Sand & Sky
In an expanse of rippled sand and brooding sky from the sandbanks of the Black River, a hole in the sky opens up over The Stanley Nut.
Black River Picnic Reserve
NW Tasmania
Nikon D40
Sigma 10-20mm @ 10mm
641+ views
featured in Natural Colour & Light group 26th March 2009
featured in Your Magic Places group 26th March 2009
featured in Fine Art of Landscape Photography group 9th April 2009
featured in Tasmania group 12th April 2009
featured in Unlimited Quality group 1st June 2009
featured in Photography 101 group 20th June 2009
featured in Photography 101 group 8th July 2009
featured in Nikon D40X Users group 13th July 2009
featured in Tasmania group 14th November 2009
featured in Friends of Red Bubble group 30th November 2009
winner of NW Tasmania’s “The Advocate” newspaper “Our Patch” photographic competition
from 1300 entries announced 12th November 2009
winner of the Horizon Photography Challenge in Photography101 Group 8th July 2009
featured photo of the month for August 2009 for the Nikon D40X users group
Sold as a framed 30”x20” metallic print as a result of a friends wife seeing it in a local newspaper competition


Sand & Sky belongs to the following groups:
"Favorite 20", "Top Ten", *Focus and Lighting*, *Islands of The World* - Photography Only, 3/day limit, All About Your Best Work, All That is Nature (Photography Only), Art By Bubble Hosts , Australia! You're Standing In it...., Australia's Great Coastline, Australian Contemporary Photography, Australian Landmarks and Icons, Australian Travel Photography and Writing - 1 per 24hrs, Beach Art, Both Sides Now, Colour and light, Creative, Talented, and Unknown, Day Hikes , Dimensions, DSLR Users Only - 1/24 - Camera & Lens In Description Please., Fine Art of Landscape Photography, First Things, Friends of RedBubble, Going Coastal (2 art per day), IPA -International Photographers Alliance, Just Pure Nature., Landscape Photography, Mood & Ambience - Strictly Photos, Moody, Dark, Evocative (no nudes), Nature's Wonders, Nikon D40(x) Users, Photographers of Redbubble (2 per 24hr, Camera info added before it will be accepted!!), Safe Haven, Scenery, Shapes & Patterns - Limit of 2 images per day, Skyscapes, Sold! , Solo Exhibition, Style! Class! Elegance! Excellence!, Tasmania, THE 500 TO 5000 VIEWINGS GROUP, The Ashes - Australia vs England - 2 per day, The Beauty of Nature (Nothing Man-Made), The Great Outdoors or Uninhabited lands of the World, The Male Photographer, The true beauty, Top Shelf Wildlife & Nature Art, Unlimited Quality and Your Magic Place (PLACES only!!) Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints

Raquel Bourne
Wow, simply stunning!
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Raquel, I am glad you like it.
JennyDean
excellent Garth.
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Jenny.
shakey
Great work Garth
Garth Smith replied
Thanks Shakey
David Murphy
Brilliant!!
Garth Smith replied
Thank you David.
Shane Walker
Lovely work Garth
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Shane, much appreciated.
James Nielsen
What an awesome photo Garth. Fantastic texture and depth to the shot. Brilliant.
Garth Smith replied
Thank you James for your kind words.
micklyn
Absolutely stunning. Love it!
Garth Smith replied
Thank you micklyn
Lisa Kenny
this is fantastic Garth …..love those squiggles in the sand ;)
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Lisa
simonesphotos
This is absolutely breathtaking Garth, the colour, texture, lines and that ominous sky all work together beautifully!! Great work!!
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Simone
Pamela Inverarity
Wonderful colours and textures! Nice shot!
Garth Smith replied
Thanks again Pam
Melanie Roberts
Wow Garth!! Love the perspective and the texture in the sand
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Melanie
Luca Renoldi
Awesome photo and fantastic light and texture. Thanks for share this great job
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Luca, thank you and everyone else for the encouragement you give me.
