Feng Lu, Mana Bay (LANDSCAPE 2025)

The photo was captured at blacksand beach,Mana Bay, New Zealand ,I saw the cool, desolate beauty of the surrounding dunes and the distant,Not far from it, remnants of branches, pushed ashore by the relentless sea, rest upon the sandy ridges. a single pine cone on the dark dunes enters my line of sight, Its textured, woody scales are intricately detailed, as the forground,it rests quietly, a small but significant element in the vast, untamed landscape.

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