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A starfish greets after a hurricane

A starfish greets the sun after a hurricane
Brandon Pendred (Spartanburg, SC)
Photographed October 2006, Kiawah Island, SC

Walking the beach after a strong storm struck Kiawah Island, S.C., Pendred found a starfish washed ashore, its arm gently uplifted. "In my mind," he recalls, "I thought that was a cry for help, or maybe it was just trying to say, 'Hello, please try not to step on me.' I took a few photos and then picked him up and laid him back in the water."

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One of my favorite. Very clever angle

Beautiful picture in a natural environment. Would love to have this enlarged and framed for the office.

Brandon, I love this photo. Great job the mystical theme and lighting is amazing good job. I voted for you. Good Luck.

Absolutely Magnificant!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The best one for sure<333

Absolutely gorgeous! Wonderful composition and lighting! A great inspiration.

Such an amazing picture!

good picture

Wow...what a beuatiful moment. So aesthetic and engaging!

A great reminder that these creatures are ALIVE!

Awesome! I went to your website and was floored by the wide subject matter and consistently superlative quality. Many of your photos are incredibly moving. Keep it up!

Thank you everybody for the kind comments and for all the votes :) Here is a the address to my website where more of my work is and where you can purchase prints of other photographs including the Starfish one: http://www.nodnarbphotography.com

This picture takes me to a happy place. Isn't that what art is all about?

The persistence of life beautifully captured.

this is one of the best shots in the contest. great job! no if you can only get a few thousand friends to vote for you, all will be in order.

The play of light and the show of a creature's life after a hurricane makes this a very special photo. Wonderfully composed and shot! Thanks for "finding" this picture to take!

Stunning. Would have been a great day to be alive when happening on it.

Has anyone else noticed the impression in the sand adjacent to the starfish? There appears to be another star fish just below the sand. Someone please comment on this so I can be certain of what I am seeing.

A wonderful and exquisite nature photograph. This is a winner for sure

Tim--I may be way off, but it looks like there may be a shallow layer of water on top of the sand, & this may be a reflection of the Starfish.

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