Camera: Nikon D60
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: No Flash

I took this photo late on a sunny and windy afternoon of my summer holidays spent in Sardegna (Italy).

Inspiration came from some pictures taken by a deviant user (cycoevolution) I’m following. I choose to use a pretty short exposure time in order to achieve this frozen-sand effect and an aperture of 5.6, wide enough to produce a blurry background and a nice zone of focus.

While shooting I was lying down prone and this helped me on keeping my camera in a safe and static position. In post production I used Lightroom to add a little bit of contrast, just to make the picture more dramatic.

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