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Tuesday, September 9, 2025

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Close-up of a Red Abalone (Haliotus rufescens) shell, 9 September 2025


ADDENDUM (12 September 2025)
: There were a couple of requests to show more of the abalone shell.  In this case, the original photo was just a section of the rim of a shell, but here's the photo without any cropping:

  
P.S.  Note that I've found that the lighting matters a lot when photographing abalone iridescence.  Overcast days bring out the colors the most. 

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow!!!!!!! Can you post other shots of less magnification?

Limantour walker said...

Yes, please.

Jackie Sones said...

Hello!

See photo added on 12 September 2025.

Jackie

Anonymous said...

Great photo, what amazing colors!