{"id":6154,"date":"2011-05-07T23:38:42","date_gmt":"2011-05-08T03:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=6154"},"modified":"2011-09-27T23:07:33","modified_gmt":"2011-09-28T03:07:33","slug":"low-tide-blind-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/05\/07\/low-tide-blind-pass\/","title":{"rendered":"Low Tide Blind Pass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Sanibel Island seashell sunset\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sanibel-Island-seashell-sunset.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6132\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/sanibel-island-seashell-sunset\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sanibel-Island-seashell-sunset.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"320,240\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304535045&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Sanibel Island seashell sunset&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sanibel Island seashell sunset\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sanibel Island seashell sunset&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sanibel-Island-seashell-sunset.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6132 aligncenter\" title=\"Sanibel Island seashell sunset\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sanibel-Island-seashell-sunset-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Sanibel Island seashell sunset\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sanibel-Island-seashell-sunset-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sanibel-Island-seashell-sunset.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This was what it looked like a few evenings ago at Blind Pass on the Sanibel side when the tide was nice and low. There were quite a few people out on the sand bars finding nice shells and enjoying the beautiful sunset.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Derek whelk&amp;nbsp;\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Derek-whelk-shell.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6139\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/derek-whelk-shell\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Derek-whelk-shell.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304532072&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Derek whelk shell&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Derek whelk shell\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Derek whelk shell&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Derek whelk shell&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Derek-whelk-shell.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6139 aligncenter\" title=\"Derek whelk shell\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Derek-whelk-shell-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Derek whelk shell\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Derek-whelk-shell-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Derek-whelk-shell.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The biggest find we saw from the afternoon (early evening) was by Derek (MI).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"derek whelk shell close\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/derek-whelk-shell-close.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6138\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/derek-whelk-shell-close\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/derek-whelk-shell-close.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304532078&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;derek whelk shell close&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"derek whelk shell close\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;derek whelk shell close&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;derek whelk shell close&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/derek-whelk-shell-close.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6138 aligncenter\" title=\"derek whelk shell close\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/derek-whelk-shell-close-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"derek whelk shell close\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/derek-whelk-shell-close-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/derek-whelk-shell-close.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was a beautiful LIGHTNING WHELK! Nice find Derek! He said he saw something bright white just sitting there in the shallow water and just reached down to pull this up.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6137\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"derek family beach\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/derek-family-beach.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6137\" data-attachment-id=\"6137\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/derek-family-beach\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/derek-family-beach.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304532137&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;derek family beach&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"derek family beach\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;derek family beach&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;derek family beach&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/derek-family-beach.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6137 \" title=\"derek family beach\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/derek-family-beach-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"derek family beach\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/derek-family-beach-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/derek-family-beach.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mario, Lori, Paul, Heather and Derek<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Derek&#8217;s family was there to oooh and ahhhh over his loot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Kristin's Sand dollar\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sand-dollar-gulf.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6136\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/sand-dollar-gulf\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sand-dollar-gulf.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304533276&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Sand dollar gulf&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sand dollar gulf\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sand dollar gulf&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sand dollar gulf&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sand-dollar-gulf.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6136 aligncenter\" title=\"Sand dollar gulf\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sand-dollar-gulf-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Sand dollar gulf\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sand-dollar-gulf-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sand-dollar-gulf.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kristen found a perfect keeper SAND DOLLAR and her husband Josh was finding lots of FIGHTING CONCHS, COCKLES and OLIVES.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"live Starfish\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/live-Starfish.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6149\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/live-starfish\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/live-Starfish.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304535441&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;live Starfish&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"live Starfish\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;live Starfish&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;live Starfish&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/live-Starfish.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6149 aligncenter\" title=\"live Starfish\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/live-Starfish-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"live Starfish\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/live-Starfish-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/live-Starfish.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She also found a live STARFISH that she returned safely to the shallows.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6134\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Josh's olive\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/olive-hand.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6134\" data-attachment-id=\"6134\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/olive-hand\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/olive-hand.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304533854&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;olive hand&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"olive hand\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;olive hand&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;olive hand&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/olive-hand.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6134 \" title=\"olive hand\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/olive-hand-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"olive hand\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/olive-hand-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/olive-hand.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josh&#39;s olive<\/p><\/div>\n<p>They found so much they had to stash all of their goodies in an empty cooler.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6129\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Kristen's Josh shells\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Kristens-Josh-shells.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6129\" data-attachment-id=\"6129\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/kristens-josh-shells\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Kristens-Josh-shells.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304536162&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Kristen&#039;s Josh shells&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kristen&amp;#8217;s Josh shells\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Kristen&amp;#8217;s Josh shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Kristen&amp;#8217;s Josh shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Kristens-Josh-shells.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6129 \" title=\"Kristen's Josh shells\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Kristens-Josh-shells-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Kristen's Josh shells\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Kristens-Josh-shells-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Kristens-Josh-shells.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kristen and Josh&#39;s shells<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Native Sanibelian Scott (now living in Costa Rica) found a piece of JUNONIA&#8230;.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6144\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Sanibel Scott junonia shell\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sanibel-Scott-junonia-shell.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6144\" data-attachment-id=\"6144\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/sanibel-scott-junonia-shell\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sanibel-Scott-junonia-shell.