Tuesday, February 17, 2015

PetaPixel: Frozen Sand Formations Created by Gusts of Wind

IMG_9048 photo by Joshua Nowicki


Photographer Joshua Nowicki was visiting Silver Beach County Park in Saint Joseph, Michigan, this past weekend when he came across a long beach filled with tiny sand formations caused by the combination of freezing temperatures and high winds. The scene made for a beautiful set of photos.


Nowicki tells us that he was out taking photos of the lake, piers, and a lighthouse when he came across the formations, which were each about a foot tall. “They were formed due to erosion of the frozen sand from the high winds (gusts up to ~50 mph) and blowing sand,” he says.


DSC_8956 photo by Joshua Nowicki


DSC_8963 photo by Joshua Nowicki


DSC_8983 photo by Joshua Nowicki


DSC_9056 photo by Joshua Nowicki


DSC_8988 photo by Joshua Nowicki


The beautiful little sculptures didn’t last long: Nowicki went back the next two days and found that the heat from the sun had caused the sand and snow formations to quickly fall apart and become unrecognizable.


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Image credits: Photographs by Joshua Nowicki and used with permission







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