Having finished shooting the sunset over stunning rock formations known as Pancake Rocks, here at Punakaiki, I packed up my gear and started to make my way back to the car. Along the way, I came across this picturesque rocky outcrop. I had passed this area earlier in the afternoon when I was scouting for locations but was unable to see much of this view as a large group of people were crowding the lookout. As I came across it this time, it became obvious why they were all here.

This image was shot in fairly low light as the sun had already dipped below the horizon several minutes earlier. As such, this long exposure has captured the motion of the waves crashing against the rocks and the clouds moving through the sky in a way that adds to the dramatic landscape.