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"480,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304530142&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Sanibel Scott junonia shell&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sanibel Scott junonia shell\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sanibel Scott junonia shell&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sanibel Scott junonia shell&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sanibel-Scott-junonia-shell.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6144 \" title=\"Sanibel Scott junonia shell\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sanibel-Scott-junonia-shell-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sanibel Scott junonia shell\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sanibel-Scott-junonia-shell-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sanibel-Scott-junonia-shell.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scott (Costa Rica)<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">At low tide, you can now walk out pretty far again on the Sanibel side of Blind Pass to find FIGHTING CONCHS, WHELKS, OLIVES and COCKLES. But of course that is this week&#8230;who knows what next week will bring.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6140\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a title=\"Live olive in the sand\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/live-olive-in-sand.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6140\" data-attachment-id=\"6140\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/live-olive-in-sand\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/live-olive-in-sand.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304531490&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;live olive in sand&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"live olive in sand\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;live olive in sand&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;live olive in sand&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/live-olive-in-sand.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6140 \" title=\"live olive in sand\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/live-olive-in-sand-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"live olive in sand\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/live-olive-in-sand-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/live-olive-in-sand.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">live olive in sand<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"fightiing conch in shallow\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/fightiing-conch-in-shallow.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6143\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/fightiing-conch-in-shallow\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/fightiing-conch-in-shallow.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304530496&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;fightiing conch in shallow&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"fightiing conch in shallow\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;fightiing conch in shallow&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;fightiing conch in shallow&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/fightiing-conch-in-shallow.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6143 aligncenter\" title=\"fightiing conch in shallow\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/fightiing-conch-in-shallow-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"fightiing conch in shallow\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/fightiing-conch-in-shallow-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/fightiing-conch-in-shallow.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"mother child beach\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/mother-child-beach.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6142\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/mother-child-beach\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/mother-child-beach.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304530676&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;19.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;mother child beach&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mother child beach\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;mother child beach&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;mother child beach&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/mother-child-beach.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6142 aligncenter\" title=\"mother child beach\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/mother-child-beach-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"mother child beach\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304531376&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;whelk in shallow&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"whelk in shallow\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;whelk in shallow&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;whelk in shallow&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/whelk-in-shallow.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6141 aligncenter\" title=\"whelk in shallow\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/whelk-in-shallow-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"whelk in shallow\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/whelk-in-shallow-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/whelk-in-shallow.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Sanibel sunset shells\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sanibel-sunset-shells-.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6133\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/sanibel-sunset-shells\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sanibel-sunset-shells-.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304534756&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Sanibel sunset shells&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sanibel sunset shells\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sanibel sunset shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sanibel sunset shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sanibel-sunset-shells-.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6133 aligncenter\" title=\"Sanibel sunset shells\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sanibel-sunset-shells--300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Sanibel sunset shells\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sanibel-sunset-shells--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sanibel-sunset-shells-.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"shell collecting sunset\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/shell-collecting-sunset.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6130\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/shell-collecting-sunset\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/shell-collecting-sunset.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"320,240\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304536656&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;shell collecting sunset&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"shell collecting sunset\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;shell collecting sunset&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;shell collecting sunset&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/shell-collecting-sunset.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6130 aligncenter\" title=\"shell collecting sunset\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/shell-collecting-sunset-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"shell collecting sunset\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304536677&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;blue sunset sanibel&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"blue sunset sanibel\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;blue sunset sanibel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;blue sunset sanibel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/blue-sunset-sanibel.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6131 aligncenter\" title=\"blue sunset sanibel\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/blue-sunset-sanibel-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"blue sunset sanibel\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304534756&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Sanibel sunset shells&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sanibel sunset shells\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sanibel sunset shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sanibel sunset shells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sanibel-sunset-shells-.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6133 aligncenter\" title=\"Sanibel sunset shells\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sanibel-sunset-shells--300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Sanibel sunset shells\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sanibel-sunset-shells--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sanibel-sunset-shells-.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Sanibel red sunset\" href=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sanibel-red-sunset.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6128\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/sanibel-red-sunset\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sanibel-red-sunset.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-ZS6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1304535666&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;42.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Sanibel red sunset&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sanibel red sunset\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sanibel red sunset&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sanibel red sunset&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sanibel-red-sunset.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6128 aligncenter\" title=\"Sanibel red sunset\" src=\"http:\/\/static.iloveshelling.com\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sanibel-red-sunset-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Sanibel red sunset\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sanibel-red-sunset-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Sanibel-red-sunset.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was what it looked like a few evenings ago at Blind Pass on the Sanibel side when the tide was nice and low. There were quite a few people out on the sand bars finding nice shells and enjoying the beautiful sunset. The biggest find we saw from the afternoon (early evening) was by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1394,5,38,1977,47,8,449],"tags":[2049,973,771,2082,71],"class_list":["post-6154","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beaded-sea-star","category-blind-pass","category-lightning-whelk-whelk","category-olive","category-sand-dollar","category-sanibel","category-sunsets","tag-blind-pass","tag-captiva-tides","tag-sanibel-tides","tag-seashells","tag-shelling","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3Nubb-1Bg","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6154"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8072,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6154\/revisions\/8072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}