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Turrid Shell Study

 Posted on August 26, 2017      by David B. Moore
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David B Moore “Turrid Shell Study” 08/26/17

Today my eye was attracted to this Turrid shell.  The shape of the spiracle cone is built so that it looks like one layer could fit inside another if it could collapse. It’s an iconic object created by a supreme being that is impossible to improve on.  Most photographers will immediately think of Edward Weston and Ruth Bernhard when they see this shell.  Its not a beautiful shell, for it looks like its been sandblasted for some time in the ocean. I think, and it could be argued, that this combination of light, surface, composition, and post processing has made a new and improved two dimensional  DBM creation.  My efforts today however, are not better than the original shell when it was hosting a sea snail and contributing to its environment, and not better than a photographic image that has earned it’s a place in Art history.  But this is the best shell I have shot so far, and that is my goal.

I just realized that my previous study of this shell was shot for DPG on 05-29-2015, (for comparison purposes).

3 Comments for Turrid Shell Study

Russ Widstrand

Hi David,

Cruising through the DPG site for my image critiques and just needed to say that this is a really nice image. Fantastic light and the wood background works surprisingly well.

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Robert Nease
Robert Nease

Striking and inspiring image David B Moore. I’m sure Ruth would have appreciated you image.

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    David B. Moore

    Thanks Robert! I like this one! I went with a harsher tonal range and higher accountancy than what shells have been photographed before, I think. It was a wild week for stress and seeing Don Worth’s images earlier had an impact I think.

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