Who's next?, a photo from South Australia, West

Photographer's Note

Much of the south coast of Kangaroo Island is sand although most is covered by vegetation.
In a few spots there are large areas of exposed sand hills such as this spot which is known as Little Sahara.
The sand is white and the hills are steep so plenty of people hire sand boards and trudge up to the top of the steepest hill to side down (hence all the foot marks in the sand). Once up many are reticent to go over the edge so many just sit there and watch others.
Three of those in the photo have boards but only one of them came down while I was watching.

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angel66 (1006) 2012-06-13 0:59

Hi Ian
nice photo! Very interesting in the note e composition.
Minimalist but with some many informations..very clever shot. In my favs!!
Have a nice day
Ciao
Giuliana

JFS (32459) 2012-06-13 1:02

Minimalist and clever shot that I like a lot. The blue vivid sky contrast with the white sand. Great shot!
Cheers,
Juan

Taha13 (0) 2012-06-13 1:06

Hi Fegent
Very good photo with great details.TFS

Testaffesta (23) 2012-06-13 1:41

Hi Ian,

I like the composition, very uncommon and striking.
Ciao
Silva

CanmoreKevin (2111) 2012-06-13 5:29

Ian,
Great composition. I like the stark colours of the sand and sky as well as the textures in the sand.
Kevin

sacimar (38173) 2012-06-13 8:58

Hello Ian,

this is an excellent image, I like it very much, the vertical format works very good here creating an interesting visual effect, well done,

Best regards,

Sergio

ChrisJ (160138) 2012-06-13 9:39

Hi Ian

Won't get fooled again! ("Who's next?" is also an album title from 1971) Anyway this sand tobogganing is also popular at Moreton Island, east of Brisbane. A wonderful, deep blue sky with good sharpness & the people at the top animate the scene & provide scale. Tfs!

annjackman (23019) 2012-06-13 9:45

Hello Ian,
This is a smart composition with the line of people against the blue sky and all that white sand below. You have caught the textures in the sands very well so a great exposure.
Regards, Ann

dkmurphys (78000) 2012-06-13 11:39

Hi Ian,
Very original capture, I like the way you've composed the image. Good work!

Daniel

coolravi19 (549) 2012-06-13 23:35

Hi Ian

What a marvelous place.I am sure it must be a thrill trying this adventure sports

I just love your POV & color balance in this image. Excellent job done...

TFS
Regards
Ravi

kevinos (7517) 2012-06-14 8:27

A great piece of composition, Ian, bold and effective.

gus72 (3719) 2012-06-15 21:22

Hi Ian !!
Here we have an image with an element of surprise as not too many people would have seen a sight like this.
Vertical frame work well with two dominant colours.
Similar hobby to what I used to do in the snow many years ago.
have a nice week end.
Gus

Hanssie (11022) 2012-08-06 22:35

A very strong portrait, simple but very effective, nice with the two colours too !

mafegan (8626) 2012-08-09 18:49

Hi Ian
So simple and so effective. Photography certainly does encourage you to stretch your imagination. well done, Marlene