Dunes

[Heroique]

My BW contribution: South Beach State Park, Oregon.

Looks like an entertaining transition from dune to beach that's fun to explore.

Here's another example – just up the shoreline from you:



A philosophical/ecological question for beachcombing LFers worldwide: Where does the dune end and the beach begin?

Tachi 4x5
Fujinon-W 125mm/5.6 (w/ green filter to darken sky & lighten trees)
Ilford FP4+ (in Rodinal 1:50)
Epson 4990/Epson Scan

[Michael Roberts]

All the dunes images posted are stunning, but the color ones really stand out from BW. Even monochrome fan that I am, it is nice to see the colors. Gorgeous.
My BW contribution:
South Beach State Park, Oregon.
Handmade film, 4"x5". Rodinal developer.

Denise, just read your article on artisan film coating. Thank you so much for posting the article and your photos. Wonderful information!

[dwross]

Michael,
Thanks!! The feedback is greatly and sincerely appreciated.

Heroique,
Lovely image of a (Washington?) beach. And, interesting "philosophical/ecological" question.

I haven't been north of Astoria in years, and that was to photo in Hoh Rainforest, but I remember that Washington beaches are surprisingly different from Oregon beaches. The beach/dunes question is actually pretty straightforward on the Oregon Coast. At South Beach State Park and the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area and isolated spots up and down the coast, the dunes rise sharply above the high tideline. Historically, the dunes moved and shifted with the winds, but years and years ago the (then) Soil and Conservation Service stabilized the dunes with European beach grass. Jetties were built at the mouths of rivers. The ecological changes were profound, but that is a story for another day. Changed or not, the dunes areas are very beautiful. I can highly recommend a camera trip .

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Back when I was a silver printer. Guadalupe dunes.

[Jim Cole]

Back when I was a silver printer. Guadalupe dunes.

Wonderful!

[Heroique]

Heroique,
Lovely image of a (Washington?) beach. And, interesting "philosophical/ecological" question.

I haven't been north of Astoria in years, and that was to photo in Hoh Rainforest, but I remember that Washington beaches are surprisingly different from Oregon beaches. The beach/dunes question is actually pretty straightforward on the Oregon Coast. At South Beach State Park and the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area and isolated spots up and down the coast, the dunes rise sharply above the high tideline. Historically, the dunes moved and shifted with the winds, but years and years ago the (then) Soil and Conservation Service stabilized the dunes with European beach grass. Jetties were built at the mouths of rivers. The ecological changes were profound, but that is a story for another day. Changed or not, the dunes areas are very beautiful. I can highly recommend a camera trip .

Yes, I think Oregon out-dunes Washington – I wish we had more dunes "rising sharply above the high tide line." In my favorite local places, it's more like a gradual ascent, though there are plenty of sandstone cliffs. Thanks to the rain forests, such as the Hoh, we do get a lot of gigantic tree trunks floating down the rivers, then crashing onto beach shores – that's a tiny version in my image above, and a compensation of sorts for the Washington LFer. ;^)

[Michael Roberts]

A philosophical/ecological question for beachcombing LFers worldwide: Where does the dune end and the beach begin?

At the high tide line, of course!

[Michael Roberts]

Rochester King 8x10, 5x8 split, Nikkor M 450, f90, 1/2s

[Michael Roberts]

Rochester King 8x10, 5x8 split, Fujinon 210 W, f64, 1/2s

[Tin Can]

Wow!