Beyond | Photo Lanscape Dunia

I finally made it out to this vantage point. It's not easy...though you can SEE where you want to go, it's not easy...and fear of being crushed in the rocks by the tide is always present. I've tried probably 25 times to get out to this spot over the past 5 years, and each time was too frightened to make any attempt at wading around the point. This past summer my 3rd attempt was timed (by accident) to line up with a lower tide...and a secret cave was revealed (I'm totally serious) and I went through the portal and ended up in position to climb the rocks and finally set foot on this pristine beach. I'd say this beach probably sees less than 50 people all year long. It was SO awesome, and if I could've put away my fear of being trapped on it forever by the tide I probably would've had a nice time sitting there, enjoying the view...but instead I ran around like a freak trying to shoot every vantage point I could and make it out before the tide trapped me there. I think I lasted 10 minutes before I ran away like a coward...but it was worth it though.

Landscape comprises the visible features of an area of land, including the physical elements of landforms such as (ice-capped) mountains, hills, water bodies such as rivers, lakes, ponds and the sea, living elements of land cover including indigenous vegetation, human elements including different forms of land use, buildings and structures, and transitory elements such as lighting and weather conditions.

Combining both their physical origins and the cultural overlay of human presence, often created over millennia, landscapes reflect the living synthesis of people and place vital to local and national identity. Landscapes, their character and quality, help define the self-image of a region, its sense of place that differentiates it from other regions. It is the dynamic backdrop to people’s lives.

The Earth has a vast range of landscapes including the icy landscapes of polar regions, mountainous landscapes, vast arid desert landscapes, islands and coastal landscapes, densely forested or wooded landscapes including past boreal forests and tropical rainforests, and agricultural landscapes of temperate and tropical regions.

Landscape may be further reviewed under the following specific categories: landscape art, cultural landscape, landscape ecology, landscape planning, landscape assessment and landscape design. The activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land is named Landscaping.