"Ossabaw South Beach Sunset" was photographed in November 2017.
The south beach on Ossabaw Island is a boneyard of driftwood trees that litter the beach. These old trees are where a forest once stood and these trees were alive with rich soil below them and a thriving forest canopy around them. Now, the ocean has eroded the beach into the forest and killed off some of the trees. Ossabaw is one of our remote and undeveloped barrier islands of Coastal Georgia. The forces of nature are allowed to play out to their fullest extent on these islands with very little intervention from humans. Beach erosion and land loss may occur on one end of the island while sand is pushed up into sand dunes and onto beaches causing land growth on the other end of the island. Erosion, tidal waters, beach waves, the wind, rain, fire, sun, moon, and even the wildlife all have an effect on the island.
This photograph of the driftwood during an Ossabaw South Beach Sunset is only a small portion of the island in one moment in time. I think it will make a great fine art wall art piece for anyone who loves sunsets, beaches, driftwood, and/or the remote barrier islands of Coastal Georgia.