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This was our Thanksgiving Feast...probably the only time we'll have a table for 3 for Thanksgiving in our family. It was a bit quiet but I enjoyed having mom and dad all to myself, and cooking a big ole meal just for us.
I added a few little mementos of the beach to my kitchen windowsill.
Processed with Flypaper Textures.
This fishing cottage was transformed into a gorgeous grotto in the 1840s by a plasterer called Alex Bachelor, who also covered the interior walls in shells.
“I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.”
― Isaac Newton
This monochrome photograph showcases a collection of seashells arranged artistically against a dark background. The black and white tones emphasize the textures and patterns of the shells, highlighting their spiraling forms and the intricate lines that trace the growth of each shell.
The shells vary in size and shape, with some featuring elongated spires and others displaying more rounded, compact forms. Their placement in the composition seems intentional, creating a balance between the various shapes and directing the eye across the image. The play of light and shadow is masterfully captured, with the light source coming from the side, casting deep shadows and enhancing the three-dimensional quality of the shells.
The choice of black and white photography strips away the distraction of color, allowing the viewer to focus on the forms, lines, and textures that make each shell unique. The arrangement evokes a sense of natural symmetry and beauty, often found in objects sculpted by the sea. The overall effect is one of elegance and quiet beauty, inviting reflection on the wonders of the natural world.
. . . or perhaps a wooden barnacle.
The tide comes in and goes out - only the shell fragments remain - caught by a jetty post.
DXO film emulation software - Kodak Portra 160 vc.
Riis Park, Rockaway, NY
Giant clam shell fountain in Doha, Qatar. Unfortunately the fountain was off the last time I was there. At least I was able to get some of the city skyline in the photo.
© Dan McCabe
A macro close-up of an attractive sea shell. It has been identified as a ventral harp snail (Harpa ventricosa), thanks to [https://www.flickr.com/photos/29287337@N02].
Recently this building in New Paris, Indiana got a remodeling. In the process this old sign from another era showed up briefly. Now it's hidden again. The building is now the home of New Paris Telephone.
Pearly shells (pearly shells)
From the ocean (from the ocean)
Shining in the sun (shining in the sun)
Covering the shore (covering the shore)
When I see them
My heart tells me that I love you
More than all the little pearly shells
the chorus of Pearly Shells sung by Burl Ives
Just a shell I found at the north sea in Denmark. I don't know what exactly it is but it has to be very common as the beach was full of these. If anybody knows the exact name I'll be happy for a hint.
Strobist: Two Yongnuo 560III speedlites, one on each side of the camera. The one on the left through a Firefly II softbox, the other one bare. I placed a piece of styrofoam on each side of the shell. The speedlites were both triggered by a Yongnuo RF603II remote trigger. Focus stack of 28 pictures.
Maple Leaf Pasta Shells
This composition of pasta shells kept reminding of a maple leaf and once that thought takes hold, it's hard to shake.
Storm Dennis kept me indoors so macro work on the kitchen table passed the time.
Ban Laem Pho
Krabi, Thailand
The Fossil Shell Beach is in the vicinity of Hat Noppharat Thara - Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park. It features limestone slabs formed from various types of embedded mollusks. There exists only two other similar sites in the world, one in the US and another in Japan. The age of the fossils at this beach is placed at about 40 million years ago. At that time, Susaan Hoi (Fossil Shell Beach) was a large freshwater swamp. Eventually, it became a landmass. Over time, successive layers of shells created rock slabs known as the "shelly limestone" of over 40 cm. These rest on 10 centimetres of lignite, below which was subsoil. Due to geographic upheaval, this shelly limestone at Susaan Hoi is now distributed in great broken sheets on the seashore at Laem Pho. They look like broken chunks of cement flooring from afar.
Reference: www.krabi-tourism.com/krabi/susanhoi.htm
.....on the table!
This was the start of the greatest Salsa ever performed by the dancing Gulls. There were sparks aflying and fireworks crackling......
Textures : leschick and Angelique...Thank you both so much...
For Limbo Poet - Fred
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Sea Shell, is a hard, protective outer layer created by an animal that lives in the sea. The shell is part of the body of the animal. Empty seashells are often found washed up on beaches by beachcombers. The shells are empty because the animal has died and the soft parts have been eaten by another animal or have decomposed.I found these on Llandudno Pier.
Llandudno Pier North Wales. 191/365