Thanks Guys!
I took these pictures mostly on the beach at Glencolmcille in Co Donegal, Ireland, plus a couple (the cave and the third from last) at The Silver Strand, about 10 miles further west along the coast. All the footprints were genuinely made by someone else, except the explorer's own which I made - after the first 3 where I forgot and just plonked him down.
I was struck by the variety of patterns and textures of the sand, depending on where on the beach it occurs, and of course the transience of the prints - none wold remain beyond the next tide or rain shower.
Apart from the 2 human and dog prints, I was delighted by the 2 different bird prints and a set of sheep tracks. The circular dip is a burrowing creature of some sort, waiting for the next tide.
The deep diver is an excellent companion for a beach adventure - I got a few nice shots of him diving rockpools:
The Flaggy shore. I dumped him in this pool (watched by 4 bemused friends) just before a big wave broke. He genuinely is just a yard from the sea. He had moved in the pool and I took the shot before hurriedly retrieving him. You see the curvature of the Earth on the horizon.
I discovered that if you drop the diver from a height, he'll bob to the surface again before sinking gently to the bottom. This was a great pool for him to explore, but not so great for pictures.
Pool life. There's seasnails, limpits, an anemone, several plants obviously, and a couple of shrimp if you look closely. The crab I confess was planted by me, it was sadly dead (or a discarded shell) but too good to waste. This tiny pool was nestled on the rocks near Doolin, and basking in hot sunshine.
