Sand Dollar Shell

1/9/09 Sand dollar shell from our collection of random shells. I used an aqua-colored piece of paper as the background and had my secondary flash at the same level as the shell to light it from the upper right. Then I desaturated all colors except blue, and then modified the hue to this deep blue color, which I think is more ocean-y. I also did a little cropping and rotating to get the shell perfectly centered. Try viewing at 3X to see the detail in the star pattern. Also, check out my Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum gallery! Just posted it a couple days ago.

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