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Shell Cluster [Texture]

© Lorna Shutter

Shell Cluster

Uploaded: February 13, 2012 06:56:31

Description

From what I can gather by Googling, these are brown mussels which
are usually found clumping together on wave-washed rocks.
Each one is attached to the rock by its byssus (silky filaments).
The clumping action helps hold the mussels firm against the force of the waves.
At low tide mussels in the middle of a clump will undergo less
water loss because of water capture by the outer mussels.

If you think they are anything different, please let me know
... Mussels is just my guess! :)

Happy Monday everyone!!!!! :)


Lakeside Park, Oakville, Ontario, CANADA




Exif: F Number: 4.3, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/400 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 60.00 mm, Model: Canon PowerShot SX100 IS

Comments

Robert R. Goodman February 13, 2012

Hi Lorna,That is something you will not see in the desert my friend.I think I've seen over on our west coast.Beautiful capture my friend.We might see a little rain tomorrow!!!!! #1443136

Patrick Rouzes level-classic February 13, 2012

Have seen millions of these Lorna, but never in a clump like this! Exceptional clarity, tones, textures, detail, image & info, my friend! Love it!
#9981190

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe February 13, 2012

Fabulous details and info, Lorna. #9981317

Mary Dimitriw level-deluxe February 13, 2012

Awesome tones, texture and detail Lorna!

What were you doing out in Oakville other than the obvious? Spent the first 40 years of my life living in Oakville. #9981331

David Phalen February 13, 2012

Works for me.:) Excellent tones, textures and clarity!! #9981406

Lorna Shutter February 13, 2012

Bobby, Patrick, Tammy & Mary ~ Thank you all for your great input on this image! Glad you like it! :)

Patrick ~ I'd never seen a clump like this before either! At first I thought someone joined them all together and left them on the rock, but then I figured it had to be a freak of nature! A very unusual sight! ;)

Mary ~ I have a friend who moved to Oakville and she invited us over for a visit. Since she lives very close to this park, we met her and her little girl there for a picnic before heading to her house. We had a wonderful time exploring the grounds! It's a beautiful place ... but I guess you already know that! :) #9981408

Lorna Shutter February 13, 2012

David ~ Sorry for missing you ... You snuck right in there while I was writing my last comment! Thanks for your great remark! Glad my thinking works for you! So far, no one else has made any other suggestions as to what it might be ... So perhaps I'm right! :) #9981416

Tammy Espino February 13, 2012

Fantastic capture. I usually see this under piers in CA!! :) I miss da beach! #9981512

John Connolly February 14, 2012

They look like mussels to me Lorna, our Aussie ones form similar groups! A great capture with excellent information! #9982724

Reynaldo D. Reyes level-classic February 14, 2012

Amazing phenomenon, they're so smart to clump that way as a concerted effort against the waves and the ocean. It's a wonderful reminder of the virtues of cooperation and collaboration. Great capture Lorna. I learned something new today! :) #9983040

Mary Dimitriw level-deluxe February 17, 2012

Aha!! I hope you get down there more often. I love the old houses in the older part of east Oakville! #9988242

Lorna Shutter February 19, 2012

Tammy, John, Reynaldo & Mary ~ Thank you all so much for your great comments! I'm surprised that some of you were familiar with this sight! It was new to me and I found it very interesting! :)

Mary ~ Yes, I would love to go back there for another visit ... maybe next summer! :) #9991138


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