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By: minustide June 30, 2019
Photo ChallengeLens-Artists, Oregon coast, serenity, tidepools

Serenity on the Shore

At sunrise

starfish exposed at low tide, ties to sea, some rocks

Among the reds

intimate view of corallines

Serenity

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19 replies to Serenity on the Shore
  1. Tina Schell says:
    June 30, 2019 at 5:47 am

    Beautifully captured serenity. That starfish is incredible

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    1. minustide says:
      June 30, 2019 at 2:40 pm

      Thank you Tina. The morning sunlight was treating its orange pretty well. The tide was still falling so it was freshly exposed. That didn’t hurt either.

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  2. margaret21 says:
    June 30, 2019 at 8:12 am

    Tina’s right. That is a stupendous photo. But your shots always are. They always bring the shoreline to life in such a thoughtful way.

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    1. minustide says:
      June 30, 2019 at 2:37 pm

      Thank you so much for saying so Margaret. Looks like you and I agree Tina’s got a good eye, and she is wonderfully encouraging.

      Reply
  3. pattimoed says:
    June 30, 2019 at 9:29 am

    Beautiful, serene collection. I love the starfish too. It looks jewel-encrusted!

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    1. minustide says:
      June 30, 2019 at 2:33 pm

      Your’e right. It was one of the first things I noticed when I got down near the water. The morning sunlight set if off pretty well. Thanks!

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      1. pattimoed says:
        July 2, 2019 at 2:18 am

        It’s beautiful.

  4. JohnRH says:
    June 30, 2019 at 11:50 am

    Excellent.

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    1. minustide says:
      June 30, 2019 at 2:31 pm

      Thank you John, very thoughtful of you to say so.

      Reply
  5. Amy says:
    June 30, 2019 at 1:33 pm

    Two beautiful captures! 🙂

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    1. minustide says:
      June 30, 2019 at 2:28 pm

      Thank you Amy.

      Reply
  6. Gunta says:
    June 30, 2019 at 8:18 pm

    Are the sea stars returning up in your neck of the woods? It seems a long time since I’ve found any, though I can’t say I’ve caught very many low tides of late. Far too many other distractions. Thanks so much for providing the next best thing… 😉 Your images are way cool!

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    1. minustide says:
      June 30, 2019 at 8:47 pm

      Yes, I would say a substantial rebound in Pisaster, the one I think you are referring to (the one in my current post). The sunflower star, has had a tough time rebounding. Thanks for the complement and for getting me thinking about your important question.

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      1. Gunta says:
        July 1, 2019 at 6:16 pm

        I would love to see you do a post about the Pisaster recovery. (thanks for providing their name). Hope the sunflower manages to recover. (That’s the one with a lot more points?) I’ve never been lucky enough to see one, but I was told they used to be seen at Seven Devils, N of Bandon.

      2. minustide says:
        July 1, 2019 at 8:17 pm

        Okay, by fall I’ll do something on that topic. In the meantime, you are correct the sunflower star has twenty arms, more or less. They are often orange. I don’t think I’ve seen one in the intertidal since 2013. Others have, but they are struggling. They are mostly subtidal and important predators on sea urchins, which have been taking advantage.

  7. Wish says:
    July 1, 2019 at 4:44 pm

    Ok that was awesome. Both photos. You’ve brought a little serenity to my morning.

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    1. minustide says:
      July 1, 2019 at 8:10 pm

      Made my evening

      Reply
  8. Sylvia Bacon www.mycolorfulexpressions.com says:
    July 5, 2019 at 1:17 pm

    Such beautiful images! And, I must agree with everyone else, the starfish is spectacular.

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    1. minustide says:
      July 5, 2019 at 2:18 pm

      Thank you Sylvia. There’s something about starfish.

      Reply

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