Vikram Franklin
Stunning shot! The textures and the mood work really well together.
Garth Smith replied
Thank you very much Vikram
Mark Whittle
A lovely capture, Garth. I really like the colour and texture of the sand with the sunlight shining through the clouds.
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Mark
butchart
beautiful shot,,,,,,,,, love the contrast between foreground and horizon
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(i’m not a fan of the new “work you have missed” feature on the bubble page….but it led me to this great image so it can’t be all bad)
Garth Smith replied
Thank you butchart, thank you for your nice comments
Sue Nueckel
Lovely work!!!!!!!!
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Sue.
Virginia Maguire
Beautiful. Wish I were there. We’re having blizzard today here in Colorado. It’s beautiful too.
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Virginia, this shot was actually taken in annoying drizzle so i was really pleased with how it turned out
Antanas
lovely job
Garth Smith replied
than you antanas
John Beamish
Very cool image.
Garth Smith replied
thanks john
Kurt Golgart
Excellent job Garth. Love the contrasting colors between sky and sand, and the cloud formations are spectacular.
Garth Smith replied
thanks kurt much appreciated
phillip wise
great depth of feild in this one garth ..very well presented
Garth Smith replied
thanks Phil
Ronald Jore
Great textures, colours & sky, looks like one could step right into the image!
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Ronald.
Jan Fijolek
Great capture Garth!
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Jan
Steven Joyce
very nice Garth!!
Garth Smith replied
thank you Steven
Peter Daalder
An attractive array of chaotic lines. I like the way that my eyes come to rest on the Nut.
Good work, Garth!
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Peter, much appreciated.
SD Smart
Beautiful lines and contrast.- I’ve wanted that lens for a too long now…
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Shane, yes it certainly gives one a boost and another quiver to the bow.
Alana Ranney
Wonderful!!
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Alana
Caroline Gorka
Great shot…that sand looks like it has been painted ! :))
Garth Smith replied
Thanks Caroline, caught me out. You wouldnt believe how long it took me to line all the dark grains up in wavy lines with my 50mm paint brush :-)
Caroline Gorka
Try a macro brush next time ;)
.......you could be there for years having said that !
redkitty
Great contrast of colours! Well done!
Garth Smith replied
Thank you redkitty
Rebecca Cozart
Lucky you to have such gorgeous vistas to work with. Gorgeous shot.
Garth Smith replied
Thank you duckprints, yes we are blessed to have so much variety right at our doorstep.
chris Whitney
I love the FG and sky contrast; interesting details too!
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Chris.
Kostas Pavlis
Superb shot too, I love the leading lines shaped on the sand and the dramatic sky, stunning!
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Kostas.
Andrew Murrell
The texture of the sand is upstaged by the very broody sky. love the composition.
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Andrew very much Sorry your comments passed me by until now.
Di Jenkins
SO much to see here – textures in the sand & THAT sky!!! WOW! Frightening & enthralling all at once! Brilliant shot!
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Di, very much.
Tony Middleton
Great textures and mood Garth !
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Tony
Pardus
Wow… love the ominous sky here!
Garth Smith replied
Thank you very much Pardus.
Kathy Reid
Awesome…great textures and contrasts of colour!
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Kathy
Donovan wilson
thats some good sand and colours you have there..
Garth Smith replied
Thank you very much Donovan, much appreciated
Laurette Ruys
garth this is stunning, the colour of the sand ripples is so effective and the storm, reminds me of the tropical storms in Darwin :)
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Laurette, glad you like it.
Richard George
Nailed all the elements with this one…really great image.
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Richard, its one of my favourites
Taylor Sawyer
Garth Smith replied
Thank you yet again Taylor.
EarthGipsy
Beautiful work!
Garth Smith replied
Thank you EarthGipsy
Andie Smith
beautiful!! love the colors!
