Wind Swept

JonRussell

Wind Swept

A shell on a wind swept Busselton beach in Western Australia. I love the way the sand has been eroded from around the shell. It was a very windy day and I had to lay down to take this shot, I ended up with sand in places sand should not be!! Lol

Olympus E-410

Featured in the group – Nirvana – 20/09/09
Featured in the group – Beach, River and Lake Treasures.
2nd place in a challenge in the group – Beach, River and Lake Treasures.

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Wind Swept by JonRussell
Wind Swept by JonRussell
  • Teacup

    Teacup

    A beautiful shot Jon. Love the sweep of the sand. Would make an excellent postcard. x

  • JonRussell replied

    Thanks so much Teacup!! :-)

  • Donna Ridgway

    Donna Ridgway

    It’s pure elegance! Hope you got the sand shook out. lol It was certainly worth it for this shot!

  • JonRussell replied

    Thanks Donna! I took this at a stop on a long drive home so it was a tad uncomfortable for a while lol!! :-)

  • CJTill

    CJTill

    Excellent work Jon.

  • JonRussell replied

    Many thanks CJ! :-)

  • sfmilner

    sfmilner

    Greetings Jon; I kind of guessed that you were a gritty type of guy ! ha ha! Excellent capture, everything in this image works, the lighting, framing and the wind blown sand trailing the shell! All nicely done !
    steve

  • JonRussell replied

    Thanks so much Steve! Yep thats me.. all grit Lol!!

  • Maureen Maliha

    Maureen Maliha

    Poor Jon lol… Love the sand trail. Adore this type of image when you do them. Excellent!!

  • JonRussell replied

    Thanks for that kind comment Maureen, its much valued and appreciated! :-)

  • Deborah H. Benoit

    Deborah H. Benoit

    Fabulous Jon, so simply yet so beautiful!!

  • JonRussell replied

    Thanks so much Deborah! :-)

  • Trish Woodford

    Trish Woodford

    Gorgeous image Jon, love the trail – would like great as a card or framed on the wall. PS – hope you got all the sand out lol :))

  • JonRussell replied

    I couldn’t wait to have a shower when I got home!! Thanks so much Trish!! :-)

  • Scott d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    excellent

  • JonRussell replied

    Many thanks Scott! :-)

  • kalaryder

    kalaryder

    It was worth the effort Jon. Great shot

  • JonRussell replied

    Thanks so much K. ! :-)

  • BettinaSchwarz

    BettinaSchwarz

    this is totally fabulous (sorry about the sandpaper effect in places you didn’t want, but this shot sure is worth it!!)

  • JonRussell replied

    Lol!! Thanks very much Bettina… No pain no gain!! Lol :-)

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    delicate and beautiful !

  • JonRussell replied

    Thanks so much Lucinda! :-)

  • Ben Aldridge

    Ben Aldridge

    neat shot! great find

  • JonRussell replied

    Many thanks Ben!! :-)

  • Diane Schuster

    Diane Schuster

    Love the simplicity of this image, enjoyed your text, it made me laugh! Dee

  • JonRussell replied

    Thanks so much Dee!! :) Glad you had a laugh! :)

  • smallfox

    smallfox

    Lovely shot, Russell – simple yet beautiful!! By the way, I’m sending this from my new computer which is so much faster than the old one – happy happy!!

  • JonRussell replied

    Thanks Paul!! Lucky you!! Mine is running very slow, hardly any space left on the HD, it drives me nuts!! :-)

  • smallfox

    smallfox

    You’re welcome! My old computer’s HD I think consists mostly of updates, now.

  • naturelover

    naturelover

    I imagine you mean in your ears LOL!! fantastic capture-!

  • JonRussell replied

    Finally some one has thought above the belt!! Lol! Thanks so much for your great comment!! :-)

  • reflector

    reflector

    Great comp, angle and moody imagery !

  • JonRussell replied

    Many thanks James!! :-)

  • reflector

    reflector

    Burn some work off to DVD and CD. You PC will be faster at everything if you only use less than 50 % of your hard drive for storage. You can get 1TB External Hard Drives for under $100 now.

  • JonRussell replied

    Thanks James I went out and bought another external hard drive today! :-)

  • laurieirene

    laurieirene

    Elegant simplicity.

  • JonRussell replied

    Thanks so very much!! :-)

  • reflector

    reflector

    Congrats on your feature in the Nirvana Group Jon ! :))

  • JonRussell replied

    Thanks so much James!! :-)

  • linaji

    linaji


    FEATURED SEPT 20TH 2006

  • JonRussell replied

    Many thanks for featuring this image in the wonderful group NIRVANA, its such a great privilege!! :-)

  • walela

    walela

    A lovely shot!

  • JonRussell replied

    Thanks so very much!! :-)

  • Esther's Art and Photography

    Esther's Art a...

    Dear Jon, what a great image !! Please consider your image for the
    Shell challenge
    Have a great day !

  • JonRussell replied

    Thanks for the comment and tip Esther! I’ll do that right now :-)

  • Esther's Art and Photography

    Esther's Art a...

  • JonRussell replied 21 days ago

    Thanks so much for the feature!! Again sorry for the late reply!!! :-)

  • Esther's Art and Photography

    Esther's Art a...

    Fantastic image !

  • JonRussell replied 21 days ago

    This is brilliant! Thanks so very much!! :-)

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art, beach, nature, sand and shell