bajajudy - 9-7-2005 at 02:12 PM
Around October we start seeing these on the beach regularly. I cannot for the life of me figure out how they make it through the rough surf and
survive in one piece. This shell is literally paper thin.
Every now and then we find one with the animal still alive inside and we reintroduce him/her into the sea, and wish them good luck.
For scientific info:
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/sci/A0837537.html
[Edited on 9-7-2005 by bajajudy]
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Skipjack Joe - 9-7-2005 at 02:39 PM
This one - 1927.
bajajudy - 9-7-2005 at 03:00 PM
Skipjack
He was a wonderful photog, wasnt he?
Maybe I will start doing some B/W work. Thanks for the idea and the beautiful photograph.
BJ
The best
Skipjack Joe - 9-7-2005 at 03:31 PM
He sure was Judy. I liked him more than Ansel Adams.
There was a Weston Gallery in Carmel, maybe it's still there. Anyway, these JPG images don't do the man justice. The gallery has these poster size
prints that are just magnificent. As the print develops and the silver stains it creates this beautiful almost platinum like effect that is so
pleasing. Those F64 people with their 8X10 negatives and razor sharp images were true masters.
My dad loved photography. After school, I would get together with him in the darkroom and help him print. I remember sitting with the red light on
while he dodged a print by holding his hand over the aperture counting: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. There, it's done - he would say. His fingers
were always stained yellow from the fixer or developer I remember. Or maybe those were nicotine stains.
Weston Gallery
turtleandtoad - 9-7-2005 at 04:20 PM
Still there, but has (had?) branched out to other artists also. At least as of 2 years ago.