Modern Shore: Images of Decay
The Island of Saaremaa, Estonia, 2007
There are places where decay of both natural and man-made materials seems to be concentrated in great variety. The coast of the island of Saaremaa is one such place. I find that decay often makes for beautiful forms; I only wish that I had thought to take more photographs!
The rusted remnants of a ruined ship create abstract shapes on the shore (top, above, and below).
A strew of rotting jellyfish (Aurelia sp.)
Its useful life over, this boat had been gently placed on the wall.
In a quiet bay, a dried mat of seaweed on the shore is accompanied, below sea level, by a rim of repulsive purple sulfur bacteria. The mat is cracked polygonally, and the seaweeds have been compacted and rendered into a dense amorphous material.
A crumbling coastal defence bunker
© Graham Young, 2012
Interesting collection of images Graham!
Thank you, Peter!
Great images, as always. And seaweed! More! Ha ha.
My favourites were the rusting pieces on the white cobbles with the red algae. And yet more algae with the lichen!
David I will make a mental note of that: be certain to include algae in every blog post!