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Andie,I am glad
Travis Easton
Check out the sand, sensational Garth
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Travis, yes I couldnt believe my good fortune when I arrived at the rivermouth this day, especially with the sky showing some character as well.
genaro1
great cpture
Garth Smith replied
Thank you genaro1
Steve Scully
Congrats! This photo will be featured with the top ten and two honorable mentions. Please submit this work to the group NOW so that it may be featured! (If it is already part of the group, please remove it and resubmit it, Thanks!)
Steve Scully
Garth Smith replied
Thank you very much Steve
Steve Scully
Garth Smith replied
Thank you to all the wonderful people who voted for my image in the Horizon Photography Challenge
lesley mclelland
fantastic image,the textures in the sand and perspective are great
Garth Smith replied
thank you lesley very much
Aquarelle
This is stunning
Garth Smith replied
Thank you very much Aquarelle and thank you for checking my pics
Jan Timmons
Good win in the challenge, and well-deserved with that great horizon! A brooding sky it is, so dramatic above that sand. Love storms. Was it a good one?
Garth Smith replied
Thank you very much Jan,
It was a stinking hot muggy day that built and built, and then when it started raining, it started quite tamely at first, but within a couple of minutes it was bucketing down drops of rain as large as marbles.
StopComplaining
wow nice shot!!! i really really like this
Garth Smith replied
Thank you very much StopComplaining
helmutk
Lovely image !
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Helmut, much appreciated
RavenSoul
Gorgeous image!
Garth Smith replied
Thank you very much RavenSoul, and thank you for looking at a few of my pics
Robin Robb
Wonderful work, Love the texture.
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Robin
Martina Cross
Love the ripples in the sand and the foreboding coulds!
Garth Smith replied
Thank you very much MaCross and thank you for visiting
Martina Cross
Clouds I ment :-))
Meeli Sonn
Great and simple
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Meeli
tracylb
I think this photo is just pirfiked.
Hi Garth, just busted my 7 year old commenting on your photo and though she has been reprimanded for her actions, I think I’d have to agree with her above comment, and thought I’d let you know just the same!
Garth Smith replied
:-)
Thank you very much Tracy and thank you to your 7 year old as well.
redtree
Very impressive.
Garth Smith replied
Thank you redtree
Curtiss Simpson
Nice lines and color, beautiful image !!
Garth Smith replied
Thank you vrey much Curtis, glad you like.
Kostas Pavlis
Outstanding shot, sand shapes lines that lead the eye to the superb clouded sky. Amazing color and light too.
Garth Smith replied
Thank you very much Kostas
Svetlana Sewell
Excellent!
Garth Smith replied
Thank you very much Svetlana
Mabs
Superb capture !
Garth Smith replied
Thank you very much Mabs, its one of my personla favourites.
Simone Byrne
This has always been one of my favourites from your portfolio Garth, it is just amazing, the mood and colour and lead in lines, everything is just superb!!
Garth Smith replied
Thank you Simone, it seems you are picking the ones that are my personal faves too.
Steve Chapple 29 days ago
Stunning lines and mood creation.
Garth Smith replied 29 days ago
Thank you Steve
MickThow 28 days ago
Congrats mate on your Our Patch win Well desreved. Nice to meet you again
Cheers Mick
Garth Smith replied 28 days ago
Thank you very much Mick.
Congrats on your win in the “Our Passion” series with your snake shot. At least I could relax taking my shot -whereas you had to be at the top of your game in photography and snake handling while getting yours. LOL
It was great to see so many bubblers amongst the finalists.
Esther's Art a... 27 days ago
A big congratulations of winning our Local News paper challenge Our Patch. Well done and so deserved !! I love the write up in the news paper this morning !!
Garth Smith replied 27 days ago
Thank you very much Esther, your well wishes are much appreciated and thats a very kind thing for you to do.
Esther's Art a... 27 days ago
Antonia Newall 27 days ago
Congratulations Garth, picked you from the start, love your work and it was lovely to meet you at the function, well deserved win!!!!!
