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 | Coloured Pool A rock pool displays a range of colours through shallow water. PDF to fit A3 A$45 RP001 Non Std size PDF, print or Canvas here |  | Golden Pond The splash of gold with brown tones cmpliment the dark green colour of the algae against the plain grey sandy background. PDF to fit A3 A$45 RP002 Non Std size PDF, print or Canvas here |
 | Surreal Pool The tide rushes in over the foreshore rocks. The occupants hold on tight. PDF to fit A3 A$45 Code: RP003 Non Std size PDF, print or Canvas here |  | Home Hole A 'family' of sea molluscs take refuge in a perfectly rounded rockhole. PDF to fit A4 A$25 RP004A PDF to fit A3 A$45 RP004 Non Std size PDF, print or Canvas here |
 | The Fellas These handsome molluscs huddle together as if to find shelter from the drying winds until the tide returns to wash them on to new feeding grounds. PDF to fit A4 A$25 RP005A PDF to fit A3 A$45 RP005 Non Std size PDF, print or Canvas here |  | Stark Still but not lifeless. Grey is a transitional colour - a compromise between black and white. It represents strength, persistence and endurance. PDF to fit A4 A$25 RP006A PDF to fit A3 A$45 RP006 Non Std size PDF, print or Canvas here |
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Sands Decorative foreshore sands are cast with a blue hue in the deeper depths of this seaside pool providing an unusual natural contrast. PDF to fit A3 A$45 RP007 Non Std size PDF, print or Canvas here |  | A Thousand Tides Engraved with the story of a thousand tides this rock pool holds the evidence of past inhabitants. Locked in time, these ancient shells lay beside their modern counterparts - glistening and glowing in timeless perpetuity. PDF to fit A3 A$45 RP008 Non Std size PDF, print or Canvas here |
The rocky foreshore is a world of diverse animal and plant communities, ancient architecture and intricate gardens. It is a world of contrasts and extremes. A salty dry rocky ledge stretching out endlessly and peacefully in the warmth of the sun for hours is transformed into a cool, swirling, crashing flooded environment within minutes as the sea encroaches - temporarily wreaking havoc before gently subsiding once more. A pattern that has continued over millions of years.
The gentle occupants of the rocks, crevices and pools quietly and calmly go about their daily activities next to the remains of those that lived before - shells and skeletons embedded in the ancient walls and floors of sandstone cities.
Gardens of colour, visible through the shallow depths, are constantly replenished with fresh moisture and nutrients - washing, feeding and regenerating. With every new tide there comes a transformation as rockpool life washes and crawls to new destinations. The sand ripples of yesterday are replaced with with swirling grainy patterns of today and everyday the pattern is different.
The sea is the architect of the great sandstone cities of tomorrow as it flows and grinds its way around the foreshore, tirelessly moulding the walls, blocks and holes that will become the homes of many a small sea creature.
Amidst all this activity, there is stillness, intense stillness. An opportunity for contemplation and appreciation for the endurance, persistence and timelessness of this diverse and intricate environment.
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Most of my rockpool images are traditional photography. I get up close and personal with the foreshore critters in an attempt to give them personality or create an insight into their lives. I enjoy the texture, patterns and colours present in this environment often not noticed from a standing position. I find that the myriad of shapes, patterns and colour combinations found in rockpools are fantastic for abstract design. The image Surreal Pool has undergone extensive work using graphics software to bring out the colour and create the level of surrealism, the rushing tide creating movement in this image. In other images, such as Coloured Sands and Coloured Pool, I have used shadow and reflection to add colour.
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