Photographer: Jim McGraw, Medina, Washington Image Title: Sand Catcher Category: Landscape   Technical Details: Canon EOS-1v, 17-35mm f/2.8 lens, Fuji Velvia film Location: White Sands National Monument, New Mexico Description: A Soaptree Yucca elongates its leaves above the bone white gypsum sand to anchor the plant in the wind-sculpted dunes. The rippled barchan slopes are dimpled following a rare desert rainstorm. Soaptree Yuccas continue to grow on a pedestal after the dunes move on in their 11-million-year-old journey. The distant mountains are the future location of Mexican Grey Wolf reintroduction.   Nature photographer, Dr. Jim McGraw, a retired Bellevue, Wash. endodontist, has served for 30 years as the Seattle Woodland Park Zoo Volunteer Veterinary Dentist, treating rare and endangered animals. He presently serves on the Board of Directors, and has a lifelong love for preserving wilderness through photography.   Jim McGraw Phone: 425-453-8866 E-mail: wildeyeimages@aol.com   Return to 2003 Galleries | Return to 2003 Landscape Gallery     Home | Contact Us | Copyright