Hi James,
Nice shot.
Can I hazard a guess as to the creatures who left the tracks?
Australian raven, Silver gull, Home sapiens and Quad bike.
If it wasn't taken in Australia, I'd still bet the bird tracks are raven and gull.
Thanks. The shot was taken at Oval Beach in my somewhat new hometown of Saugatuck, Michigan. We have wonderfully fine sands on this side of Lake Michigan and, due to the fresh water atmosphere, incredibly clear horizontal light at or near sunset.
My slate had been reset by rain, then walked upon by a gull and possibly a toe dragging raven, besides shoed and un-shoed homo sapiens before a Quad bike (ATV) rolled over it all.
Actually I believe the gull was the last one through.
This is one of those images that keeps you busy endlessly trying to find just the right cropping so nothing critical - or fun - is omitted and nothing distracting is breaking the frame.
There is significant conflict about development of an adjacent dunes area and the image has been used more than once to illustrate stories and articles about it. Thus the double entendre title: Conflicts of Interest.
