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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 650: The Target. The Goal.

The ocean was as vast and beautiful as it had always been. A long time since they had traversed this location. Far too long. As always, the rainforest seemed to suddenly pull back to reveal a grand, open expanse full … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 630: Don’t Stop

It’s not long before the starting begins, so I need tor ace on ahead and try and see something on the distance. Where is my focus when I need it? It’s not here. Ahead is hard to see. I have … Continue reading

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‘Damien Hirst Looking for Sharks’ by Danger Dave & Christian Rager

A sculpture from last year’s Sculpture by the Sea. There’s a sense of intensity in this sculpture. I’m not quite sure why, but I think it may have to do with its overall design more than the face. Features feel exaggerated … Continue reading

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Boomerang Beach

A shot from the most recent field trip. You can see how massive the waves are compared to everything else. It’s a large beach, so I think that in this shot large waves are appropriate. I didn’t have the filter … Continue reading

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Dune Vegetation

That is to say, more dune vegetation! A lot of low-lying flora helping to stabilise the dune. With enough time it will grow thick and create great stabilisation. Whilst it may not seem like it, dune systems can be pretty … Continue reading

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Sand

This is a photo of sand! I took this as I wanted to see if I could work out what the small bump was. I like that it disturbs the texture and the “smoothness” of the sand’s surface. I also … Continue reading

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Gradual Spread Across the Dune

Here’s a shot with some clustering vegetation on the dunes near Hawks Nest. This probably has a bit to do with the angle of the shot, but the vegetation appears to be spreading outward on a line rather than spread … Continue reading

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Barren Vegetation on a Dune

Another shot taken from the Hawks Nest Dunes. I had a bit of difficulty in choosing which version to go for; hence both being included. The monochrome version has a nice contrast to it. The barren vegetation becomes more  hard … Continue reading

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Hawks Nest Dunes

One of the places visited on the recent field trip. Larges swathes of sand with a bit of vegetation (and much more vegetation behind the dunes). I like the simplicity of this photo. Not too much detail and the soft … Continue reading

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Five-Hundred Word Challenge 524: Diatribe Regarding Sand Dunes

I do not have much time and I feel the need to write and yet I have nothing that I can think of that would be worth writing about, so let’s go with the wall and see what sticks. I … Continue reading

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