Venice-Lido: The Beach 6 by sandra46
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
Two people, a dad and his daughter, walking along the shore looking for pretty shells. There are about 240 species of shells living in the Adriatic Sea. A majority of shells live along the coast and in the lower sea, attached to rocks or in the sand which makes it easier to pick them up. Most seashells can be picked up by hand without any special equipment, either from the shore or the sea. This makes them easily reachable so, unfortunately, they are over-hunted due to their tasteful meat or attractive shell which many people want to keep as a souvenir.
When I was a child we used local names for the shells, called cape (pr. kappae, plural of capa pr. kappa, Venetian for shell, Italian conchiglia). The Cardium shells were called capa regina or queen shell, the spiny whelks of the Murex family, used to produce the famous purple dye, were the garagoli (something linke gargoil), then we had the fans, the Madonna's nails, the peoci (lice, the mussels), etc. After a storm we found stars, crabs and sea horses among the weeds and driftwood as well as some giant jelly fish.
Thank you for your kind comments.

Comments (43)
It's an awesome picture my friend... Fantastic POV and very great lights... Outstandingly captured !!!
This is a lovely image Sandra and a super tale about the shells.
A magnificent image and marvelous write-up, Sandra! Most excellent both! Bravo!
Very beautiful capture of this seascape, interesting story too!
beautiful capture I can see this image as a large print, framed and hanging on a wall
Stunning capture!!
Very nice mood !
What wonderful exotic names they seem to this English person! I love the photo./
Beautiful capture,klasse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Meravigliosa!
I do not think that Venice Lido Beach is also impressive! Very nice picture for me !!!
I have a shell collection from when I was a child. Beautiful shot, Sandra!
A super image with awesome sky and seascape!!
what a beautiful place! thanks for sharing the info, too.
I love the sky and the light shining off the water. Excellent image.
Wonderful Tod CAPTURE. Nice mood.
Sandra, allow me to say how delighted I was to see you continue this series for a bit longer. This may be my favorite capture so far as it involves a Father and his Daughter spending a moment together that more than likely they will always cherish. I very much enjoyed the memories you shared with us on the shells, and also find it a bit sad they are over-hunted now.
very lovely
Impressive and glorious sky : superb!
Superbly pic my dear!!!!Bravissima!:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma
Beautiful sky, excellent capture !
Amazing work! Very well done!
Your Lido beach sounds like a lovely place to walk early in the morning with a low tide and plenty of sand! A wonderful photo and you "painted" a lovely picture in my mind! La tua spiaggia Lido suona come un bel posto per passeggiare la mattina presto con una bassa marea e un sacco di sabbia! Una foto meravigliosa e una bella foto "dipinta" nella mia mente!
Excellent work my friend. Mick
Great view, excellent capture!
OUTSTANDING capture..... a wonderful deep!
Fantastic light and mood. Superb shot
Amazing capture. God bless.
Un vero e proprio paesaggio paradiso come solo l'Italia può avere :)
What a fantastic view of this beautiful place,wonderful capture and interesting story too************