03 October 2010

The river of god


I don't know the accepted meaning of Teawaoteatua, but I assume it's a running-together of Te Awa o te Atua, which could take the literal translation "The river of [the] god". When it looks like this, as it did this afternoon, "The river of god" seems fitting.

[3 October 2010, Canon 20D, 300 mm f4 L IS, Canon EF1.4x teleconverter, ISO 100, 1/25 at f8]



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3 comments:

  1. Zhoen4 October 2010 at 05:07

    Fascinating, I have been gazing at this for a long time. Snitching it for another desktop photo, one of about a dozen of your photos.

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  2. Barbara Butler McCoy4 October 2010 at 08:26

    A powerful meditation ... it lends credence, I think, to your assumption of the meaning of the river's name.

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  3. pohanginapete4 October 2010 at 20:31

    Zhoen, I'm honoured :^)

    Barbara, I know of few things more compelling than the sight and sound of moving water, particularly in streams like this, or as surf on a wild coast. Thanks :^)

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