While I was in the Haka Valley I took all sorts of photos in the halflight of morning, during the early hours before daylight took hold. After the sun came up, I went exploring other subjects, like the simplicity of long, dry grass waving in the morning sun.
Driving Through The Haka Valley
Fence post in The Hakataramea Valley
I spent the hours pre and post sunrise chasing interesting spots in the Hakataramea Valley. Tucked away in the Waimate District, the Hakataramea Valley sits at the foot of Kirkliston range in the South Island of New Zealand and is a wonderful spot. The Haka is a glorious location to be in the mornings, they can be unbelievably cold and have a deafening silence that seems to echo throughout the valley as the light appears over the Campbell Hills, bringing a new day to the surrounding ranges.
Be Not The Answer Nor The Question
Water silhouette at dawn.
The wondrous joy of water silhouettes in the Hakataramea Valley near the foot of the Kirkliston Range.
Dawn On Homestead Road
Homestead Road – Buy
The Hakataramea Valley is a glorious spot to be in the mornings. There’s a deafening silence that seems to echo throughout the valley as the light appears over the Campbell Hills and brings a new day to the surrounding Kirkliston Range and the Hunter Hills.
The Hakataramea
Dawn in Hakataramea Valley – Buy
First light on the Kirkliston Range in the Hakataramea Valley on Homestead Road. Tucked away in the Waimate District, the Hakataramea Valley sits at the foot Kirkliston range in the South Island of New Zealand. This image brought to mind a poetic line when I was working on it. But then again, photography links very closely with poetry.
The Haka Valley
The Kirkliston Range – Buy
Morning clouds loom over the Kirkliston range in the Hakataramea Valley. Tucked away in the Waimate District, the Hakataramea Valley sits at the foot Kirkliston range in the South Island of New Zealand.
The Haka Valley
The Haka Valley – Buy
The morning was unbelievably cold. That was until the first sign of sun appeared over the Campbell Hills in the Hakataramea Valley. Tucked away in the Waimate District, the Hakataramea Valley sits between the Kirkliston Range and the Hunter Hills in the South Island of New Zealand.
Light On The Kirkliston Range
Light on the Kirkliston Range – Buy
Tucked away in the Waimate District is the Hakataramea Valley which sits at the foot of the Kirkliston Range. If you like hiking and adventuring into the wilderness there is a walk up to Pearson Hut. A basic four-bunk hut, getting to Pearsons Hut requires a nearly 3 hour, 6 kilometer walk up to an elevation of 1176m.
Dawn In The Hakataramea Valley
Dawn On Milne Road – Buy
The reason I was there, well I wasn’t too sure. However, I spent the hours pre and post sunrise chasing interesting spots in the Hakataramea Valley . Tucked away in the Waimate District, the Hakataramea Valley sits at the foot Kirkliston range in the South Island of New Zealand and is a wonderful spot.
Morning Silence In The Hakataramea Valley
Morning silence in the Hakataramea Valley – Buy or view the Ōtepoti | Dunedin gallery
I stopped by these pine trees and farm gate while driving through the Hakararamea Valley. The morning was unbelievably cold until the sun started to rise over the Campbell Hills. Tucked away in the Waimate District, the Hakataramea Valley sits at the foot Kirkliston range in the South Island of New Zealand.

In The Haka
In The Haka– Buy
I found this scene while heading through the Hakataramea Valley. It was spectacular to have the morning clouds loom over the Kirkliston range as the light hit. If you’re not sure, the Haka Valley is tucked away in the Waimate District and it sits at the foot Kirkliston range in the South Island of New Zealand.
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Farm field in the Hakataramea Valley
Farm field in the Hakataramea Valley – Buy
Tucked away in the Waimate District, the Hakataramea Valley sits at the foot Kirkliston range in the South Island of New Zealand.
Dew Kissed Silence Of The Haka Valley
Dew Kissed Silence In The Haka Valley – Buy
First light on the Kirkliston Range in the Hakataramea Valley on Homestead Road. Tucked away in the Waimate District, the Hakataramea Valley sits at the foot Kirkilston range in the South Island of New Zealand. This is another image that a brought to mind a poetic line when I was working on it. This time the line was …. in a dew kissed silence the earth awoke.



