Monday, August 6, 2012

Back Dunes

Back Dunes, Beachwalker County Park, Kiawah Island, South Carolina
 © Doug Hickok  All Rights Reserved  (Velvia slide film)


Behind sea island dunes, hardy plants and animals thrive in a hot, dry and salty environment. Inkberry, one of these plants, forms a colony rooted in the sand. Tracks of a ghost crab weave through this miniature forest toward the beach.

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19 comments:

  1. MelissaAugust 6, 2012 at 12:05 AM

    Beautiful colors. I love the color change on the sand. It really makes me remember the feel of cool sand on my feet.

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  2. ....peter:)August 6, 2012 at 1:20 AM

    What a magnificent job of framing the Inkberry plants on the dunes in the sunlight with just a sliver of Ocean beyond Doug... good stuff....peter:)

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  3. AnonymousAugust 6, 2012 at 1:32 AM

    The color of the sky and the sea is so nice that the shade was affected the image.

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  4. cieldequimperAugust 6, 2012 at 2:21 AM

    That's my idea of heaven!

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  5. GinnieAugust 6, 2012 at 2:56 AM

    And I see it affords some most welcome shade, I'm sure! I love the sand dunes, Doug.

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  6. BirdmanAugust 6, 2012 at 7:17 AM

    Maine one day; Carolinas the next. You're travelin'. Ha!

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  7. yzAugust 6, 2012 at 8:54 AM

    excellent beach mood

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  8. Traveling HawkAugust 6, 2012 at 9:37 AM

    How nice are the shadows of the plants on the sand!

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  9. LowellAugust 6, 2012 at 10:32 AM

    Super composition. And what really makes this a great photo is the light! It's always about the light!

    Reminds me that I got our car stuck in the sand dunes in south Texas. Almost didn't get it out.

    Also reminds me that the PGA championship is being played this week on Kiawah Island and I fully intend to watch as much of that as possible (on TV!)...

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  10. Kovács MiklósAugust 6, 2012 at 12:00 PM

    Like a winter landscape!
    Okey, okey I know those aren't evergreens :D
    Nice composition, thanks for sharing.

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  11. franzAugust 6, 2012 at 3:20 PM

    wonderful details in this strange habitat (really could be winter ...)! superb dof as well!
    (thanks for your most encouraging comments on my iceland pics!!!)

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  12. GigaAugust 6, 2012 at 3:32 PM

    Uwielbiam prawie biały piasek na wydmach i pewno na plaży oraz cudowne niebieskie morze. Pozdrawiam.
    I love almost white sand dunes, and certainly on the beach and beautiful blue sea. Yours.

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  13. john4jackAugust 6, 2012 at 5:31 PM

    lovely light and shadow. fine colors

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  14. London CallerAugust 6, 2012 at 6:27 PM

    Ha... That's a very long way to crawl back to the sea!
    Poor crabs.

    Inkberry? Cool!
    Don't think we've got them in Britain.

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  15. AnonymousAugust 6, 2012 at 8:23 PM

    SO colorful, I'd like to be there!

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  16. georgeAugust 10, 2012 at 5:27 PM

    The low evening light and your eye for pattern have produced an image of great subtlety that's full of atmosphere.

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  17. rianAugust 15, 2012 at 9:19 AM

    crab forest.. :) that's sounds right.. nice catch!

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  18. DomLOrthaAugust 27, 2012 at 12:38 PM

    Vegetation is stronger than sand... NIce shot!
    Have a nice day.

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  19. ChristopherAugust 27, 2012 at 5:59 PM

    Ah, I love these colors! Beautifully shot Doug

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