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A sea urchin shell found on the California shore.
For strobist readers:
An SB-24 camera left, a 580ex camera right. Each is set to ~1/8 power (which means that the 580ex is throwing more light), and diffused through a piece of paper that I folded to make it stand upright. The backdrop is an article of clothing I wasn't wearing, and the minor reflections you see beneath the shell are from a stand made from two paperclips.
The quaint Shell Museum, Glandford, is the oldest purpose-built museum in Norfolk and houses the finest seashell collection in the UK. Sony A7RII & FE 24-105mm f4 OSS
Leah collected these shells when we were away in Torremolinos, Spain in November 2008 to celebrate my 40th birthday...
Shell Beach, within the Shark Bay world heritage site. The beach stretches for 60km and in places is up to a depth of 10m. See flic.kr/p/2dbpoqN for a close-up of the shells.
The high salinity of the sea in this area has allowed the cockle to proliferate unchecked, since its natural predators have not adapted well to this environment. Before becoming a conservation area the compacted shells were made into bricks and used for building.
SHELL SEAFARER - IMO : 8013118
Built 1981, by Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Goole,UK (Yard # 599) as SHELL SEAFARER
GRT : 1599 / DWT : 3027
Overall Length : 79.2 metres x Beam 13.2 metres.
Machinery : 1 Screw driven by a Mirrlees Blackstone : 4-stroke single acting 6-cylinder oil engine
Speed : 12.0 knots
History………………… POR = Port of Registry
1981: SHELL SEAFARER : Shell UK Oil Ltd : POR London .
1993: ASPRELLA : Shell UK Oil Ltd : POR London .
•1994: Tonnage . ITC’69 became 1925 gt
1999: ARDUITY : F.T.Everard & Sons Management Ltd : POR London
2002: ARDUITY : F.T.Everard Shipping Ltd : POR London
2007: SALINA BAY : Salina Bay Maritime Ltd : POR Valletta
2021: Still listed as in service (Equasis)
SHELL SEAFARER seen 28 June 1981 on Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd quay in Goole Docks whilst still under construction. The vessel was not completed until 9 November 1981.
Ship Details : Miramar / shippingandshipbuilding.uk / Equasis
Close-up of a single exotic seashell on a rustic cloth.
Prints available at society6.com/product/shell-4_print.
Shell's Kitchen (1,808 square feet)
14624 Warwick Boulevard, Newport News, VA
The was originally a Taco Bell, which opened on December 19th, 1977 (as the first built in the area) and relocated here in 1992. Since 1995 it has operated as several different independent restaurants, including:
*Kory Restaurant
*Soprano Italian Restaurant (opened in the 2000s, closed in early 2012)
*Sunday's Kitchen (opened in late 2012, closed in early 2013)
*Wolf's Burger Joint (opened in December 2013, closed in early 2014)
*Emo Italino Pizza (opened in 2014, closed in the middle of 2016)
*Shell's (opened in late 2016)