disintegration

Thin strip of beach between the cliff face and water of Lake Ontario at Chimney Bluffs. The bluffs are a drumlin that's being eroded by the lake. The drumlin is made up of an aggregate of clay, sand, pebbles, cobbles, boulders, etc.

 

I've struggled with this photo since it was taken, trying to create a good final image. The light was striking that evening with a clear sky. I liked the relief of the water eroded sand created by the low angle of the sun. This is Lake Ontario's high water mark where it is undermining the drumlin. I'm drawn to this delineation at Chimney Bluffs where the aggregate that makes up the hill is being sorted by size from sand particles to boulders.

 

I got down low with a wide angle lens to include detail in the sand and the distant monument at the west end of the bluffs.

 

The final image was changed very little from what was captured. I increased the contrast of the sand slightly to emphasize the water patterns. I warmed up the image overall to match my perception of the late evening light hitting the reddish earth.

Done