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Each of these stones was photographed individually under studio light conditions with exactly the same camera settings and with the stone in the same position – that way their relative sizes are maintained.
Each of the nine images was converted to black and white before combining them into a single image. The result is a unique image with a large number of permutations possible even with just these nine stones.
I think this project has some way to run – maybe stones from other beaches or an image of 1000 stones?