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Giant Blue Clams from Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean Territories, Australia. The wonderful, luminous colours of the clams make them shine underneath the water. When snorkelling of diving in Cocos they are a wonder to see. The clams pictured above are reared beachside in a large salt water nursery. Visitors to the islands can visit the clam farm and learn more about these amazing creatures. This has been my most successful print to date. It won the Wildlife Category of the Expose Your World Photography Awards 2008 (national) and the Open Colour Section of the York Society Photography Awards 2008 (state), as well as a Highly Commended in the Melville Art Awards 2008 (state) and a Highly Commended in the ANZANG Nature Photography Awards 2008, Underwater category (national) and a Highly Commended in the Jan/Feb Fujifilm Showcase Photography Competition. It has also been published in “Camera Magazine” (Jan/Feb issue) . To take it I leant over the water to drop my shadow over the glare on the surface. Of course, the clams saw me do this and thought i was a predator, so they closed. I stood at an almost 90% angle for several minutes until they opened up again. I managed to take 3 frames before they sensed my movement and closed. Canon 5D, ISO 400, f8, AV MODE, 24-105MM L Series Canon Lens / Handheld, no flash, Auto White Balance. As is from camera. Featured in Image Writing Group, Woman Photographer Group, Shameless Self Promotion Group, A Photographers Craft Group. And Featured Features Group!
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This is ‘Coco’. She is part of my Chanel Girls series.
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A small hermit crab goes for his sunrise stroll on a freshly washed Cocos (Keeling) Islands beach, Australia. “Hermie” was a finalist in the 2008 Windland Smith Rice Photography Awards, Animal Antics category, run by “Natures Best Photography” Magazine and the Smithsonian Museum, Washington DC, USA. Taken with a Canon 350D and 70-300mm lens, ISO 100, f5.6, AV MODE, Handheld, No flash, AWB. As is. Featured in the following groups: Canon DSLR Users & A Friendly Pet Shop (May 2009)
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This is for Mike, one of the weather guys on the Cocos Islands. Everyday we would ask him what the forecast was, and everyday he would reply “Mostly fine, chance of a shower”! I guess this was the “chance of a shower” bit! Mike is a great guy with lots of wonderful stories from his time spent living all around Australia. For enquires about canvas prints, or photographic prints larger than Redbubble options, please contact me via bubblemail
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On the beach at sunrise on West Island, over looking Pulu Maria, Cocos Islands. / Arriving at the beach with the promise of another stunning day, my husband turned off the car key, reclined the seat and went back to sleep! For enquires about canvas prints, or photographic prints larger than Redbubble options, please contact me via bubblemail
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Coco
by scarlettcatCoco’s flaming red hair comes in handy when she needs somewhere to store a spoon, park her teacup of show off a flower. She was painted in gouache and pencil for the Brunswick Street Gallery Small Works Show 2008.