Garth Smith replied 27 days ago
Thank you very much Antonio, very kind words indeed.
It was nice to meet you too.
It was a great honour to win, I didnt realise that there were so many entries.
Mark Whittle 26 days ago
Congratulations Garth for well-deserved your win in The Advocate Our Patch Competition.
Garth Smith replied 26 days ago
Thank you very much Mark
gaylene 26 days ago
Congratulations Garth – this is definitely a WINNER! Fabulous in all ways. How many entries were there in the Our Patch of Paradise competition?
Garth Smith replied 26 days ago
Thank you Gaylene I believe they said 1300 entries.
zlopas 26 days ago
Excellent job Garth, love it. Stanley looks illuminated by spirit.
Garth Smith replied 26 days ago
Thank you zlopas
Irina Tribushnaya 25 days ago
stunning work, wonderfully composed!
Garth Smith replied 24 days ago
Thank you very much Irina
Gavin J Hawley 25 days ago
Congrats mate on the win in Our Patch. stunning shot.
Garth Smith replied 24 days ago
Thank you very much Gavin.
Temma 24 days ago
Congrats Cuz, on the cover image in the local paper comp.
We don’t buy the paper everyday so I heard it on the grape vine.
Garth Smith replied 24 days ago
Thank you Temma.
EarthGipsy 23 days ago
Outstanding! Love the mood.
Garth Smith replied 23 days ago
I’m glad, thank you for commenting
Bob Wickham 23 days ago
Simply beautiful Garth, well done
Garth Smith replied 23 days ago
Thank you Bob
Joel Tjintjelaar 22 days ago
The ripples in the sand, the colours and then that fantastic sky…high impact image!
Garth Smith replied 22 days ago
Thank you very much Joel, I’m glad you like it.
Donovan wilson 20 days ago
Well done i saw this one in the news when i was down there ..a top shot well done..
Garth Smith replied 20 days ago
Thank you very much Donovan.
Alex Preiss 13 days ago
Congratulations on your win. Beautiful colors and atmosphere.
Garth Smith replied 13 days ago
Thank you very much Alex
Michael McCasland 11 days ago
Fantastic work!
Garth Smith replied 10 days ago
Thank you very much Michael
ClaireBear 10 days ago
Congrats on the feature….Well deserved.
Garth Smith replied 9 days ago
Thank you very much Claire
blindmelonme 9 days ago
Beautiful viewpoint and scene.
Garth Smith replied 9 days ago
Thank you very much again blindmelon.
AnaCBStudio 9 days ago
I like the textures and colors…beautiful shot
Garth Smith replied 9 days ago
Thank you AnaCBStudio
Olwen Evans 7 days ago
Your images are stunning. Wonderful portfolio!
Garth Smith replied 7 days ago
Thank you very much Olwen,
Coming from you that is a great compliment as I truly admire your work as well.
I especially like the following three images
Jean M. Laffitau 7 days ago
Gorgeous image!!
Garth Smith replied 7 days ago
Thank you very much Jean
darrylfowler 6 days ago
great stuff Garth superb foreground…
Garth Smith replied 6 days ago
Thank you very much Darryl
Jon Axton 4 days ago
Another stunner Garth. Your work is most impressive. Absolutely jealous!
Garth Smith replied 3 days ago
Thank you very much Jon, good subject matter makes it easier. Sometimes I’m just the mug pressing the trigger.
Brian Carey 3 days ago
Excellent composition and dof Garth!
Garth Smith replied 3 days ago
Thank you very much Brian
Tcrawshaw 2 days ago
This rocks mate, is that paper pictured the cheeky Advocate?
Garth Smith replied 1 day ago
Thank you very much Tim, it is The Advocate indeed.
I got half the front page AND most of page 4. Bit of a blowout, never expected that LOL
Tcrawshaw 1 day ago
Garth, you sound like a media tart! Well done.
Garth Smith replied 1 day ago
LOL I suppose I was for a day and a half!