Saquish fence

Saquish fence

Continuing with my new fascination with dune fencing. The shutter in my camera broke after this first exposure. I'll have to move to square imagery until it is repaired.

Fences in the dunes

Dune fencing is fascinating because it is constantly changing, especially in places where it is doing its job; trying to hold back the sea from eroding the sand. This set of fencing has already been replaced since I shot it in May of this year. As of now it is new and straight, in May of 2009 it will have another interesting twist created by winter storms which I will return to photograph. I saw this set of fencing one overcast afternoon and went back a week later when we had clear skies to provide the high contrast light I needed to bring out the texture in the sand and fencing. I waited until just before sunset so the low light would enhance the ripples in the sand.

More from Maine

More of my "subdued light" photographs from the edge of Moosehead Lake in Maine last summer. I plan on working on these on and off during the winter before I launch an additional website showing just black and white and sepia toned images.