Awakening
by Sandra Bronstein
Title
Awakening
Artist
Sandra Bronstein
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Fine Art Photography - Digital Art
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The Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes are at the northern end of the valley floor and are nearly surrounded by mountains on all sides. Due to their easy access from the road and the overall proximity of Death Valley to Hollywood, these dunes have been used to film sand dune scenes for several movies including films in the Star Wars series. The largest dune is called Star Dune and is relatively stable and stationary because it is at a point where the various winds that shape the dunes converge. The depth of the sand at its crest is 130–140 feet high but this is small compared to other dunes in the area that have sand depths of up to 600–700 feet deep.
The primary source of the dune sands is probably the Cottonwood Mountains which lie to the north and northwest. The tiny grains of quartz and feldspar that form the sinuous sculptures that make up this dune field began as much larger pieces of solid rock.
In between many of the dunes are stands of creosote bush and some mesquite on the sand and on dried mud, which used to cover this part of the valley before the dunes intruded. Mesquite was the dominant plant here before the sand dunes but creosote does much better in the sand dune conditions.
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Comments (79)
Will Borden
This Death Valley scene is magnificent, Sandra- like it VERY much!! Hoping this finds you well and enjoying each day!! F&L!
Jacek Dudzinski
aMAZING WORK. i LOVE IT! yOU INSPIRE ME. hAVE TO PUT MORE THOUGHTS INTO MY ARTWORK :)
Wanda Brandon
Remarkable framing and composition. Love the contrasts of tones, lines and shapes. f/v
Bob Christopher
Hi Sandra...I like your image. The Death Valley area is such a "target rich environment" and you have made an excellent photograph of one of them. Well done as always...Cheers Bob f/v
Sandra Bronstein
Thank you Lenore for the feature in The Best of Minimalism in Art group - so very appreciated my friend.
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