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Florida Fighting Conch Shell

Strombus alatus

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27.7731, -82.64

Field Notes

Habitat:

oceans, gulfs

Notes:

I loved the way the lighting of the sunrise was making the shell's color so deep, and created the reflection of the shell in the wet sand.

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Comments (1)
LauraMaria
Beautiful picture!! Wonderful composition, and as you say, the sunlight brings out the shell's colour perfectly, and the reflection in the sand is lovely :) Great pic!!
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PublishedApril 29, 2011

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