the eye and gill plate of a tarpon
miniature robots inspecting turbine blades, Switzerland
a man holding an umbrella in Nairobi, Kenya
frost on a leaf in a Kansas prairie
an oil tank stairway, California
silver eels being prepared for smoking, Netherlands
revelers wearing masks during Carnevale, Venice
the Allagash River, Maine
black pearls, French Polynesia
limestone towers in western Madagascar
a lightning bolt in a cloudy sky, Australia
heavy frost on a windowpane in Wisconsin
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TarponIt can describe a spoon, a fox, or a lining in the clouds. It’s part of our lore and our family histories. But silver isn’t always found in the most obvious places. It might swim by, turn up around a street corner, or appear suddenly with a trick of light. Here, skin like crinkled aluminum frames the large eye of a tarpon in this macro image. The Atlantic fish, also called the silver king, can reach up to eight feet in length and weigh as much as 350 pounds...
Photograph by Brett Colvin, Your Shot

Life in Color: Silver

Silvery hues turn up in surprising places in this new gallery from our Life in Color series.