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These shells washed ashore recently. They are quite small, the largest here being ~7/16" (12mm) at its widest diameter. The snails are pelagic and spend their entire life cycle floating on the surface. While slightly heavier than water, they maintain buoyancy by secreting a bubble net amidst some mucus.
Found on Morro Strand State Beach,
Morro Bay, California
This species is cosmopolitan in tropical & subtropical water. Thanks to my friend Sharon who alerted me after she found some locally on March 3 and then I saw these the next day. I looked on iNaturalist just now and there are 24 entries for California since January 21 of this year, 20 of those being in the last 5 days. It is a fairly rare occurrence for them to wash ashore here, but in this case "here" is a large part of California
A very small (~5/8" or ~15mm tall) jelly fungus growing on the underside of a dead branch.
Los Osos Oaks State Reserve,
San Luis Obispo Co., California
Nearby we found shriveling remains of a group of the same species we had seen a month earlier:
www.flickr.com/photos/marlinharms/52659079690/
And thanks to my friend Dennis who has such keen eyes for finding these little fungi.
I am going to be making a LOT of new work this year. All images are available to purchase. Pricing can be found on my website:
Thanks for following my journey.
It's a Small World...
Please feel free to check out my new online shop where limited edition work can now be purchased:
Don't worry, everyone will be loving Corona again when the summer returns.
It's a Small World!
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Throughout 2018 I have been busy working on a new photographic project in Scotland using my miniature figurines (the 'Little People').
My main hope is that this new series of photographs will help highlight the plastic / litter epidemic our country (and planet) is suffering from. Littering in general has always sickened me, and the 'Blue Planet II effect' really made me feel like I too could help highlight the issue using my own unique approach.
Earlier this year, I spent several days collecting bags full of plastic and rubbish that had been discarded (or washed up) next to beaches and lochs on the west coast of Scotland, mostly 'beauty' spots. I kept some of this plastic to make my work (recycling the rest) and returned to the banks of Loch Lomond a couple of months ago to photograph my latest series - LIFE IN PLASTIC.
Thanks for looking.
David
Eml: hello@davidgilliver.com
It's a Small World...
Please feel free to check out my new online shop where limited edition work can now be purchased:
www.davidgilliver.com/photography/shop/
All the best,
David
It's a Small World...
Anyone for a game of Miniature Golf?
All of my new work can now be purchased via my online shop:
Selected prints can now also be purchased via the John Lewis website (www.johnlewis.com) and via the MyArtBroker website (www.myartbroker.com).
All the best,
David
BICYCLE!
It's a Small World...
A selection of my new work is now available to buy directly via my online shop: www.davidgilliver.com/photography/shop/
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David
It's a Small World!
A selection of my new work is now available to buy directly via my online shop:
www.davidgilliver.com/photography/shop/
Thanks for looking.
David
From my new series, 'PANDEMIC'.
A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO MINIATURE WORLDS - MACRO
We are GO FOR LAUNCH!
My new interactive eBook is now available to purchase on my website: www.davidgilliver.com/product-category/books/
I hope anyone who buys it enjoys the read, and I hope it becomes a really useful learning and teaching resource for anyone who loves photography!
Thanks,
David
EXPLORE. INDOOR.
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It's a Small World...
Not long now 'til Valentine's Day.
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2 cm long. Recently dead, found near the surf line and moved away from the beach tangle to photograph.
Morro Strand State Beach,
Morro Bay, California
With those big claws, I thought at first that this was a shrimp. But no. Adult male hoppers have these big claws, but I had not seen one before--and I have seen thousands of smaller ones--nor could I find more than a very, very few photos of them out of hundreds of photos online. The species is mostly nocturnal and may be seen into foggy or cloudy mornings. I wondered why these adult males are seldom seen. Here is a partial explanation: "It is sometimes difficult to locate the large breeding adults in their isolated burrows in the high intertidal zone during the breeding season, but smaller animals are easily found in and under washed-up clumps of seaweed, where they find daytime shelter from high temperatures, drying winds, and diurnal predators."--Intertidal Invertebrates of California, Morris, Abbott & Haderlie
"Minty" is (apparently) a Christmas My Little Pony. She even has her own Christmas DVD (no, I haven't watched it). You might see her pop up on merchandise around the holidays, if you pay attention to that sort of thing. I'm a big child, so I like ponies.
I haven't had much time to play around with my new macro lens yet but did get this from my front yard at last nights sunset.
Only small people are allowed on this track
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Under Coast Live Oaks,
Los Osos Oaks State Preserve,
Los Osos, California
These are small mushrooms. The oak leaves were probably nearly 2" (5cm) long.
It's a Small World :)
My Little People series is now available to purchase via my online shop: www.davidgilliver.com/photography/shop/
Have a great weekend.
David