Andrew Luyten's photos with the keyword: sand

Dead Vlei, Namibia. These Acacias are hundreds of years old when presumably there was some water here. Fly to this location (Requires Google Earth ) +++ replaced with a larger version +++

To me these trees seem a little like they are doing a spot of Tai Chi or perhaps dancing. I was going for a deliberately flat look here, to try and convey a little of how it felt to be out there under the harsh sun. So I went for a wall of orange sand behind the trees standing on a strip of pale pan floor. It wasn't too hard to avoid shadows! Looking again I am wondering if it might benefit from a slight crop on the right and top.

Deadvlei

Twister!

Desert sand study part 2 at Waw an Namus

Desert sand study at Waw an Namus, Libya. The sand here is unusual in that the pale sand has a covering of quite fine black rock - a result of the formation of this caldera. The effect can be seen quite clearly if you have Google Earth by following the link below (or Satellite view of the Yahoo map here on Flickr). Fly to this location (Requires Google Earth )

Sand study from somewhere in the Libyan Sahara.

Sand study

Deadvlei in the Namib desert Namibia. Minimal post-processing so these really are the colours.