Ben Avon
This anchor from the barque Ben Avon which went aground and was totally wrecked on this point 11th Nov 1903, the anchor was raised and erected by the Wairarapa Underwater Club in Dec 1969, to further public interest in New Zealands colourful maritime history.
PLACE; Cape Palliser, Wairarapa New Zealand
Ben Avon belongs to the following groups:
Nautical and New Zealand Made Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints
midzing
fantastic shot niggle, and thanks for the history behind it,,,well done
Maximus
truly this tells a story, well done. :)
Nancy Stafford
great photot and history as well.
JennyDean
nice work niggle!
Larry Davis
Great stuff !!!
Been to Cape Palliser and loved it.
Going back later this year.
niggle replied
thanks Larry, its a great place to visit
Cathryn Swanson
Fantastic composition and great info niggle :))))
Mariaan Krog A...
Wow, this looks awesome against the sea scape background. Brilliant!
Jeff Burns
Fabulous shot well done
niggle replied
thanks Jeff much appreciated
Carlos Teófilo
Wonderful.
niggle replied
thanks Carlos much appreciated
Rosina Lamberti
Wow absolutely gorgeous capture and fantastic comp!
niggle replied
thanks for all your comments Rosina
MuscularTeeth
thats an anchor!
when we go scuba diving, we occasionally find newer, smaller anchors lost by boats. and then we bring em up and sell em.
:)
niggle replied
Thanks for that, I do abit of diving myself, it would be abit of a mission bringing this one up :-)
hollys1wedding
Hit the picks thats one big anchor nice shot the backgrounds as good as the subject nice work
niggle replied
thankyou Rebecca
Tracey-Anne Pryke
WoW! great shot of the old anchor the background looks a stunner
niggle replied
thanks traceyanne for your comments much appreciated
coffeebean
Lovely old anchor in a wonderful setting, very nice scenery and a great slice of history.
djlampkins
Stunning scene… very nice.