Chatham's Shells

Lots of paua shells on the Chatham Island beaches. I loved the contrast between the colours and the stripes.

[Lou Ann]

Oh how wonderful. So nice to have pretty shells on that beach. The Texas coast rarely has anything of beauty.

[Issi Bannerman]

What a beautiful image, and yes I love the contrasting colours.

[Bep]

Really beautiful.

[sarah]

Those are beautiful

[Henri Russell]

Beautiful colors in those shells.

[Caterina]

great colours and sharpness

[Karly]

Nature is so incredibly beautiful and varied. Lovely shot!

[Kitty Hawke]

Beautiful shells and colours.

[julia]

Beautiful shells.. great how the sea polished the rough outer shells.. well taken
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[Peter]

Superb colours and fine detail beautifully captured here Dianne:)

[carol white]

Lovely colours and capture. Fav!! 😀

[tony gig]

Wonderful colours of nature...Fav

[KoalaGardens🐨]

very pretty!

[Susan.T.]

Pretty colours and textures.

[Margo]

wonderful/colourful collection

[bkb in the city]

Great shot

[Babs]

A gorgeous collection of shells, the colours are amazing.

[Dawn]

Lovely collection of shells

[Margo Sayer]

These iridescent shells are super. I didn’t know such shells existed. Thank you...365 is a comprehensive learning experience.

[Dianne]

@s4sayer Yes, they are Paua shells and are usually covered in a dull grey - when polished (by humans or the sea) the beautiful colours appear. They have a black shellfish inside and stick to rocks by the shellfish 'foot'. They are called abalone in Australia and US. In the UK do you call them ormer shells?