Shells

Close up picture of Ocean Quahog (Arctica islandica) shells on a sandy beach

Close up picture of Ocean Quahog (Arctica islandica) shells on a sandy beach
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera October 11th 2007. Click image for larger view.

These shells are called Ocean Quahog (Arctica islandica) and I had to take a photo of them because I liked the way the pair was placed on the sandy beach.
In Norwegian we call them Cow-Shells, probably because of their beautiful red/brown color.
According to the Norwegian Wikipedia (the English version doesn’t have an article about ocean quahog shells) there have been found individuals of these shells that are as old as 220 years!

Check out my macro photo of a limpet shell.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

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Macro photo of limpet shell with sand

Macro of limpet shell
Taken with Olympus E-500 digital camera 7th March 2007. Click image for larger view.

Having a macro lens is great fun. You can find interesting things to capture everywhere.
Like this small limpet shell that has wonderful colors and some pieces of sand inside of it.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital single-lens reflex camera
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
Location: A beach in Ånstad, Andørja (Ibestad, Troms) in northern Norway

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