Look Closer
Dancer
Posted by Viewfinder (Bradenton, FL, United States) on 15 October 2007 in Abstract & Conceptual and Portfolio.
I was walking along a close by bay beach a couple of weeks ago. It was low tide. I found this unfortunate starfish, stranded waterless and deceased, as I walked along the shore. So I picked him up as any good beachcomber would do, and decided to carry him home. While I was sad for the starfish, I never found a starfish on the beach before. So I felt pretty lucky.
But before I drove away, it seemed like a good idea to photograph the little guy. So I set the new-found starfish on the hood of my VFmobile, pulled out the trusty Nikon, and this is the result.
Somebody elsewhere who saw this shot beforehand told me he looks like he is dancing.
Nikon D80
1/60 second
F/7.1
ISO 200
82 mm (35mm equiv.)