White Sand And Shadow
by Douglas Taylor
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45.000 x 30.000 inches
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Title
White Sand And Shadow
Artist
Douglas Taylor
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Digital Photography
Description
A Soaptree Yucca (Yucca elata) casts a long shadow across the pristine white gypsum sand dunes of White Sands National Monument. The Tularosa Basin where White Sands sits is nearly 250 million years old. Gypsum is a relatively common mineral, but not commonly found at the earth’s surface. Within the last 70 million years, tectonic forces brought the gypsum to the surface in the surrounding mountains. Rain dissolved the mineral and deposited it into a lakebed at the bottom of the closed basin. Winds have weathered the gypsum evaporite into fine grains and deposited them in a large dune field with crests over 50 high. The yucca plants which dot the dunes put down roots very deep to find water near the rocky soils beneath.
CONTEST WINNER: 3rd Place, "New Mexico, Land Of Enchantment" contest, October 2022.
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October 25th, 2019
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Comments (76)
Greta Foose
Love the patterns and the length of the shadow makes this an exquisite image.
Douglas Taylor replied:
Thank you so much for your wonderful compliment, Greta! Your words are most appreciated here.
Kathi Isserman
It is my pleasure to inform you that your AWESOME photo is FEATURED on the HOMEPAGE OF "SHOWCASING THE SOUTH GROUP"! L Please add the photo to the 2022 “FEATURED IMAGE ARCHIVE THREAD.” Thank you for participating in the group.
Douglas Taylor replied:
Thank you for your enthusiastic compliment, Kathi. I appreciate the honor of being featured in this group.
VIVA Anderson
So wonderful, Douglas: sharp, fresh,beautiful !!, voted:::::::::NEW MEXICO LAND OF ENCHANTMENT, FAV.
VIVA Anderson
Congrats for all your features, Douglas, and FAV. voted: SIMPLE LANDSCAPE ART, kudos..........VIVA
Gull G
“A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.” Congratulations!! This stunning image has been selected to be featured..
Diamante Lavendar
Congratulations! Your wonderful art is being featured in Emotive Art Group! Please take a moment to visit the group and archive your work under the feature discussion link provided! ~Diamante
Douglas Taylor
Featured by Bughaw Liwang in the beautiful Art Collector's Nest art group, 12/31/20. Thank you, Bughaw!
Douglas Taylor
Featured by George Pennington in the Painting with Pixels art group, 12/26/20. Thank you, George!
Roseanne Schellenberger
Beautiful image Douglas! Have visited there several times growing up in EL Paso. F
Jenny Revitz Soper
CONGRATULATIONS! It is my great pleasure to FEATURE your artwork on the homepage of The Artists Group, 12/23/2020! You are invited to post it in the Group's Features Discussion thread for posterity or any other thread that fits! l/f
Douglas Taylor
Pamela Williams has honored me by choosing to feature "White Sand And Shadow" in the distinguished Art District artists group, 12/19/20. Thank you, Pamela!
Douglas Taylor
Chosen by Hrishikesh Joshi to be a feature in the Crazy Artists art group, 12/17/20. Thank you!
Douglas Taylor
I am honored by Nader Rangidan who has chosen to feature "White Sand And Shadow" in the superb Fine Art America Professionals art group, 12/17/20. Thank you, Nader!
Douglas Taylor
My thanks to Julie Grimshaw for featuring "White Sand And Shadow" in the superb The Top 50 Features art group, 12/17/20. I appreciate your awesome support, Julie!
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