Tidal sand patterns – Photography

Tidal sand patterns can be beautiful though harsh sunlight is not always suitable for these subjects. However, for creating abstract images from naturally occurring tidal sand patterns it can be just perfect though it is best if the sun is fairly low in the sky to elongate the shadows.

As seen in the small selection of images below taken on a beach near Knockvologen on the Isle of Mull the harshness of the light increases the contrast to show every small undulation in these tidal sand patterns. These patterns are all around, it is just a question of selecting a suitably pleasing and interesting composition.

In a couple of the images there is a buoy that had washed up on the beach, the ebbing tide has created additional, localised patterns around it that works nicely into the composition.