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CARcass on shore
Walking along Chesterman Beach (on our trip a month ago), we were intrigued by something in the distance,
hulking half-buried in the sand and washed over by the waves.
Horrified to see that it's a rusted frame of an automobile... how did it get there?
Yet morbidly fascinated by the interesting rusted shapes of the frame and the almost organic center.
Like a beached skeleton of some sea monster...
Comments
Appalling yet beautiful. I particularly like your photo which shows the sea still on one side and spumy on the other.
Posted by: Olga | 23:36 03 March 2008
That's so bizarre, and amazing!
The first photograph looks like a great candidate for qarrtsiluni's upcoming theme. It's so beautiful.
Posted by: erika | 00:49 04 March 2008
That says it well, M-L.
Posted by: poor_mad_peter | 03:54 04 March 2008
Dramatic photographs. They says a lot about the fragility of the techology that we depend on, and the pathos that ensues when it founders.
Posted by: Joe Hyam | 08:34 04 March 2008
Very cool. I would've been ecstatic with such a find - as you say, the analogy with beached whales is irresistible.
Posted by: Dave | 16:17 04 March 2008
Thanks, everyone! It WAS a thrilling find.
And yes, Erika, it would have been good for qarrtsiluni but I forgot and it's too late now, for they prefer stuff not already posted on blogs.
Posted by: marja-leena | 18:59 04 March 2008
We sometimes make an exception for images, Marja-Leena...
What great photos! I especially like the top one. What a find.
Posted by: beth | 10:06 05 March 2008
Really, Beth? Then I may just try submitting this. Thanks for your appreciation.
Posted by: marja-leena | 16:26 05 March 2008
Fascinating!
Posted by: Lucy | 10:19 06 March 2008