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Aus rund zwei Tonnen Lavasand aus den Cañadas im Teide Nationalpark werden dann auf dem Rathausplatz von La Orotava religiöse Motive erzeugt. Viele Wochen Arbeit der “Alfombristas”, wie die Sandkünstler genannt werden, sind dann an diesem einen Tag zu bewundern, bevor der Wind das Kunstwerk wieder in alle Himmelsrichtungen zerstreut.
Religious motifs are then created from around two tonnes of lava sand from the Cañadas in the Teide National Park on the town hall square in La Orotava. Many weeks of work by the "Alfombristas", as the sand artists are called, can then be admired on this one day before the wind scatters the artwork again in all directions.
A still life created by a wooden box left behind and taken over by the wind and sand.
Spotted during a walk on the beach on Vlieland.
Have a nice Wednesday ;-))
“Sometimes the only way to ever find yourself is to get completely lost.”
Quote — Kellie Elmore
Happy start of your week ;-))
Sand art, created by a lugworm ;-))
""The lugworm or sandworm (Arenicola marina) is a large marine worm. They are not typically visible, but the casts produced by their burrowing make distinctive patterns in damp sand.""
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Patterns in the sand made by the tide. Each day one can see different sand art ;-))
Have a nice Sunday!
""Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.""
Quote - Winston Churchill
~~The beginning of a new dune:
A dune is a mound of sand formed by the wind, usually along the beach or in a desert. Dunes form when wind blows sand into a sheltered area behind an obstacle. Dunes grow as grains of sand accumulate.
Every dune has a windward side and a slipface. A dunes windward side is the side where the wind is blowing and pushing material up. A dunes slip face is simply the side without wind. A slipface is usually smoother than a dunes windward side.~~
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"Sand in reality is nothing else than very small stones.”
Quote ― Axel Fredrik Cronstedt
Wishing you all a happy and safe week ahead!
“Even before I say I am, I am.
For to say I am, I need to be.
For to be, I even don’t need to say I am.”
Quote ― Sw. Chidananda Tirtha
"The greatest art is to sit, and wait, and let it come."
Quote - Harbhajan Singh Yogi
"Our willingness to wait reveals the value we place on the object we're waiting for."
Quote - Charles Stanley
Art in nature, waiting for high tide.
Happy Weekend everyone ;-))
Happy weekend everybody.
Due to the extraordinary summer with lots of sunshine and no rain the water level of the river The Thames was low. So people enjoyed a sun bath sitting on the bank and at some places sand-artists were showing their art. I liked this couch, very inviting after a long walk, but I'm not sure if it would sit comfortable....
"Photography, as we all know, is not real at all. It is an illusion of reality with which we create our own private world."
Quote - Arnold Newman
Sand art created by nature and further editing by me.
""To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place... I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them.""
Quote - Elliott Erwitt
Sand art created by nature ;-))
Just love low tide at the Hudson river, the treasures uncovered. Love the writing in the sand , Natures Art
Here is another one of the sand sculptures at the park. It's one of the sculptures which were created for the 24 hour speed carving contest and the one I liked best and voted for. I don't know yet which sculpture won in the end but I will find out the next time I'll visit the park.
Here is the next one of the sand sculptures. This "sand castle" is Neuschwanstein, an iconic building and probably Germany's main tourtist attraction. The photo shows only about 2/3 of the sand sculpture because my 24 mm lens didn't allow me to get all of it in one photo. In fact I even had to stitch two photos together in Photoshop to get what you see in this capture (which is the most interesting part of the sculpture anyway.
This friendly and huggable looking Panda is another one of this year's sand sculptures. I'm always amazed how perfect these sculptures are and it's a shame that they will only last a month or two depending on the weather.
I hope I don't bore you but I still have several photos of sand sculptures to post, including a capture of my absolute favourite. And two more sculptures are still work in progress and will be completed in the next two weeks.
The frog is another one of the beautiful sand sculptures at this years festival. I love the caterpillar on his nose which is a cute detail. This sculpture made second place at the 24 h speed carving contest two weeks ago. It is much bigger than it looks here because I replaced the background and the size of the leaves is misleading.
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More from the sand sculpture festival. This sand sculpture is called Tropical Island. It is pretty from all angles but this is the side which is probably the most interesting and photogenic.
Abstract monochrome image by mother nature of yellow-orange beach sand and black sand grains mixed together in an from rain runoff. Black's Beach, San Diego, California.
It is finally possible to visit "my" park again without having to present a negative Covid test and so I went there this morning. I was delighted to see that there will be a sand sculpture festival again this year. The sculpture in this photo is the only one which is complete for now but the artists are already working on several more sculptures. Watch this space. :)
Sorry, another sand sculpture, and there will be a few more. This is the Fountain of Youth and I admit that the water fountain in the background wasn't really there. I took a separate photo of a fountain in the park and added it to this one as I thought it would be a nice "special effect". They wouldn't really build a sand sculpture that close to a fountain. :)
The Leprechaun is one of these sand sculptures I would like to preserve forever. It was created for the 24 hour speed carving contest and is the one I voted for. In the end it came in second.
This is my favourite of the sand sculptures and the winner of the competition. The sculpture shows a storyteller who opens a book at the chapter "Ludwigsburg". There are lots of lovely little details in this one again.
