SAND DOLLARS, a photo from Samar, Eastern Visayas

Photographer's Note

Numerous Sand Dollars near the shoreline of Samar Calbayog

This shot taken early morning while waiting for fishing boats to arrive, you can view 2 of them from a distance..

Common Sand Dollar(Echinarachnius parma) Sand Dollar live on sand bottom they feed on fine particles of organic matter, and are, in turn, eaten by bottom-feeding fishes. Am not sure but i think this marine animal is a close relative of the starfish(except that they are round in nature). When i was a kid i remember playing with them, throwing them like "frisbee disk" with other kids :-)Was naughty then..

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esme (0) 2005-01-23 9:49

Beautiful perspective. Well done!

clodreno (0) 2005-01-23 10:34

a funny image Remus.. I like it, the DOF is good.
a funny question now. Is it good to eat?

mumek (20226) 2005-01-23 10:51

Beutiful shot Remus. Good perspective,nice deatails,very interesting note.

supereira (9576) 2005-01-23 14:31

Very good shot.I like the point of view and DOF.Great colors and good contrast between them.I like the textures,light and sharpness.Well done!

Leonie (8809) 2005-01-23 20:13

I have never seen such animals! Thanks for letting me know about them! :-)

Léonie

SophieL (6042) 2005-01-24 4:25

Wow... This is great work. Composition and dof is perfect to show the animals, but I really really like the presence of the rowing boats (is that what they are?) on the horizon, in the haze. Very good light. I really like this picture.

I had no idea you could find sanddollars so easily in shallow water... They are indeed close relatives of starfish and urchins.

karina (1109) 2005-01-25 2:05