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This was taken this past fall in Newcastle, Maine at the site of the Whaleback shell midden but looking across the Damariscotta River at the Glidden midden (see detail below). , This is a site that contains oyster shells that were disposed of by the original inhabitants before Europeans arrived. Below is additional detail.
Whaleback Shell Midden is a shell midden, or dump, consisting primarily of oyster shells located on the east side of the Damariscotta River in Maine, United States. It is preserved as a Maine state historic site and was included as part of the Damariscotta Oyster Shell Heaps listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. Other shell middens are located on the estuary in both Damariscotta and Newcastle. The middens in this area were formed over about 1,000 years between 200 BC to AD 1000.
The midden originally had three main layers of shells. In the bottom two layers, individual shells were generally 5–8 inches (10–20 cm) long. These two layers are separated by a layer of soil, and the middle layer is mixed with animal bones. The top layer contains smaller shells. Artifacts unearthed lead scientists to believe that successive tribes of prehistoric people used the area. The top layer was deposited by members of the Abenaki tribes that fished in the area in the summer.
Originally, the Whaleback midden was more than thirty feet deep, more than 1,650 feet in length, and a width varying from 1,320 to 1,650 feet. It got its name from its shape. Only a small portion of this midden remains today as much of it was processed into chicken feed from 1886 to 1891 by the Massachusetts-based Damariscotta Shell and Fertilizer company. Because of this, the Glidden midden, located across the river in Newcastle, is now the largest in Maine and the largest on the U.S. east coast north of Georgia. By 1875 oysters that were once abundant were no longer native to New England waters. Wild populations have been established in recent years by the spawn of aquaculture oysters.[Wikipedia]
Tucumcari, NM. October 13, 2018. Shot on a Canon AE-1 and Kodak Portra 400. Developed and scanned by The Darkroom.
Take me back to the Caribbean! I brought this shell home from one of our winnter trips to a Carribean island, BC (before coronavirus). This is part of my #52Frames project, this week the assignment was "curves".
- www.kevin-palmer.com - I've always wondered where this road leads. I spent the morning exploring since it's on BLM land.
As i got lots of comments already ,i upload some more interesting specimens.
My second explore i m surprised. # 175
Thank you jacilluch for the link.
Spondylus barbatus
Bearded Thorny Oyster
Theses scallop shells hang outside a dorset seafood restaurant. I love their colours, shape , the ridges. Photo edited with vignette to enhance the shells and the rope they are hanging from .
I took this with a canon macro 100mm 1:2.8 USM lens that I borrowed from my friend Jonathan Hood.
Sadly he has it back now.
Been away from the computer throughout the festive season, so apologies for not commenting at all!
Here's the first post, nothing special but I quite liked the orange of the shell against the dead leaf litter.
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Tiny shell photographed with a microscope using a 2,5x objective. Apprx 6 panels stitched in microsoft ICE. Had to drastically reduce the image size for uploading.
A present from my cat, who brought the shell inside stuck to her fur, so i realised i had a new subject to shoot. :)
My son hunting for shells just after dawn on Sanibel Island at low tide. Best viewed on black here: 'Shelling at Dawn' On Black
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Shells on a stall outside a shop in Weston Super Mare, UK
(Has been up to 7th in Explore for March 24th 2006).
Shell Ginger is native to East Asia and grows from about 8-10 feet (2.9-3m) It is used as an ornamental shrub, and the leaves are used in Cuisine and traditional medicine. (Hypertensive, diuretic, antioxidant, and anti-ulcerogenic properties are some of it's benefits.)
It is also known as Pink Porcelain Lily or Variegated Ginger.
(from Wikipedia)
The flowers were beautiful, and the white outer petals seemed to have the sheen of a pearl. All types of bees and other insects seem to be drawn to it.
(Alpinia zerumbet)
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