13 - Beach view
by hajeka

Comment by Melethia:
Great capture!!

Sand and light
by hajeka

Comment by Melethia:
I do like your choice to highlight the second ridge with your focus point - it pulls us across the image.

Sand and light
by hajeka

Comment by posthumous:
lovely to look at

Sand and light
by hajeka

Comment by tnun:
a moment, and the spirit lifts.

19 - Egyptian goose
by hajeka

Comment by KarenNfld:
Cool looking!

18 - Mute swan
by hajeka

Comment by KarenNfld:
Nice, we have these in parks, otherwise they don't exist.

Sand and light
by hajeka

Comment by streetpigeon:
A subtle, delicate, howling image. As the scene recedes in overlapping planes, it's the second plane that's in focus, a fine choice that enables the windblown snow to be encompassing rather than fronting. The lovely, muted palette of green, gray and white exists in fine compositional balance. The mottled, obscuring background, which actually includes the foreground swirling snow, works as pseudo-bokeh. One of four personal favorites.

Sand and light
by hajeka

Comment by ubique:
I usually flick past landscapes, but not this one. The sensual mood that you have created/captured is remarkably beautiful. Most landscapes are static; they just lie there looking spectacular like a supermodel on a pool lounger. But yours is dynamic, and that makes all the difference for me; in yours the supermodel is scratching her ... let's say her ear. That is, there's something interesting going on. The sense of movement, the dance between sand, air and light, is gorgeous. I think this photograph will go very close to the blue ribbon, and if it does I would not quibble one bit. It may not be my preferred cup of tea as a genre, but it's undeniably lovely, stimulating and interesting. Thank you.

13 - Beach view
by hajeka

Comment by MikeO:
This is excellent !

14 - Chimney
by hajeka

Comment by nam:
Very interesting patterns - I like that there is detail throughout whether in the brightest or the darkest areas.