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Tucked amongst the trees by the ocean, “The Shack” sums up the essence of the Cocos Islands for me. A hut for surfers, a deck chair in the shade, warm breeze, driftwood, surf and sand between my toes. Well maybe a few mozzies too! Here exists a culture hard to find elsewhere; one of respect, where you can leave your surfboard and towel and come back to it a day later, a month later. For enquires about canvas prints, or photographic prints larger than Redbubble options, please contact me via bubblemail
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FEATURED in the EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND EDITING Group – THANK YOU! (Feb 15/09), AND / / / /
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Sunset and Coronas at “The Shack”, West Island, Cocos Islands. The kind of sunset you want to swim through – pastel water and sky – chasing the sun west. For enquires about canvas prints, or photographic prints larger than Redbubble options, please contact me via bubblemail
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For many of us, boats hold a special magic; the promise of adventure, freedom or just a good day fishing. This jukong was resting on the shores of Home Island, Cocos Islands. A calm and quite moment, yet I’m sure this boat could tell a tale or two of the sea, the elements and the people it has carried. Home Island, Cocos Islands, Australia
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Communication! - School children play with public phone in Costa Rica
by Eyal NahmiasUS$4.83–US$110.20
Public phone Costa Rica – Young school children play with public phones at Playa Del Coco, Guanacaste region in Costa Rica on Independence Day. They used the time of getting / for the parade just fooling around with the phones. Being on the other side of them, I couldn’t resist… / / /
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Paddling through the pristine water at West Island, Cocos Islands. / A place where simplicity rules..no 5 star resorts, no marina, no traffic. Incredibly refreshing! For enquires about canvas prints, or photographic prints larger than Redbubble options, please contact me via bubblemail
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Pouring rain forced us off the beach at Direction Island and into the shelter of the forest. Our senses were buzzing with the sound of rain and waves, the rich saturated colours and the scent of summer rain. / Direction Island is a much-loved anchorage for yachties, cocos locals and visitors, but no one lives there permanently. We shared it with about 10 people on this particular day. For enquires about canvas prints, or photographic prints larger than Redbubble options, please contact me via bubblemail
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In Dec 1973, my aunty and uncle embarked on two major journeys; marriage and a year long trip to the Cocos Islands. They told great stories of their time there and Gerry painted landscapes that captivated me from a young age. In late 2007, I finally walked the islands that they so dreamily embedded in my child’s mind. Thank you Steve and Gerry! For enquires about canvas prints, or photographic prints larger than Redbubble options, please contact me via bubblemail
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I love lazy days fossicking on the beach. There should be an eighth day in every week just for this :) Cocos (keeling) Islands For enquires about canvas prints, or photographic prints larger than Redbubble options, please contact me via bubblemail
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West Island, Cocos (keeling) Islands When the tide comes in, an awesome white beach disappears (see Infinity) and is replaced by the prettiest aqua water…rolling, rolling, rolling !! The water is only knee deep, but perfect for floating in. We spotted lots of little reef sharks around here – what a magic place they call home. For enquires about canvas prints, or photographic prints larger than Redbubble options, please contact me via bubblemail
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One of the small buildings in the grounds of Oceania House, Cocos Islands. Now privately owned, the property was home to several generations of the Clunies-Ross family, who initiated the trade of coconuts, coconut oil and copra. The plantations were worked by the Cocos-Malay people who remain a unique, isolated community For enquires about canvas prints, or photographic prints larger than Redbubble options, please contact me via bubblemail
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This is my lovely cat Coco taken just before he was involved in a bad car accident when he lost the sight in his one eye as well as sustaining injuries to his jaw. He has since made a remarkable recovery and his mono-vision hasn’t affected his prowess in th Mouse Catching department either! / Lisa x !http://images-2.redbubble.net/img/art/border:blackwithdetail / /product:laminated-print/size:small/view:preview/104343-13-coco.jpg!
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From the sea-bed to the sandy shores. Washed up by the tides, weathered by wind, water, salt and sun. Every piece unique, a beach-comber’s treasure. Trannies beach, West Island, Cocos islands For enquires about canvas prints, or photographic prints larger than Redbubble options, please contact me via bubblemail
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Coco – as her bitchy best, finding her own way onto the beach. / I like her little smug smile.
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The sun dips as the endless waves roll in. The Shack, West Island, Cocos Keeling Islands. For enquires about canvas prints, or photographic prints larger than Redbubble options, please contact me via bubblemail
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2009 calendar of the Cocos Islands…for those wanting a little island life throughout the year.
