Dendraster excentricus (This Western Sand Dollar)
A study in admiration of natural form, off center with balanced symmetry.
Who among us can deny that sand dollars have a kind of magical mystical double life? Perhaps through transference, these creatures (albeit in death) carry with them, a form of hope, a sheer sense of wonder and luck upon finding one washed up on shore, whole and complete. I simply can not deny how excited I felt when I found this sand dollar on the Oregon coast. But I still wonder - why? This series of photographs seeks to depict in detail a simple admiration of natural form of this Western Sand Dollar.
Image list (scroll right)
10, 12, 14, 18 (aboral side of test)
11, 13, 15 -17 (oral side of test)
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