Sunday, April 30, 2006
Embleton Beach 6
This is one from a series on Embleton Beach. The beach was very shallow and the tide going down produced many different and beautiful patterns in the sand. We went walking on the beach near sunset most evenings and the low angle light helped to emphasise the shapes in the sand. Nora was very patient as I lingered to get the images I wanted. I got very angry when I found superb shapes spoilt with a footprint. How could people so thoughtlessly destroy such beautiful things? Irrational really.
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Mighty river estuary seen from the air or tiny biological entity seen through a microscope? And yet it's not abstract because one knows that it is sand on a beach. I admire your (both of you) dedication and patience for capturing this unique (never to be repeated, if often imitated) moment in time.
Such a simple capture with oodles of meanings/interpretations - John's already pointed out the extremes I saw in this. I would like to see this displayed as a pair. The second photograph showing how the footprint destroys all meaning.
It would certainly be a different picture with the footprint. My inclination would probably have been to try and include one, to create a story, whereas you have excluded them to concentrate on pattern. (which means I disagree with akikana. A footprint would change, not destroy, meaning).
The pattern and light are, of course, beautiful. All this and exercise too!
JohnE points the way to the alternative interpretation of this image. A satellite shot of a river estuary or erosion on some now dead moon. The big in the small, universal shapes regardless of actual scale. The light is worthy of a mention because it’s excellent.
A footprint would add to the story, or perhaps create a completely new story, but would add scale hence removing another. Unless dead moons have giants.
Beautiful pattern shot well lit. There are some nice lines here although I find the top 20% less interesting and would crop it, if it were mine.
I'm always amazed about the natur's ability to create such simple but fascinating art. and man's ability to notice it. so is it art by 'someone' else (the nature) or by who picture it? who cares: art is art.
[ man's ability to notice it...]
One of the interesting things about this is who notices it and who puts their footprints in it. Indeed, rolling back from this again: who is on the beach to notice it in the first place and who can't really imagine why the beach is more attractive than the wine bar/TV/football.
A diverse bunch us humans.
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The pattern and light are, of course, beautiful. All this and exercise too!
A footprint would add to the story, or perhaps create a completely new story, but would add scale hence removing another. Unless dead moons have giants.
One of the interesting things about this is who notices it and who puts their footprints in it. Indeed, rolling back from this again: who is on the beach to notice it in the first place and who can't really imagine why the beach is more attractive than the wine bar/TV/football.
A diverse bunch us humans.