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Shell Beach is a beach in the Shark Bay region of Western Australia, 45 kilometres south-east of Denham.
Situated on the northeastern side of the Taillefer Isthmus, it covers a 110 km long stretch of coast along the L'Haridon Bight. It is one of only two beaches in the world made entirely from shells.
The beach was named "Shell Beach" because of the great abundance of the shells of the cockle species Fragum erugatum. The seawater in the L'Haridon Bight has a high salinity due to both the geomorphology and local climate of the area. This high salinity has allowed the cockle to proliferate unchecked, since its natural predators have not adapted well to this environment.
The shells typically reach a depth of 7 to 10 metres. Over time, the shells have formed a limestone that is known as Coquina.
Before Shark Bay became a World Heritage Site, the limestone was mined and used for the construction of a number of buildings in the local town of Denham, Western Australia.
And for completeness, a close-up of the most recognisable landmark in my home town, the Sydney Opera House. It's difficult getting a shot like this without tourists all over the place. I was lucky to get a gap big enough to take this.
The shells are so white, it's impossible to capture them gleaming in the sun without underexposing everything else.
Taken on Efke KB21 black and white film, expired in April 1977, for the Old Film Project
Solidarity camp in support of the struggle against Shell Oil at Rossport.
2010
www.wsm.ie/content/wsm-members-and-others-shell-sea-struggle
Nancy's shells. Painted by Nancy Wilson.
Nancy paints boxes made by her husband, Gerald Axelson .To view her and Gerald's art, go to, www.kodakgallery.com/MyGallery.jsp?
Shell Centre London
Built: 1961
Sir Howard Robertson
Often derided as one of London's ugliest buildings, but I like it.
Set for redevelopment although the tower will stay. A great video of the building and its facilities (including a swimming pool - is that still there?) on youtube here... www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zUQD1p9bXY
The Shell Project - Originally started as an exercise to test some of the features of my new Casio point and shoot camera but turned into an extended study of a single abalone shell. The series shows the results of photographing that shell at different focusing modes and lighting conditions.
Shells
By Jeff Thomson
November 2002
Funder by the Jack and Emma Griffin Charitable Trust
Commissioned by the Wellington Sculpture Trust
In partnership with the Wellington City Council
With the support of ECC Lighting
Covered the len with blue see-thru plastic sheet (colour cellophane) as a filter. Carelessly using 1600 high ISO :(
Shell on 'beach number 1', in the east of the city. The beaches around Yantai are often crowded with locals and tourists alike in the summer months, Im not sure why as all the beaches that I have seen are either covered with sharp broken shells and or pollution, not to mention the danger of the polluted ocean itself