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I built myself a light box and had fun taking photos of my sea shelll collection in it, one shell at a time.
Tiny shells in a bigger shell.
My new flash finally arrived today, I've never used a "real" flash so it's going to be a bit of a learning curve to say the least :-)
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I am using November prompts from Doodlewash.com. I may not use every one and wont make this one cat related. Nov. 2 is "shell" and I happened to have a nice conch shell.
- www.kevin-palmer.com - Fall foliage lines the south side of Shell Creek while snow remains in the shadows of the north side.
The Shell is a swimming pool in a little place called Bergen op Zoom,
The Netherlands. Its location is right next to the water on the
boulevard of the Bergse Plaat (a district in Bergen op Zoom).
This swimming pool's got the shape of a seashell, hence its name "The Shell".
At night The Shell looks absolutely stunning. The lighting makes the
colors of this building really stand out.
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one I did for last week's Macro Mondays, but replaced by another because I thought there might be a lot of shells.
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None of these items are native to the Pacific Northwest Coast but I have them in our beach house just the same! ( "
If you are anything like me, you never think about animals that live in shells as babies. But obviously, they start out tiny and grow - and yesterday an a slow amble down the beach I spotted these, which pleased me.
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A collection of shells taken from my now defunct fish tank.
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A melted and refrozen bowl of water created patterns within itself, mimicking the shells and shapes that were scattered around it.
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Fun assortment of shell decor in my bathroom. Have had this shelf for years! Original paint color inspired my bathroom colors which have been this way for over 10 years now....way before the aqua color revolution of today. Maybe it's time for a change?
A very unexpected sight as we stood at the end of Shellness beach looking out at the birds on the mudflats - we turned and saw this dramatic painting of a male marsh harrier - on an old WW2 concrete blockhouse.
- www.kevin-palmer.com - IIt was sunny the morning after an October snowstorm. It was a beautiful drive through Shell Canyon into the Bighorn Mountains.
The unknown story of the broken sea shells collectors
At Udaypur sea beach (3km from Digha at the Bengal-Orissa state border), hundreds of poor villagers (80% of them are women) gather on a particular time of the day at the peak of the low tide. They all carry a small net basket for collecting broken shells following the line of the waves. When the baskets are half-filled they empty their catch at the beach and go back to the waves again. Finally the shells are packed in bags for selling. After two hours of continuous hard work, two people together can fill only a 30-kg bag selling for INR Rs 30 (USD 50 cents) only.
The shells are rich source of calcium carbonate, use in feeder mainly at the India's growing poultry industry. Also, it has great demand in making the white (lime) paint. Traders and middlemen are always waiting to exploit these poor villagers. They make on-the-spot payment, collect the bags and transport them to the local market for a hefty profit of 300% by selling each bag for at least Rs 120 (USD $ 2).
I personally talked to the shell collectors and found no Govt. intervention to stop this exploitation. The state government can easily intervene by forming a cooperative and collecting the shells themselves by their nodal agencies with a reasonable price.
Udaypur Sea Beach, Bay of Bengal
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The Macro Mondays theme for 10/2 is shell(s). This is another possibility. I like this one for the composition.
artistic still life arrangement
(Shells collected on a beach on the Outer Banks, N. Carolina, in the early 1980s.)
I placed these shells on a piece of mat board that had a mottled, metallic surface in shades of gold and bronze that would complement the shells. I don't have a fancy studio or special photo lamps, so I turned off the room lights and placed a trouble light on the table to the right so it would catch the textures of the shells. Because I was taking the shot from above (standing on a chair) I was unable to use a tripod, but I think I caught the details without one.
This has always been one of my favorite still-life photos. I like the light and shadows. I also like the neutral colors and shades of gold.
For a picture based on a poem - A-Shelling Peas by Harry Breaker Morant (114 Pictures in 2014 # 55 & 197/365 in 2014) See first comment box to find out about Harry.
"Now, all the world is green and bright
Outside the latticed pane;
The fields are decked with gold and white,
And Spring has come again.
But though the world be fair without,
With flow'rs and waving trees,
'Tis pleasanter to be about
Where Nell's a-shelling peas.
Her eyes are blue as cloudless skies,
And dimples deck her cheeks;
Whilst soft lights loiter in her eyes
Whene'er she smiles or speaks.
So all the sunlit morning-tide
I dally at mine ease,
To loaf at slender Nelly's side
When Nell's a-shelling peas.
This bard, who sits a-watching Nell,
With fingers white and slim,
Owns up that, as she breaks each shell,
She also "breaks up" him;
And could devoutly drop upon
Submissive, bended knees
To worship Nell with apron on -
A saint a-shelling peas.
The tucked-up muslin sleeves disclose
Her round arms white and bare -
'Tis only "shelling peas" that shows
Those dainty dimples there.
Old earth owns many sights to see
That captivate and please; -
The most bewitching sight for me
Is Nell a-shelling peas."