Wave action as the tide recedes has left a pattern of delicate ripples on a sandy beach. They look like a desert in miniature,

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Wave action as the tide recedes has left a pattern of delicate ripples on a sandy beach. They look like a desert in miniature, similar erosive forces working in water as with the winds

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Size: 6720px × 4480px
Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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