Does anyone know what the creature on the left is? The tide line was full of them. As you can see from the sand grains, it is small, about an inch in length.
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The Sea’s Autobiography
There is something about this still life that speaks. It tells a story. Perhaps it is a sentence written in the sea’s kanji, or in a heretofore unknown abugida. It is the sea’s autobiography, in the sea’s own written words, left as a mystery for me to ponder.
The Man in the Moon Eats
Ultimately, I finished this photograph in the position that I photographed the original still life, but I toyed with other rotations of the photo. From the left, it was too much a ‘bowl’ and too predictable. From the right, well, it was far too evocative of a certain fast food logo for me!
Regardless of its orientation, I find myself wondering about what appears to be a cross section of the carapace. Many times I am curious about the origin of the items in the still lifes, and this is one of them.
The Crown
Unknown object. Center was hard, not malleable, and attached to the thinner plastic points. It had obviously been in the ocean for a long, long time. Lovely and mysterious, but it did not belong there.
Sugar and Honey
The tiniest drops of water and sugar crystal sand are sprinkled over the honey-colored shell fragment. Of course, the question that always remains is . . . What’s in the hole?
It Was Once Living . . .
. . . And I am not sure it was really no longer alive when this photo was taken. Who can tell? This organism has no obvious internal or external organs, no remnants of an orifice. Yet, it casts a … Continue reading
Tide Line Still Life 