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WC#470 Unique

by RL Potts

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted February 14, 201168 views8 comments

I don't know whether this has been photographed before or not, but I have never seen a photo of sand-flocked trees.

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8 comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on February 14, 2011 at 4:27 PM

Dont think ive ever seen one, at any rate! Pretty cool, Rob--where was this shot?

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Comment posted by RL Potts on February 14, 2011 at 9:09 PM

This is Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area which can be an amazing place during or after a big winter storm.

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on February 15, 2011 at 3:18 AM

This one is really unique, an additional detailed shot would be nice to convince us it is sand! Very creative, I like it.

Peter

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on February 15, 2011 at 8:56 AM

Nothing I've ever seen. Good one, Robert.

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Comment posted by Luis Argerich on February 15, 2011 at 10:17 AM

Hi Robert,

Perfect entry, this is something I've never seen before. You nailed it!

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Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on February 16, 2011 at 11:02 AM

very interesting! Does the sand kill the trees or does the sand just blow away with the next big wind? I'm with Peter...would love to see a close-up of one of the bottom limbs as it touches the sand.

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Comment posted by Dan Moore on February 16, 2011 at 11:30 AM

Super entry! I have seen it now. I really lke the two slopes in the comp.

Dan

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Comment posted by RL Potts on February 16, 2011 at 3:14 PM

I have a horizontal version of this, but no close-ups. The war between sand and invading plants is pretty hard to describe. You should visit. The sand scours, buries, and chokes out plants, some of them are tall trees, to heights of several feet. There are islands of mature living trees among the dunes and stands of dead, weathered snags. During a high wind, you can actually watch a dune move across the landscape-from down in the parking lot, of course.

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