"Pier Pressure"

This award winning image features a massive wave crashing into the Port Stanley Pier with the main lighthouse standing strong in the background. The ultimate power of these gale force driven waves is astonishing at times and easily mistaken for ocean waves by non familiar onlookers. The main gates on the pier are closed / locked during the fall season and for good reason. It wouldn't take much to lose someone if they decided to ignore the warnings and venture out during a storm like this. Nature is absolutely raw and destructive at times, but beautiful nonetheless.