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Constraints can unleash creativity. Walk 1 minute in any direction, stop, find a subject, and make a photo. #ds212
In nature, even things that are dead are very beautiful. The shell of a mollusc creature in the shore has nice patterns and in one angle it appears like human ear.
A seashell or sea shell, also known simply as a 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
Bizarre image - an artist deserts his model, races to fill his car with Shell from the pumps just outside the door to his studio. World War 2 petrol rationing has just ended. Presented in a downbeat pastiche of mid-century realism. 1953
This is the buried nose cone of a tank shell, embedded in the concrete of a German bunker. It penetrated about two feet before exploding.
These lovely seashells on the beach at Grótta, Seltjarnarnes. Of all sizes and colors. I took a few and played with them.
From Pacific Islands. The bright blue/green Paua shell is NZ and the front 2nd right is a cameo shell - from which jewellery is made. This particular shell has been carved like the jewellery carvings and is presently used as a lamp shade. Middle shell at the top has a perfect nature made hinge whereby it opens and shuts.
Dr. Phil Nudelman and his wife, Sandra, recently donated a one-of-a-kind collection of more than 100,000 shells to the Burke Museum. It's not only incredibly beautiful but also holds great research value. Read more on our blog: bit.ly/12YJQeS
From pages 4-5 of "History of Palo Alto, the Early Years" Pamela Gullard and Nancy Lund Scottwall Associates San Francisco, California 1989
Photo Caption:
"Aerial photograph, 1947, shows the Castro Shell Mound being leveled and carted away for use as topsoil in gardens. The mound was on San Antonio Road, where Hewlett Packard stands today. As large as 600 feet long and 30 feet high, such mounds were created over centuries by tribes who deposited shells, bones, and human remains in them; 300 to 400 burials were disturbed in this site. Stanford Archeologist Barbara Bocek says there were many, many Indian sites in Palo Alto. Courtesy Palo Alto Historical Association."
One small correction, I believe the location is erroneously identified as HP (formerly Mayfield Mall). Comparison to other aerial photos of the time puts these buildings in the present day location of the Hausner Day School at 450 San Antonio Road.
Our tables were named after beaches, and they used these shells for place cards. The bows tell the servers what we're eating: Anne is having Soylent White, and my mom is having Soylent Green
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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").
This is on of the walls covered with shells from the gardens of a house in Alcáçovas, Alentejo Portugal. It´s not really a house but a chappel called: Capela de Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Our Lady of Conception).
The strangest thing is that Alcáçovas is not near the sea, and shells are not something you can easely find there! And seems to be almost abandoned, since apart from one lady who has the key to the gardens, it doesn´t look to cared for. As you can see, shells keep falling down, and the patterns and images get destroyed with time.
Dr. Phil Nudelman and his wife, Sandra, recently donated a one-of-a-kind collection of more than 100,000 shells to the Burke Museum. It's not only incredibly beautiful but also holds great research value. Read more on our blog: bit.ly/12YJQeS