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Golden Malayan Coconut Palm Tree Trunk Detail / Kahului Maui Hawai’i © 2009 Fine Art Photography by Sharon Anne Mau Featured 30 May 2009 Nature’s Macro Canvas Featured May 2009 Inspired Art Featured 15 February 2009 As Is Featured 15 February 2009 Textures Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi / As Is / Shooting Date/Time 15 Pepeluali 2009 14:55:10 / Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/100 / Av( Aperture Value ) 6.3 / ISO Speed 100 / Lens EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM The Golden Coconut Palm or Golden Malayan Palm is native to the Pacific Islands. The difference with the Golden palm and the Green Coconut palm is the color of the fruit. The Golden Malayan having a gold coloured fruit. The Coconut Palm is the most universally known palm tree. It is the first thing most people think of when the words “palm tree” are spoken. With good reason too, the coconut palm is found throughout tropical regions around the world, though it originates in the south pacific and Caribbean. Information Source: The Golden Malayan Coconut Palm Moku Coconut Palm Frond Weaving “This beautiful palm embodies the romance of the tropics and is also of great economic value. There are many varieties, from dwarfs to the familiar tall growing types that reach 50-80 ft. All have graceful gray trunks topped by a crown of pinnately compound yellow-green leaves. Each leaf is 12-15 ft long with many leaflets. This is an extremely important plant, including . It appears that Coconut Palms were introduced throughout the Tropics and the Hawaiian islands by ancient Polynesians. Coconut fibers were used to make twine by Ancient Hawaiians. The Hawaiians evidently grew two types of coconut. One was best for making rope and the other was best for consumption. The scientific name for coconut is Cocos nucifera. The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the Family Arecaceae. Coconut trees are palms that grow up to 90 feet high grow throughout the tropics. , they Their trunks are ringed with scars where old leaves have fallen. The top of the trunk is crowned with a rosette of leaves. Leaves are feather-shaped and split into lots of leaflets. Long leaves can grow up to 20 feet long and can have 250 leaflets. They are used for matting, weaving and thatching. Flowers – male and female flowers grow on the same plants on flowering branches. Flowers are pale yellow and are about 1 cm long. The base of flowering branches are tapped for sap. Coconut fruits are oval and covered with a smooth skin which can be bright green, brilliant orange or ivory coloured. Underneath this skin is a thick fibrous layer which is used for coir. The next layer is the shell of the seed with the three characteristic ‘eyes’. The shell may be used to make charcoal and eating utensils. The inside of the shell is lined with a white, edible layer called the meat. This is also made into chemical, industrial and medicinal products. The fluid inside the seed cavity is known as coconut water (not milk). When seeds germinate, the new shoot sprouts from one of the eyes. The coconut is the only species in the genus Cocos. In India it has been called the ‘tree of heaven’ or ‘kalpavriksha‘. Coconut palms are known as the ‘Tree of Life’ because of their huge variety of uses. The large spirally arranged leaves are up to 12 feet or more in length, and are pinnately divided into numerous strap shaped segments. The separate male and female flowers are in axillary panicles. The male flowers have 3 yellow petals and 2 stamens. The ovoid coconut is up to a foot long, and is composed of a thick fibrous husk, a hard shell, and a single seed with the copra lining the interior, and water (coconut milk) filling the cavity when it is young. Coconut palms have two natural subgroups simply referred to as “Tall” and “Dwarf”. Most commercial plantings use high yielding, longer lived Tall cultivars, and each region has its own selections, e.g., ‘Ceylon Tall’, Indian Tall’, ‘Jamaica Tall’ (syn. ‘Atlantic Tall’), ‘Panama Tall’ (syn. ‘Pacific Tall’). The Tall cultivar group is sometimes given the name Cocos nucifera var. typica, and the dwarf cultivar group C. nucifera var. nana. Samoan Coconut Trees are in this dwarf group. Dwarf cultivars, particularly the popular ornamentals, are largely self-pollinating as opposed to the Tall cultivars of commerce which rarely pollinate themselves. Coconuts are large, dry drupes, ovoid in shape, up to 15” long and 12” wide. The exocarp or skin is green, yellow, or bronze-gold, turning to brown, depending on cultivar and maturity. The mesocarp is fibrous and dry at maturity; the product coir is derived from this layer. The endocarp is the hard shell enclosing the seed. Seeds are the largest of any plant, and have a thin brown seed coat. Seeds are filled with endosperm, which is solid and adherent to the seed coat, and also in liquid form, called “milk”. Copra is derived from the solid endosperm Coconut is a pan-tropical species usually found in humid coastal areas between latitudes 26 degrees north and south. The origin of this plant is uncertain, but many experts believe it’s from the west Pacific and Indian Ocean islands.” /
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