A perfect logarithmic spiral in this highly weathered shell found at Sydney's Long Reef

The beauty of sea shells or Sea Urchins Echinometra in the above .

Mainly Echinus Esculentus and the Phyllacanthus Imperialis

An assortment of sea shells on the sea shore.

Painting with a Palette Knife - Mussel Shells, Acrylic Paint

This is really best viewed large to see the color and detail - a very special shell.

These are some of my mom's favorite colors...

Shot on a piece of plate glass, with black seamless taped to the bottom. Shaped hole cut to allow light to pass through. Glass was set on a 20" long piece of 12" diameter concrete form tube (Home Depot). I lined the tube with silver lame fabric from Jo-Anns, set it on top of a silver reflector fabric and suspended a 580 EX (@ 1/8th power ) 10" up and aimed down.

A 2nd 580 EX at 1/128th power on a light stand with Honl 20 deg grid is positioned camera right to bring back some of the texture of the shell.

The shells are over 100 years old and love them for their colours and textures.

Found photo folk art - interior with hand-made seashell decorations, Hialeah, FL. Undated, but probably c. 1920.

This is my fourth and final page of sea shells for the moment.......

Some Shells from my Mum's shell collection

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Conch shell

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Shell painted by Gabrysia, our daughter

One owner, now deceased I presume.

365/286 - Year 9 Photo 3208

Beautiful shells on the beach by sunset

peanut shell

Sea shells in my home today thursday december 18 2008

See where this picture was taken. [?]

Better viewed on Kuula: kuula.co/post/Nnyhn/collection/7fBLT

Shells from Lyme Regis in our backyard.

shell mask

Shell

Miller's (2,450 square feet)

948 J Clyde Morris Boulevard, Newport News, VA

This location opened in fall 2000, replacing an older 1960s-built Shell/Miller Mart #66 that sat on the same site (known as "Bayberry Shell").

A small collection for Michelle… currently in a plastic bag on my desk somewhere.

Ethiopia, 2007.

My house is full of shells I collect

Using the spiral shell design a a start, the experimenting led to something I "saw" as a future playground attraction. Giant video panels containing ever changing bold compositions of Nautilus shell imagery. Stuff that would delight the little ones. Maybe a few older ones also. Maybe add a tall strip of transparent steel (yet to be invented) on the left.

Photo taken with my Nexus S phone in FX Cam app.

Best View On Black

Shells on the beach glow orange in the late afternoon sun.

Shells from Jervis Bay in a bowl on the coffee table.

C shell

Tissue box made out of shells

At Scarborough, Queensland, oyster shells on a rock

macro shells

Mussel and limpet shells at Filey Brigg

Shells on a Connemara beach arranged only by the sea

Here is just one of a few service stations in my hometown!

Nine Mile Beach

L.K. holding a discarded Crab Shell.