Sand sculpture is another kind of language. Photography is also. I went to the beach to do photography and ended up making a sculpture.
I used to take tools and no camera. Then I started taking a camera, but no tools. For this sculpture I tried an experiment: I put three small tools into the outer pocket of the camera bag because I was tired of making do with found tools. This worked well, and set the pattern for future sculptures.
I also started executing a shortcut for photographs. When I had only 4 megapixels in the image, every one counted. I shot most sculptures with the camera held vertically, and formed a strong habit. With my current camera I can shoot horizontally and still have plenty of detail. The advantage is that the format suits what I use for slide shows in Second Life. This is part of the motivation for adding sand balls: I have a wide frame, so why not put something in it? Plus, they're silly.
