As a photographer living in a coastal area trips to the beach are a regular occurrence. When visiting the beach much of my attention revolves around the water, seascapes and beachscapes and the various shorebird found there. For much of the warmer months a lot of the dune areas are off-limits… protecting the nesting and nursery areas for a variety of coastal and oceanic birds. In the winter months the ropes come down and it becomes possible to explore and, more importantly, photograph these amazing natural features. In a constant state of change, being shaped and reshaped by wind, rain and waves, the dune zone is a dynamic and interesting environment to visit. Here are a few of my more recent fine art photographs made in the dune zone.
![](https://carolinafootprints.com/wp-content/uploads//2022/03/2022_March_15_Dunes01_CF.jpg)
![](https://carolinafootprints.com/wp-content/uploads//2022/03/2021_March_01_Dune01_CF.jpg)
![](https://carolinafootprints.com/wp-content/uploads//2022/03/2022_March_15_SandFence01_CF.jpg)
![](https://carolinafootprints.com/wp-content/uploads//2022/03/2021_March_01_Dune02_CF.jpg)
![](https://carolinafootprints.com/wp-content/uploads//2022/03/2021_June_28_SandFence02_CF.jpg)
![](https://carolinafootprints.com/wp-content/uploads//2022/03/2021_June_28_Sunset04_CF.jpg)
Let me know what you think. Do you find the dune zone and interesting environment worthy of exploration and photography?
3 Comments
Hello Bob, I love the way you captured the Emerald Isle, North Carolina sand dunes. I’m not sure why I’m drawn to fences on the beach, but I like those images best. Tho I usually try and remove the hand of man from my images, It’s a fine art thing, Like I said try.
They add some cool lines to the image and sell to the beach crowd.
Great imagery! I also like dunes in particular and these look great in black and white. The details in the fence posts is well captured as well!
I really like the one with the fence.