New Zealand - Northland - Bayleys Beach

[gonzo]

Whats There:
Wow another cool discovery. When i first traveled around NZ I went to bayleys beach and couldn't take any photos. I am glad I went back, this place absolutely rocks. You can take quad bikes on the beach and explore the sand dunes, which are truly surreal and amazing. There is also a wreck of a tiny fishing vessel on the shore if you venture to stay here long enough. I love this place... i think its my favourite beach in all of NZ

Getting there.
Piece of cake, take 16 north, then take 12 all the way through dargaville and 10 minute north of dargaville you'll see the exit for Bayleys beach. Its about 3 hours north of auckland.

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Other notes:

it always rained when i've been there.. so be prepared to bet a little wet :)

[Solarize]

Wow, that place looks amazing. Photos 1,3 and 7 really do it for me.
They are very saturated colours, did you alter them much?
Nice bit of creativity with the dirtbike tracks on the 3rd.
The first shot just looks magical, well done! :)

[Luminosity]

WOW Vonn .... these are gorgeous shots !

[umongous]

That is absolutely amazing. Would it be possible to get a close up picture of those green and red plants, for some reason they look really interesting.