Sand: it’s everywhere where sand is.

So I took this photo as I felt I had a good opportunity to capture the sandbar’s shape, and I think I did quite well there. Whilst processing, I cropped a fair bit out, just to keep the focus on the sandbar and make it feel more like a strip. I think it works in that regard and also through creating a more “cinematic” feel, which is a bit overboard, but it works and I like that.

I also think the cropping makes the photo more about shape rather than scene as there’s less visible activity and fewer objects in view.

This is my submission into the three hundred-and-eighty-fifth Lens-Artists Photo Challenge. The theme for this one is “Unusual Crop“.

The host of the Lens-Artists challenges cycles weekly between the following people:

Tina

Patti

Ann-Christine aka Leya

John Steiner

Sofia Alves

Anne Sandler

Egídio

Ritva

Beth

This one is curated by Ritva. The next one is curated by Patti.

I recommend joining the community and participating in the challenges. They’re pretty straightforward, allow room for interpretation, and provide a good way to think about photography in general. If not, however, then at the very least you should check out what others submit to the challenges.

I hope you enjoy.