Walking along the beach in North Caicos (in the Turks and Caicos islands) there were colorful hermit crab shells all over the beach. This particular shell had beautiful contrasting colors and sprinkles of sand. The shells differed in their colors from neutral brown to tan and black and white. Some were subtle in their coloring as well. Each was a little live treasure hiding out under their shell waiting for the right time to travel along the beach.

Nikon P90 | Exposure 1/266 @ f/5.6 | ISO 64 | Focal Length 19 mm
Colorful Crab Shell, by Tisha Clinkenbeard

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | April 10
Award Score: 62 (Value 11.5, Clarity 11.5, Composition 16, Style 12, Skill 11)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Still Life Photography
Photograph Location: North Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands

Photographer: Tisha Clinkenbeard (Powderly, TX, USA) Registered
Tisha Clinkenbeard works have been in exhibits at The Fine Arts Center of Hot Springs, Black Box Gallery in Portland, and in several fine art shows in Texas. She believes photography captured her years ago before we had the digital wonders for cameras. Her life offers many opportunities to capture the things that she sees as she wanders this earth. Her goal is to share what she finds Round & About – which was the inspiration for her photo blog: foundroundandabout.com. Two of Tisha’s photos have been appeared in the Birds & Blooms monthly online newsletter – April and December of 2011.

Website: http://foundroundandabout.com
Gallery: http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/tisha-clinkenbeard.html
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