Photographer's Note
Bye bye New Zealand! I am back from my long trip to New Zealand.
Aotearoa is the Maori name for New Zealand, though it seems at first to have been used for the North Island only. Many meanings have been given for the name but with Maori names the true meaning can often be found only in a mythological story or in historical fiction illustrating either how the name was given or something of the ideas which prompted it. Aotearoa is made up of either two or three words, Aotea and roa or Ao tea and roa. Aotea could be the name of one of the canoes of the great migration, the great magellan cloud near the bright star Canopus in summer, a bird or even food; ao is a cloud, dawn, daytime, or world; tea white or clear, perhaps bright, while roa means long or tall.
The most popular and authoritative meaning usually given is “long white cloud”.
It was wonderful journey. My main interest (and goal) was to see Maori culture and fantastic rain forests.
From Warsaw I went 6 hours to Dubai, then after a night in the airport hotel there was long 16 hours flight to Auckland. from there a few hours by bus and I was in the other end of the world, in Rotorua.
Rotorua is famous for its geothermal activity, and features geysers – notably the Pohutu Geyser at Whakarewarewa – and hot mud pools. This thermal activity is sourced to the Rotorua caldera, on which the town lies. But there are also some examples of Maori architecture. Here the Maori church near the lake Rotorua.
On Workshops the other view with the military cemetery.
Although the journey was long (12 hours time difference), I haven't suffered of jet lag, also in the way back.
Bigger beta picture
Broader view with the military cememtery.
The front view.
Tue, pajaran, snunney, holmertz, jhm, ricardomattos, ktanska, ikeharel, COSTANTINO, PiotrF, papagolf21, jemaflor, ChrisJ, adramad, pierrefonds, mcmtanyel, PaulVDV marcou esta nota como útil
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Tue
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(58338) 2018-04-16 5:15
Hello Malgo,
Welcome back from the other side of the globe, I am looking forward to seeing your photos. This is a very crisp and clear shot of this church. The yellow and red colours stand out from the green and blue background.
Lars
gervaso
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(23455) 2018-04-16 5:27
Hello, Malgo!
It must be a wonderful country, and here you show us a lovely church, with a different and beautiful architecture, and captured with perfect light and sharpness! I hope I'll see lots of images from the fantastic nature of New Zealand!
snunney
(122694) 2018-04-16 5:35
Hello Malgo,
Glad to hear you are back safe and sound. Bring on the photos. This is a lovely one to start. Fine point of view on this attractive church. Colours and clarity are exceptional.
Sergiom
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(106349) 2018-04-16 5:48
Ciao Malgo,
J'ai pu constater sur facebook que tu étais dans cette partie du monde. Tu as vraiment tout vu et c'est tant mieux. Elle est très belle cette église qui n'est pas gênée de ses couleurs vives.
Amicalement
Serge
holmertz
(72373) 2018-04-16 5:59
Hello Malgo,
You never get tired, you never need to stop for a rest, you hardly even need to take a lunch-break. What's wrong with you? ;-) I wish I had your energy. Then I could go on travelling like 20 years before.
I saw the word "crisp" in one of the earlier critiques and I can only agree. Of course, in early autumn we also have crisp light and colours in our part of the world, so maybe this is nothing particular for New Zealand. In any case the light and colours are very appealing. The church is nice, at first looking a bit British to me, but on second thoughts it is rather different. But I would have to see many more buildings to understand what constitutes a Maori style.
Kind regards,
Gert
jhm
(177626) 2018-04-16 6:01
Hello Malgo,
What a big trip, but you took wonderful pictures.
Three successful image but your main picture is the most beautiful.
Composition and presentation make impression.
Very well done, TFS.
Best regards,
John.
dta
(91052) 2018-04-16 7:27
Hello MAlgo ,
A beautiful church , in a well chosen panoramica format . Superb light and colors .
Regards
Silvio1953
(174284) 2018-04-16 8:36
Ciao cara Malgo, great view of lovely church, excellent perspective, good clarity, wonderful colors and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio
rychem
(57329) 2018-04-16 8:53
Bardzo atrakcyjny kosciol, az aparat podskakuje sam żeby zrobic zdjęcie, sadze, ze jeszcze zobacze cale mnostwo zdjec z Twojej wyprawy
pozdrawiam Ryszard
ktanska
(33039) 2018-04-16 9:49
Hi Malgo,
Great to see this picture of Rotorua, maybe the most mystical place of the North Island. Architecture of this church is quite interesting. Maybe it could be called local interpretation of British heritage. Weather is remarkably good. I'm already waiting for your shots of volcanic features of the area.
Kari
Periko
(7625) 2018-04-16 11:34
Hello Malgo
Beautiful church, nicely captured under a magnificent sky. I like this architectural style.
