By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Masterpiece.
A quiet little masterpiece that would not be out of place in the Metropolitan Museum, in its collection of Rococo decorative objects—
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... kayaked the waters around New York for more than 15 years in his red Feathercraft folding kayak. He was originally from (the former) Czechoslovakia and lived in the U.K. and California before settling down in New York. He was a neuroscientist at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. He died in 2016.Johna Till Johnson
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It looks very mysterous.
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Yes, you can never quite see what might be hidden inside… :-)
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Reblogged this on PRODUCT PUBLISHER and commented:
Nice Photo
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Thanks, and thanks for reblogging!
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This one is beautiful.
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Thanks, Colline!
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A natural beautie! And a perfect masterpiece.
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:-) Thanks, Dina!
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Definitely a masterpiece.
janet
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:-) Thanks, Janet!
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What a gorgeous shell!
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Yes :-) Found on the beach in Belize—actually one of the more common ones. But I think the mother-of-pearl opalescent luster is quite beautiful…
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It is absolutely lovely! Truly a masterpiece. Thank you for sharing it with us! :D
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And thank you for visiting, and liking it! :-)
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You are quite welcome!! :)
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You’re right Vladimir, a true masterpiece, the conch, each one different from the next. Excellent choice!
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Each one is unique, exactly :-)
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My instinct tells me there’s a pearl hidden inside :D
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You never know! Although pearls don’t usually come from beautiful shells like this, but from ugly shells like those of oysters—which may be telling us something ;-)
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An amazing masterpiece; and you’re right…it could be on display in the Met.
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And it might well be—I seem to recall that some of the Rococo decorative objects did incorporate and embellish shells like this :-)
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beautiful colours, shapes and texture…isnt nature clever
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:-)
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Love it
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Thanks!
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:)
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The natural world is full of masterpieces like this. You captured it well.
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Thank you!!
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This beautiful shell embodies all that is Rococo art, which was “ornate and made strong usage of creamy, pastel-like colours, asymmetrical designs, curves and gold.” Another one of Mother Nature’s masterpieces!
I love the close up photo of it Vladimir!
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A perfect quote you came up with there—thanks!! :-)
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You’re welcome. :)
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This is a great choice.
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Thanks!!
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Agreed, shell designs are masterful :)
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And this is just one—there are uncounted thousands more :-)
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