Friday, 29th July 2011
Ocean Treasures
by Benjamin Glatt
The pebbles at this beach have eroded from ocean bottom deposits left millions of years ago. These colorful little stones decorate the entire beach along this stretch of Bean Hollow, and tuck themselves away in the pockets of tafoni. I have always liked the variety of stones located at this beach. When I noticed the overcast conditions on this summer day, I knew it was the perfect opportunity to photograph these gems. The cold ocean water had cascaded across this section of the beach, cleaning the sand from the pockets and enhancing their brilliantly vibrant colors.
Equipment: Canon 30D, Sigma 17-70mm
Benjamin Glatt
Benjamin Glatt is a landscape photographer based out of Sacramento, California.
Website: www.benjaminglatt.com
Ocean Treasures by Benjamin Glatt was photo of the day on Friday, 29th July 2011. It is tagged Abstract, rocks. You can leave a comment below.
22 Comments
Bill Kenny
Looking quickly, I thought it was a display case of jellybeans, perfect and polished-it’s something far more amazing and delightful that I would have passed by without noticing had your artful introduction not been made. Thanks!
Floris
Sweet! Congrats. Love this one..
Sarah Fischler
Wow, this is really beautiful. One of the best intimate landscapes I have seen in a long time. Well deserved recognition for this image.
Craig Wolf
Rock Candy! My compliments, it’s absolutely perfect.
Steve Hancock
Beautiful image. You have captured the detail stunningly.
Horia Bogdan
Great texture and details!
Very well seen and taken.
petra
Fantastic!
mary blankenship
Very different,nice picture of something lovely.
Richard Dart
Your beach is a treasure chest, indeed. The piece of beach you photographed looks like it was custom made to display these ocean gems!! What a wonder!!
Jim Griggs
What a great find!
Roman Johnston
I agree with the first poster, and would have a hard time not calling this shot Jelly Beans. :~)
Wonderful little detail that I am glad you did not miss.
Roman
Helen Hart
That sure is an impressive variety! Looks like a jeweler’s display case…
Anna Capaldi
Another reason to love the intimate landscape shot. We see amazing wide vista landscapes on this site and they are stunning, but this image is more evidence that the little worlds within worlds can be just as awe-inspiring. Beautiful shot and so well-executed!
Russ Bishop
Love it! What a wonderfully unique composition.
Jo-annvanderburg
A great shot, I think of jelly beans when I see this thanks for the great photo.
tereasa cox
absolutely fabulous!!! unique and awesome!!! great fob!
Laura Milholland
My boys would’ve been in “rock heaven” here! This is a delightful image, beautifully seen and executed.
Kimberly Gould
It almost looks like Mancala – an african board game using pebbles. Great shot and good eye. I love the vivid colors of the pebble too.
Tazmin
Hi!
STUNNING!
I’d also thought that it was a display case as it was picture-perfect. Thnak you for sharing that with us!
Matthew Medema
Beautiful picture, false statement about how they got there. Stick to the photography, and give God the glory instead of taking it away from Him…
burro
Cool shot Benjamin. I’m in Santa Rosa, and planning my day at Point Reyes tomorrow. I can see that it’s time to head south again and do some more exploring in the Half Moon Bay area. I wasn’t familiar with Bean Hollow.
You might find this interesting if you haven’t seen it already
http://www.happymundane.com/2011/07/even-a-grain-of-sand/comment-page-1/#comment-1932
It’s gives another dimension to beach-combing.
Matthew Medema, you are entitled to your perspective, but I’ll go with the “ocean bottom deposits left millions of years ago”. To me, it’s not just a more rational explanation, it’s far more interesting.
Rajib Singha
A graphic composition!