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n2doc

(47,953 posts) Wed Feb 6, 2013, 01:42 PM Feb 2013

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Gorgeous Patterns of the Sea: Macro Photographs of Starfish

Photographer Alexander Semenov has done it again. This time the Russian biologist takes us on an up-close encounter with starfish, although looking at these neon carpets I had no idea what they were at first. Even after covering Alexander’s previous work with jellyfish, or Felix Salazar’s images of coral I’m constantly amazed at nature’s ability to create such vibrant beauty.

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Gorgeous Patterns of the Sea: Macro Photographs of Starfish (Original Post) n2doc Feb 2013 OP

Oh, WOW! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2013 #1

So beautiful! intheflow Feb 2013 #2

Fractals, fractals everwhere! Stunning! tridim Feb 2013 #3

Exactly. Awesome Claybrains Feb 2013 #11

gorgeous lovemydog Feb 2013 #4

surreal. Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #5

no pedicellariae in sight though, even at the link.... mike_c Feb 2013 #6

The world down there is at least as beautiful as the world up here. Scuba Feb 2013 #7

I think this is sooooo beautiful. I love star fish. I use to love to pick them up southernyankeebelle Feb 2013 #8

K&R Solly Mack Feb 2013 #9

What part of the starfish is that bottom picture? SunSeeker Feb 2013 #10

Thanks for sharing! n/t Martin Eden Feb 2013 #12

You all need to see all of his work and help him out too... Bennyboy Feb 2013 #13

Magnificent! Thank you. oldandhappy Feb 2013 #14

to the top of the pops! (NT) Bennyboy Feb 2013 #15

Top side... Bennyboy Feb 2013 #16

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,629 posts)

1. Oh, WOW!

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Wed Feb 6, 2013, 01:44 PM

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intheflow

(28,476 posts)

2. So beautiful!

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Wed Feb 6, 2013, 02:18 PM

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The middle one is now my desktop image.

tridim

(45,358 posts)

3. Fractals, fractals everwhere! Stunning!

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Wed Feb 6, 2013, 02:42 PM

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Claybrains

(132 posts)

11. Exactly. Awesome

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Sun Feb 10, 2013, 01:58 AM

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lovemydog

(11,833 posts)

4. gorgeous

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Wed Feb 6, 2013, 02:51 PM

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!

Baitball Blogger

(46,733 posts)

5. surreal.

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Wed Feb 6, 2013, 03:27 PM

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mike_c

(36,281 posts)

6. no pedicellariae in sight though, even at the link....

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Wed Feb 6, 2013, 07:41 PM

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Lots of spines, dermal papillae, and many pics feature a madreporite, but none have unambiguous pedicellariae. Weird.

Beautiful pics, nonetheless.

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

7. The world down there is at least as beautiful as the world up here.

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Thu Feb 7, 2013, 06:29 AM

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southernyankeebelle

(11,304 posts)

8. I think this is sooooo beautiful. I love star fish. I use to love to pick them up

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Thu Feb 7, 2013, 11:22 AM

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and hold them in your hand. The wiggle feeling was funny to feel. But I always put them back in the water. Such great memories.

Solly Mack

(90,769 posts)

9. K&R

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Fri Feb 8, 2013, 03:57 AM

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WOW

SunSeeker

(51,571 posts)

10. What part of the starfish is that bottom picture?

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Sat Feb 9, 2013, 01:39 AM

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I can't make head nor tails of that one. But it is beautiful!

Martin Eden

(12,870 posts)

12. Thanks for sharing! n/t

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Sun Feb 10, 2013, 10:14 AM

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Bennyboy

(10,440 posts)

13. You all need to see all of his work and help him out too...

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Sun Feb 10, 2013, 02:06 PM

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After seeing these I found all of his photos and thay are all amazing. The Jellyfish especially stunning.

he is trying to build a research facility in Russia and is trying to fund it. So if you can, buy some of his work. http://clione.ru/gallery

I am talking to him about using his work in my Non Profit start up (Actually more of reboot really)........
THE MAKE A FISH FOUNDATION
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oldandhappy

(6,719 posts)

14. Magnificent! Thank you.

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Sun Feb 10, 2013, 11:23 PM

Feb 2013

WOW, thanks lots for this post.

Bennyboy

(10,440 posts)

15. to the top of the pops! (NT)

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Mon Feb 11, 2013, 03:19 PM

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Bennyboy

(10,440 posts)

16. Top side...

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Tue Feb 19, 2013, 10:31 PM

Feb 2013

Amazing.

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