Sand and ice 2 by jcv2
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Nature is its own artist. The ingredients are simply three of the four elements, sand (earth), ice (water) and wind (air). Let the time do its job and watch how nature starts to make something beautiful of it. Oh yes, the last element is required as well! Fire, that has to be in the heart of the photographer! :)
The North-sea shore is some 84 km (52 miles) distant, so this landscape of dunes will not lead you to the sea. I'm sorry! ;) This sand lies on altitudes between 20 and 25 m (65 - 85 ft) and belongs to the old forests of the Veluwe, the largest united woodland of the Netherlands.
Minolta X-700 (Fuji Sensia 100, 70 mm)
Thanks for your attention and your always valuable comments
Comments (32)
Zacko
A colder version of marybelgiums upload it seems. And this one is also very cool!!! Enjoy your weekend!!! #:o)
escafeld
Man added a fifth element, cement, and gave us concrete jungles! Nice shot!
ambra2000
Ciao dear friend!amazing and original capture!Wonderful image with great colours!My soncere compliments!Well done!V!Ciao dear friend!Have a nice week end!I wish you a good day!Friendly greetings and a big hug!:-))
jgkane
Superb sand ripples, Jan-Carel. There must be a thriving insect population in these flat dunes. I used to like examining such scenes, when I was a boy, but my back and eyesight do not allow that now. Regards as always, John.
marybelgium
Nice " beach art " !!! EXLT !
rangeriderrichard
Ahhhh! Fantastic texture!
pimbotin
These 4 elements were the ancient classification. Now that we have discovered atoms and particles, scientists like to use the words "liquid" for the water, "solid" for the land and "gaseous" for the air. I assume that the fire became the "energy" which exists in any state of the matter. Anyway, I've always thought that these both classifications were too restrictive and I think that the sand and the ice (the subject of your image) is the natural proof that these 3 states are just 3 steps between an infinite number of variations. The sand is not a liquid element, neither a solid element. Before the water turns to ice, it goes through numerous different states that we can hardly classify and your previous shots clearly showed this. I mean, mathematicians really made a kind of "revolution" when they agreed that the fractal numbers were the proof that spatial dimensions couldn't be defined ONLY with integer numbers. They came to this conclusion by looking at the nature. How can you measure the distance on the ground between the 2 bushes in your picture if you want to have the maximum accuracy? Because of the sand grains, this is impossible with such a restriction, this is how fractals have been discovered. If mathematicians are able to change their mind, I just wonder how long physicists will keep this old-fashioned classification. Nice shot, dear...
oscilis
A beautiful abstract. Great combination of textures and lines.
diomedes66
This is a very lovely composition, a wonderful mixture of patterns and textures! Bravo, well done! V
sharky_
Excellent pattern of natures doing. Aloha
TwoPynts
Take a look at Mary's photo, you guys are on a similar theme! Great subtle capture and info!! :)
deannemart
Seems odd to see snow on sand. Great job capturing the patterns as the wind blows!
addiek
Awesome. I love to see this. I have only seen one other picture of ice on sand... yours excels it by far. Terrific work. Cropped just right I think too.
tvernuccio
clapping i luv this closer peek of the sand art!! It's soooooo beautiful! The textures are quite pleasing to me, as well as the design, which reminds me of some kind of animal. are those tiger stripes? or perhaps a donkey's??? i dunno, but i love it. now, i have to tell you that this shot makes me verrrrrry curious. upper right hand corner...you give us just a peek of some hole...perhaps a cave????? i do hope to see more of this cave...an inside shot would be great!! i'm thinking there might be a wild boar in there!!! Fantastic image of nature's artistry, jan-carel...with ALL the required elements!!!
Chaos911
fantastic work, excellently done!!!!!
Mimey
Nature is the greatest artist... excellent captured !!!
nongo
If I was wearing a hat, it would be off to you!!!! Brilliant image!!!!!!! VOTE*!!!!!
Enmos
Awesome colors and pattern, love this light and the shadows too !! Impressive work !!
Onslow
Truly beautiful - I have never seen frosted sand before and the grasses add a wonderful extra texture to this superb image :)
WiserAngel
That is really quite beautiful with the ice and the sand together. You don't often see that at the same time. Excellent work my dear friend.
chantal-france
Beautiful composition, Jan-Carel !! I love the outline created by the sans vawes, the thin herbs and the frsot on them :)) A very classy shot !!! V
Gabrielsdream
I agree with Sheila, stop teasing us, what is in that hole??!! No bare feet here then! Lovely natural patterns, another fascinating upload!
Lledeline
Nice shot.
logiloglu
a fascinating nature abstract. impressive capture !!!!!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!!!
Punaguy
Has a nice salt and pepper look to the sand...beautiful tones, well done!
b2amphot
Fascinating capture... the wisps of grass give it just the right touch.
sossy
very impressive and wonderful close up! the mix of the 3 elements is a special artwork! glad that your fire didn't burn it down! ;o))))
LadyLisa
Beautiful capture....:)
vodia
like gold and diamonds powder!!!!!!!!!!!
bleachfix
putting all the technical stuff beside...what I see are a bunch of sand snakes basking in the sun after a night of frozen tundra! But that's just me... []/;^)