This sculpture was created by sand sculptor Kevin Crawford from Australia.
This sand sculpture is the winner of this year's speed carving contest. The Norwegian troll was created by the artist Kevin Crawford from Australia. My favourite is another sculpture but I love this one too. I'll show you a photo of my personal winner in the near future. :)
These two are known as "Pferdle & Äffle" and they are famous and much loved cartoon characters of the Südwestrundfunk (Southwest German Radio). On their TV program they appear between advertising spots. It isn't surprising that their sand sculpture is a favourite among the visitors of this year's sand sculpture festival too.
This is another one of the artworks at the sand sculpture festival at Ludwigsburg. This year's theme is "Plants and Gardens". thus the gardener pruning some bushes.
This is one of two peacocks at the sand sculpture festival, the artist was working on the second one when I was there on Saturday morning, The second sculpture shows a peacock fanning out his tail feathers and I hope to be able to take a photo of that one later this week.
I made a quick and unplanned visit to the sand sculpture festival this morning. Originally I wanted to go there on the weekend but the according to the weather forecast there is a risk of heavy thunderstorms today and tomorrow and I was worried that the sculptures might get damaged before I have a chance to take some more photos. I suppose they would repair them, though, as the artists are still working on some of the sculptures. It was early but already hot and humid when I arrived there and the park was empty apart from me and the gardeners. This sculpture is one of my favourites. I had already taken photos of this sculpture last weekend but couldn't resist to take some more as it is so impressive. It is huge and incredibly detailed, a real masterpiece.
It's sand sculpture season at Ludwigsburg again. This year's theme is Atlantis and in the next weeks I will show you some of the sculptures. I start with this one which shows the Greek philosopher Plato who told the story of Atlantis in his writings Timaeus and Critias around 360 BC.
The sun and moon and stars cross the sky again and again. Shadows lengthen and shrink. The tide ebbs and flows, and draws patterns in the sand. The ocean heaves in the background. Crabs and seabirds flicker in and out of view; meanwhile, the boulders sit in the sand - stolid, unmoving, alone, as life hurtles past, in a play of form, of being. This is the dreaming of substance, as the rocks sit and meditate while the earth changes.
Mealasta Beach, on the south west coast of the Isle of Lewis, and the perfect place to view a late autumn sunset
I used to travel alot. Long international flights could become boring but I liked nothing more than to look out of the window down at the landscape 6 miles below me. I used to pit my geographical knowledge against navigational abilities to see if I could identify towns, cities, rivers, landmarks. It helped pass the time. Once I picked out Monument Valley on the brown Utah landscape. I was able to identify some of the towering features but couldn't get over how an area it had taken most of a day to explore in a car could be the size of a sixpence against the featureless desert around.
The best time was when I had been flying for ages: a few months actually, and I had dozed off, forehead leaning against the cold window. I awoke and through bleary eyes looked down. I didn't instantly recognise it a convolusion of channels leading across the land. Rivers, gorges and canyons. And then I remembered. Mars. I was flying over Mars. And the sunlight glinted off the surface. Water? Water? Every where? Had I just discovered water on Mars?
Unfortunately that's nothing like the truth. I often work my way round to a little cove along from Camusdarrach to find unusual patterns and colours on the beach. Here a little oil seeps into the bog that feeds the burn down onto the beach, the oil catching the light like sun on a river estuary. With dark and light sands, this is my impression of what a Martian river might (have) look like. (this section of sand being about 12 inches across)
This sand sculpture is full of interesting details if you walk around it and admire it from all angles. It is is huge, much bigger than it looks in this photo. I had to take five photos and stitch them together in Lightroom to get the whole sculpture in one shot. The sculpture shows several iconic buildings of Ludwigsburg, among them the palace, the two churches which in reality are located at the market place, and the little palace of Monrepos (on the right).
Here is another one of this year's sand sculptures at Ludwigsburg, this one is called "the carnivourous plant". I will probably visit the park again tomorrow morning but I'm not sure if the other sculptures have made much progress since last weekend as the weather has been rather dreadful lately.
“Let my toes teach the shore
how to feel a tranquil life
through the wetness of sands
Let my heart latch the door
of blackness, as all my pain
now blue sky understands”
― Munia Khan
pp: done with Topaz filters
Gale force winds, mountainous seas, sea foam flying, heavy rain showers, bitter cold - not the day you'd immediately think 'Let's go for a walk on a beach', but days like this bring their own reward. Nature can be such a drama queen at times
Here is the second peacock sand sculpture. At the time when I posted the photo of the first one, the artist was still working on the this peacock. Sadly the face was in the shade when I took this photo but I think it still shows how beautiful and detailed this sculpture is. The pedestal on which the peacock sits is made of sand too.
Seconds after taking this shot, a bridal party arrived at Gress Beach to have their wedding photos taken. Imagine having your photos taken against this backdrop. The light was just perfect!
The lion is another one of the amazing sand sculptures which add additional interest to the park at the palace of Ludwigsburg right now. In reality he sits in front of a restaurant which doesn't make a pretty background. When I saw him I immediately imagined him on a rock high above the plains of the Serengeti with only the sky above him and this is the reason why I chose this background for him.