Gulls inspected this comet-like clam shell for any signs of an easy breakfast. There weren’t any to be found.
Tag Archives: ocean
Angles are Compelling
The angles here are compelling, inviting the viewer to look again and again.
Still Life with Mussel, Moth, and Tide Line
The high tide has ended leaving in its wake the remnants of two creatures whose lives have ended, too.
This is a simple, still beauty.
A Piece of Sky, Bit of Land, and Smidge of the Sea
Simplicity in the expressive representation of the beach’s components.
Alignment: When the Landscape Becomes Part of the Still Life
Two small voids, in alignment. The photograph is all about them.
The Ocean Has No Favorites
Shell and Brick.
Broken and Worn.
Marine-born and Man-made.
Similar in color; both eroded by the ocean’s fury.
Warm Morning Light
A warm(er) morning here, but there is news of the return of the dreaded Polar Vortex next week. It seems the perfect day to remember a warm, summer dawn’s light.
Remnants
Still lifes are historically constructed from man-made objects, or items that are no longer living. This arrangement of a well-worn shell fragment, a sand crab carapace, a tiny twig, and a dead fly is perfect. The breathing-hole evidence of mollusks … Continue reading
Questioning Chronology
How did this pattern sequence? The tide line is in the bottom left, yet the end of the crab’s (?) trail seems to be washed out with its trail still pronounced. The creature is missing, with no other footsteps around … Continue reading
Brown, White, and Light
A fallen feather. Seedling mussels. A gentle ‘X’. Morning light.
Tide Line Still Life 