The Majestic Sand Dunes of Maspalomas
2012
08/29
NIKON D800, 24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8 @
f/16.0 1/200,
ISO 100
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Imposing golden sand dune in Dunas de Maspalomas, nature reserve in southern Gran Canaria. Silhouettes of visitors on the dune crest provide scale for these formations reaching considerable heights. The play of light and shadow on wind-sculpted sand creates geometric patterns of great visual impact. This unique ecosystem, formed by Saharan sand carried by trade winds, extends over approximately 400 hectares and has been protected as Special Nature Reserve since 1987 to preserve this corner of desert in the middle of the Atlantic.
