Sea Glass Still Life

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One of the best things about living on the coast is beach combing and one of our favourite things to collect is sea glass.  We have a glass jug that sits on the window sill in our living room.  In the morning the sunlight sometimes catches the glass pieces and the colours are enhanced in a beautiful display.

On a day when it was impossible to get out and about with the camera and my trigger finger was itching, I remembered the sea glass jug and this gave me the inspiration for a table top still life.  

Choosing some of the most interesting pieces of sea glass, I used an old picture frame complete with glass front and arranged the sea glass on top.  I raised the picture frame off the table and used a directional office lamp to put it shining up underneath so the light was through the sea glass.  

 I then took a series of images using the Fuji X-Pro1 and Fujinon 60mm f2.4 macro lens.   
Fuji X-Pro1 - 60mm f2.4 macro - 1s @ f11 - ISO200
Fuji X-Pro1 - 60mm f2.4 macro - 2.5s @ f16 - ISO200
Fuji X-Pro1 - 60mm f2.4 macro - 1/100 @ f5.6 - ISO1600
What is Sea Glass?
Sea glass is physically and chemically weathered glass found on sea coasts.  These weathering processes produce natual frosted glass.  Sea glass begins as normal shards of broken glass that are then persistently tumbled and ground by the sea and the tides until the sharp edges are smoothed and rounded and the glass gains a frosted appearance.  The process can take many years.

The beaches on the East Lothian coast are good places to find sea glass and in the three months we have lived here we have collected some interesting pieces for the display. 

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  1. jelly andrews7 November 2013 at 14:53

    Those sea glasses are really beautiful. And I am pretty sure they would make lovely jewelries too. Have you considered that idea?
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  2. Macsport8 November 2013 at 06:03

    Thank you for the suggestion and the link. There a couple of very talented artists here in Dunbar who do something similar to the link you posted. They are beautiful items and this is a skill that I don't profess to have, I'll stick to taking pictures of sea glass :)

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