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These photographs of sand patterns were mainly taken
on the beaches of the Inner and Outer Hebrides. These beaches
seem vast and featureless but often a small area of the beach,
limited perhaps to a few square metres, will show these exquisite
designs and patterns.
The beaches are formed from mainly white shell sand
which overlays a heavier, darker rock sand. In some areas where
the layer of white sand is thin, the action of the winds and
tide washes the particles of sand to and fro, forming these amazing
and intricate designs. We can only wonder at Natures complexity
and how we are presented with a metaphor - the repetition of
a shape or design seen elsewhere in Natures infinite canvas.
The photographs were taken on Kodak Technical Pan
film, produced as silver gelatin prints which are archivally
processed and then toned in Thiocarbamide, Selenium or a combination
of the two. |
