Capt. Brian's New Shell Board

What is a shell board?

I had this idea...why not make a board that I could display and photograph my client's shells on at the end of the trip. I usually put the shells on the fish cleaning table to take pictures.  Many times I want to show how big or small a shell is. You will notice numbers across the bottom that are black and white and indicate inches.  I took this idea from one of my archaeology books. I put a few shells from the back porch on it for a "Test Run" today.  I soon realized that I need the black and white numbers on both sides going up the board.  The back of the board is an area for people to sign after the trip, if they wish.  Yes, we will have a "signing of the shell board". There you have it, Capt. Brian's shell board!

Last Light And Bonus Pictures

 Charlie Robinson was singing about pioneer town people and footprints in the sand as the sun fell into the sea. 

New Places On The Chart

Billy Idol drove me to the waters edge. But it was Robert Earl Keen that led the way. I made many discovories along the way. . I have wanted to explore this remote island for some time, I wanted to check this island out in early December, but today was the day.

September Photos

Here are some photos from September.  Van Morrision rode shotgun and  sang me into the Mystic once again.  Thank you Van.

If I Had A Boat, If I Had A Pony

 

"Kiss my ass I bought a boat I am going out to sea-" Lyle Lovett.

What a fun afternoon with Rebecca, Garret, Nicole and Jamie. We took advantage of the extremely low tide and explored the flats. The live shells were a beautiful sight to see. Garret led the way finding many large lightning whelks. His girlfriend enjoyed the shells from a safe distance. Jamie was a great little adventurer and pointed out many live shells and a beautiful starfish. I enjoyed talking with Rebecca about cameras as she took many photos of the kids and wildlife. Rebecca is an outdoor lady (who walked barefoot on the flats I might add) and has a quick eye for photography. We all got a great look of a 4 foot bonnet head shark that was trapped in a tidal pool.  Garret followed it for a while in knee deep water with his mom right behind him taking pictures. It was a great day on the  water with an adventurous family.

Exploring With The Merriman Family

 

 The weather was perfect for a day of exploring with Steve, Rita and Mike. We listened to dolphin breathing, while Mike took pictures of  the whole experience on our way to favorite spot number 1. Mike wanted to find an angel wing and ended up finding a great specimen of one. Rita was enjoying finding shells both in the water and on the beach. She could have stayed there all day. Steve was  enjoying everyone enjoying themselves. I enjoyed the conversations with Steve about photography. Thank you for a fun day on the water exploring.