Footprints in the sand

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Footprint in the sand: Bare footprint in damp soft sand - one of many left at the end of a hot sunny day on Rhossili Beach, Gower, South Wales, UK (1)

At the end of a long hot sunny day almost the only thing left on Rhossili Beach are the footprints of all the visitors. Large ones and small ones. Bare feet and shod. Clear impressions in deep, soft, damp sand, with ripple patterns left by the sea. Fuzzy prints left in dry, powdery sand with ripple patterns left by the wind. The low-angled light of the setting sun throws the footprints into sharp relief by casting deep shadows and creating highlighting glints on these remains of the day.

Footprints on the beach with sand ripples: Bare footprints in soft damp sea-rippled sand - some of multitudes of prints highlighted by the setting sun at the end of a hot day on Rhossili Beach, Gower, South Wales, UK (2)

Footprint in dry beach sand with ripples and sand-hopper holes: Footprint in dry wind--rippled sand - one of many prints highlighted by the setting sun at the end of the day on Rhossili Beach, Gower, South Wales, UK (3)

Lonely trail: Bare footprints in damp sand on the beach at sunset. Rhossili, Gower, south Wales, UK (4)

Sunset shadows emphasiing a footprint in the sand: Deep perfectly formed bare footprint in damp sand on the beach at sunset. Rhossili, Gower, South Wales, UK (5)

The remains of the day on the beach: Footprints with wind-rippled dry sand and depressions left by sandhoppers emerging from burial to forage at the end of a hot day at Rhossili, Gower, South Wales, UK (6)

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4 Replies to “Footprints in the sand”

  2. Thank you. I appreciate the comment. That first picture is the best, isn’t it? It has an intriguing three-dimensional quality because of the angle of light. (I took the picture at 7pm on a sunny evening in early June).

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