The Japanese use these balls to support their fishing nets. Years ago my husband was fishing off the coast of Washington State near Neah Bay and he saw this floating in the water. It had broken free from the net and traveled all the way across the Pacific Ocean. It is a little bit bigger than a basketball and still a conversation piece in our home today
How beautiful and fragile. Amazing that it made that journey and survived in one piece. Love the gorgeous color of it . .your composition did it justice. I think that the white background is perfect for this, Katy.
My son works out of Dutch Harbor in Alaska during the winter months and loves beachcombing for these glass floats that wash into the Bering Straits. He has several that are barnacle encrusted hanging in his outhouse in Seldovia. Actually more entertaining than reading the old Sears and Roebuck Catalogs at my Grandma's house when I was kid.
How beautiful and a wonderful find and story. You sure know how to set up a great photo, Katy. Love the reflection that you captured and the material you used to photograph it. I have to remember this trick. Very nicely done.
I have to say when I saw the title & the pic - but didn't read your info I thought "fishing ball??? how do you catch fish with that thing, try to drop the ball on one as they swim by? I not only enjoyed looking at your shot I feel so much smarter as a result of it
ooooh really cool! and to be that big?! wow - great find...i'm sure your hubby was stoked....and very nice capture....love the light bouncing around in the shot!...and Neah Bay is such a cool area!
