[Slraep]

Beautiful pic of the biggest clam in the world, Tridacna gigas by the very talented photographer Benoit Cappronnier

http://www.routard.com/photos/austra...cna_gigas).htm

[john675]

This is a stunning photograph. It led me to the site where there are many lovely photographs. Unfortunately, all images are "strongly" copyright protected (they may not be reproduced in any way without authorization and they have even deactivated the usual ability to copy images). We maybe should not have it on here...
John

[Slraep]

Hi John,

Yes I read the fine print at the bottom of the photo. But I'm hoping that M. Cappronnier will forgive the use of his T gigas here on the forum as a learning tool. I'm also hoping that many people will visit the website because his pictures of marine life are astoundingly beautiful.

Slraep

[Cathybear]

My pearls arrived this morning. They are flowing and lustrous. They are creamy white to pale peach, some have coppery pink overtones, some silvery, some with a bit of a subtle rainbow.
I've taken a photo, but its overcast, so its not the best.
I've measured the ball part where the bead nucleus would be; they range from 9.1mm to 11.4mm, most around 10mm to 10.3mm, and the nacre appears to be quite thick
Cathy