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sand between your toes

by Stuart Williams

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 18, 2012866 views10 comments
while this simple image may mean little to you, its is pretty evocative to me. it brings back great times over the past five-and-a-half years spent in mozambique - waves rushing up, sand and warm water swirling about one's toes ... and then retreating. the water, crystal clear, leaves traces in the sand.

thanks for looking; does it touch you? Stare at the L A R G E R version for a while ...

hasselblad 500c/m, 50mm lens, ilford delta 100 b&w film.

nuarro, baixo do pinda, mozambique

Comments

10 comments
Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on February 18, 2012 at 8:07 AM
It definitely touches and moves me. The composition is beautiful. For my taste, I'd like it "printed" a little darker.

- Dan
Registered on November 1, 2003, 473 Posts, 7980 Comments
Comment posted by Nick Bristol on February 18, 2012 at 8:55 AM
Stuart, Yes...it touches me too. The large version is fantastic! I loved looking at it for awhile. Nice work.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Comment posted by Eva McDermott on February 18, 2012 at 9:20 AM
I really like the motion this has captured Stuart. Works for me as is.
Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 18, 2012 at 12:16 PM
While I suspect your emotional attachment to this will be stronger because it is personal to you, it still translates much of what you said. The image and your words reveal the depth of feelings you have developed for Mozambique. The intimate quality of this demands introspection. Well done, as usual, Stuart. The only nit I have would be to crop or clone out the intruding rock at top left that pulls the eye just a touch and disrupts the flow of the returning wave.
Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
Comment posted by Stan Rose on February 18, 2012 at 12:19 PM
The top is a bit bright for me, otherwise this looks great! Love the little swirls in the mid section. FWIW, ordinarily im a nature purist, but when you mention 'toe', i think a footprint (or foot!) in this frame might have actually added something to the idea...just a thought :wink:
Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments
Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on February 18, 2012 at 3:04 PM
This is very pretty and original Stuart. I could see just adding a little bit of a vignette (or edge burning) to the top corners. I think this is a very artistic shot.

Michael
Registered on June 18, 2009, 86 Posts, 2317 Comments
Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on February 18, 2012 at 9:42 PM
While it doesn't do all that much for me as my connection to the ocean is pretty limited, I can definitely relate to personal photographs that evoke personal emotions.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
Comment posted by Peter Richter on February 19, 2012 at 5:18 AM
Stuart, this is an exceptional shot that has got an almost abstract quality for me. The tangible textures in the foreground, the movement of the sea and the vanishing elements in the distance are really story telling to me. Furthermore, the composition is perfectly anchored by the rocks in my opinion.

Peter
Registered on November 10, 2010, 218 Posts, 2723 Comments
Comment posted by Navin Sarma on February 19, 2012 at 6:59 PM
love it stuart, agree to maybe try and bring some detail/contrast to the very top
Registered on July 17, 2011, 233 Posts, 1373 Comments
Comment posted by Vance Gese on February 19, 2012 at 8:37 PM
Love the range of tones, Stuart, your exquisite composition, and the nice water motion. What really bring your thought home to me is the subtle motion in the water and sand in the foreground. The large version is extraordinary.
Registered on November 13, 2008, 298 Posts, 6629 Comments