Regards
lousat
(110407) 2018-04-16 11:58
Ciao Malgo,welcome back from your fantastic trip,so far but so interesting! It's nice to see the first pics but it's lovely to read your nore of your adventures,magnificent capture of this very curious church from 2 different points of view,useful 3rd WS too...my best compliments for the other pics that i seen on facebook during your trip! Have a nice evening,Luciano
mesutilgim
(105082) 2018-04-16 12:02
Hello Malgo,
In see you're again on roads !
Very nice this capture from Rotorua taken with very good pov and ligth management.
Nice brigth and eyecatching colors.
Many interesting and usefull notes.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM
Fis2
(126527) 2018-04-16 13:06
Czesc Malgosiu!
Witam wsrod swoich, szczesliwie wrocilas i to sie liczy.
Ciekawy ten kosciol.
Znakomity kadr, kolory i ostrosc.
Warunki wysmienite.
Dobry wieczor.
Pozdrawiam.
Krzysztof
COSTANTINO
(81992) 2018-04-16 13:41
Hello dear Malgorzata and have a nice return
you are very lucky visiting New Zealand
it is my dream to visit this island
one day your photo is excellent with great
lightness and sharpness beautiful
colors very well composed
I red carefully your useful notes
regards
Costantino
PiotrF
(35044) 2018-04-16 16:12
Czesc Malgo
Bardzo dlugo nie bylo Ciebie na TE, w koncu to byla podroz na przeciwlegla czesc naszej planety. Licze ze poznamy ten kraj dzieki twoim relacjom.
Ciekawa architektura i relacja z tego miejsca
pozdrawiam
Piotr
papagolf21
(130497) 2018-04-16 22:48
Bonjour, chère Malgo,
Trois vues différentes pour le même sujet principal, et trois réussites quant à la présentation qui change à chaque image.
La note permet de mieux comprendre cet édifice et ces monuments situés à proximité;
Amitiés.
Philippe
Ilonka1974
(1812) 2018-04-16 23:46
Witaj Malgorzata,
Idealny kadr dla tego kosciola. Bardzo podobaja mi sie zywe i naturalne kolory oraz niebo ktore jest bardzo wyraziste.
Gratuluje wspanialej podrozy!!!
Pozdrawiam
Janusz
jemaflor
(116236) 2018-04-16 23:49
Hi Malgo,
Nice and interesting country, for sure a great trip ... nice architecture, perfect light capture, good colors contrast, tfs.
dkmurphys
(75046) 2018-04-17 0:06
Hello,
Beautiful church in attractive colors and decorations. The scene is quite catchy through it's simple elements. Good catch.
Daniel
Nicou
(171732) 2018-04-17 5:47
Hello
quelle belle église et vue quelle couleur avec ce rouge en bande et les beige un ciel pur et limpide une architecture très intéressante splendide.
Bravo et amitié
Nciou
ChrisJ
(138472) 2018-04-18 1:07
Hello Malgo,
A superb shot of the half timbered, half Anglican, half Maori church. Fantastic warm cold colour contrasts between the blue sky and the red strips and roof. Nice sharpness, too. Tfs!
carlo62
(70374) 2018-04-18 14:57
Ciao Malgo
potrei dirti che sei pazza, ma preferisco dirti che sei un mito, sei veramente incredibile, hai una forza enorme.
Complimenti ancora una volta per la scelta del viaggio, per il coraggio e per la passione che ci metti.
Ben tornata
Carlo
adramad
(57114) 2018-04-19 9:55
Hi, Malgo.
A very different construction of this church, with a nice combination of colors, playing in addition to geometric drawings, the church looks very new surrounded by nature.
Sharpness, lighting, color, and the magnificent composition; they are all perfectly realized factors, in this beautiful image.
Well done. I like very much.
You have a good day.
Very best regards.
Luis.
pierrefonds
(83109) 2018-04-19 15:26
Hi Malgorzata,
The church is well placed in the frame. The point of view is showing a double perspective of the architecture of the church. The light is bringing out the colors. My main computer is not working, I am using my tablet to access internet, have a nice day.
Pierre
RobertLx
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(532) 2018-04-20 5:05
Hi Malgorzata,
This nice photo of a colorful church is a remarkable trophy for your trip to NZ. The sky is perfectly blue and the colors of the church are strong and inviting. Great sharpness too.
Regards
Robert
jmdias
(80623) 2018-04-26 10:17
malgo
nice view of this church with a curious style of architecture. its shapes remind me an iron church in arica, chile.
take care
jorge
mcmtanyel
(42895) 2018-04-27 22:17
Hello Malgo,
What a pretty little church. I love that red steeple roof against the blue sky!!
Regards,
MT
PaulVDV
(42347) 2018-05-11 9:43
Hello Malgo,
This is a very beautiful church.
Pretty light and colours!
Presented from a good angle although on your main picture we see the church from the back.
Personally, I also think this is the most beautiful of the three.
Best regards, Paul
Photo Information
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Copyright: Malgorzata Kopczynska (emka)
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- Date Taken: 2018-03-23
- Categories: Arquitectura
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- Date Submitted: 2018-04-16 5:11
