My entry to Smartphone Photography Contest hosted by @rubencress

in photography •  7 years ago 

Unique to New Zealand...
Paua is a sea snail similar to the Abalone, a plant eating shell fish. Maori, the indigenous tribe, prized the Paua not only for it's high protein and tasty meat, but also for the beauty in the internal shell, yielding a stunning flood of colour which I've attempted to capture below.

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Close up of shell, taken with iPhone 6

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