Photography
Materials:
Seaweeds
shells
Hermit Crabs
Blue Crabs
Beach pebbles
drifted ashtray
cooperation: shun Kimura
We planned to go around some beaches to pick and take photos of seaweeds. We had to take a good photo before sunset, but the sky became dark in the morning. Before arriving at the beach, we went to a shopping mall and bought some tools to take photos of seaweed: a small fishing net, glass bottles, paper towels, and firework sticks. Firework sticks are just for fun after the photoshoot.
It was the first time I went to beaches just for the seaweed, and I never expected to become interested in seaweed. I found my life is filled with contingency. So, I had no idea what types of seashore seaweeds prefer. Surprisingly, we found seaweeds quickly at the first beach. Pieces of green, brown, and red organic clothes were flowing under the water. I arranged seaweeds and some shells on a white plastic sheet that I bought for the background, and Shun took a photo of it. The seawater in the middle of summer was warmer than I thought. Schoolgirls in school uniforms were playing a little distance from us, enjoying summer vacation.
I had been thinking about seaweed for a whole day. The scene in my eye seemed like a different world, for I was conscious of seaweed; there was a distance between us and seaweed. People don't pay attention to sea algae in daily life. But, the life of seaweed is connected to our lives in an invisible circle of the system of this planet, like your bathroom and the ocean are connected through water pipes. The landscape is spread far beyond our sight always.
We finished taking pictures at the last beach we visited because the sea was gradually getting higher, and we decided to play with the fireworks. The sky was dark, and orange light appeared from a slight distance —Zip-zap, zip-zap, pop-pop, boom. A little distance from us, Fishermans turned around us with surprised faces when the fireworks echoed on the sand. When the smoke smell of gunpowder disappeared, a blue butterfly landed on the fire firework stick of yellow and pink. Eventually, the sparkle was swallowed into the waves.
