As our Oregon coast photo workshop came to a close, our final stop was at the Oregon Coast Aquarium, where the tufted puffins were in the last stages of their molt (losing their tufts, except for this one guy you see at the bottom). The sea nettles were looking good -- golden orange colors against a complementary blue background. And then there were the little things that few people notice: how the door handles are sculpted in the forms of kelp, herons, and, as you see here, octopus tentacles. Three days later we conducted another Oregon coast workshop and got to see all the same things again, this time under different lighting conditions and through the eyes of new participants. What fun! ©Carol Leigh
