I love the reflection!

Robin Webster, 4 months ago

Stunning colour and light!

Cathleen Taraw... in reply to pentangled’s comment, 4 months ago

Good one -you’ve definitely ‘gotta visit’ here :)

Barbara Read-J..., 4 months ago

Awesome!

LoveMy7Cs, 4 months ago

Gorgeous place!

Rebs O, 4 months ago

beautiful part of the world, fab shot

Cathleen Taraw..., 4 months ago

Thank you :)

ragman, 4 months ago

a most amazing image ~ you are on fire ~ what a beautiful country

JaredJames, 4 months ago

GREAT! spirit….....

Christine Wilson, 4 months ago

congrats Cathleen on making the home page with this fantastic image

Cathleen Taraw... in reply to Christine Wilson’s comment, 4 months ago

Thank you Christine :))

Aritheeagle, 4 months ago

its moments like these that freeze into vast spaces of wonder, awe and humility. We can only grow through all this. We can only give thanks for having the ability to stop and appreciate what we live with.

Great image – and like the truth …. this reflection is impeccably lucid and pristine…... like a sheet of gentle calm that extends itself as far as the eyes travel.

Thanks for sharing this.

~Ari

shallay, 4 months ago

I’m convinced you live in Paradise! Enjoying the captions to all your work, and loving the simplicity of your ideas.

bigrock88, 4 months ago

So exacting and formidable, well done.
rock

phil1950, 4 months ago

Brilliant shot of a truly beautiful location Cathleen, superb colours, very well framed. Is it on the North or South island please?

Lizspittall, 4 months ago

Lovely in it’s simplicity!

Gaurav Dhup, 4 months ago

Beautiful Capture!

micmac, 4 months ago

Breathtaking ,congrats for the home page.

blueclover, 4 months ago

Amazing colours, i would love to go to New Zealand if its all like this!

Anita Schuler, 4 months ago

Great shot I love it

Cathleen Taraw... in reply to Aritheeagle’s comment, 4 months ago

Thank you Aritheeagle, my pleasure :)

Cathleen Taraw... in reply to shallay’s comment, 4 months ago

Hi Shallay, thanks, I’m convinced of it too :)) And I glad you like my words and style yay!

Cathleen Taraw... in reply to phil1950’s comment, 4 months ago

Hi Phil, thank you. It’s in the North Island on the west coast.

Mariaan Krog, 4 months ago

I’ve seen documentaries on New Zealand and know how beautiful it is over there. This is just awesome.

Carlos Teófilo, 3 months ago

So beautiful.

Frank Legault, 3 months ago

Awesome seascape…Beautifuly captured!!!

Cathleen Taraw... in reply to Frank Legault’s comment, 3 months ago

Thanks Frank :)

Joe Thill, 3 months ago

This is Awesome, great colors, amazing reflection

Chris Gin, 2 months ago

Beautiful shot, amazing colours!

Timothy Goodwin, 2 months ago

Love the mood that is captured and inherent in this work!!

mindboggle, 2 months ago

what a beautiful photograph