Marram grass growing in the coastal sand dunes of NW England.
This is the latest in a mini series of photos from the coastal area of NW England where I was born and spent most of my adult life.
I really liked the contrast in this scene between the light softness of the sand and the dark, hard spikiness of the marram grass. Also, I liked the delicate shadows in the 4 hollows in the sand (I'm aware that some of you may see them as raised mounds!) which I thought added something extra to the photo.
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@Paco Díaz: Thanks Paco!
@Francine: Thanks Francine!
@Viewfinder: It's just a straightforward optical illusion I think Glenn.....I only saw them as the hollows that I photographed until John Leech told me that he saw them as mounds rather than hollows.....now I can see them either way if I concentrate hard enough.
NIKON D40
1/160 second
F/11.0
ISO 200
15 mm (35mm equiv.)