Stir up the sea and you get a better look at what lies near of beneath the surface. This sea had its share of what appears to be red drift algae. While non-toxic its not something you will find in pristine waters. Oh, my poor ocean.

Lichen covers a flower budding twig. It does no harm. Lichen are a symbiotic combination of fungus and algae/cyanobacteria.

45 layer focus stack. Processed in HeliconFocus and Affinity Photo.

Nature photography.

COLORFUL, YET TOXIC STEW FORMED BY ALGAE BLOOMS.

ALBERTA, CANADA

Groningen, The Netherlands

In coastal waters with rocks and algae, some small fish were searching for food.

Les dunes de la Platja del Serradal

Grau de Castelló (Spain).

I was lying on a rickety, wooden jetty, in a remote place, looking down into the sea, and watching the marine algae swaying around.

Myakka River State Park, Sarasota, FL - 20160814_175641

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Algae bloom in one of the flooded fields at Elkhorn Slough, just north of Monterey, California.

From my Primordial Soup collection.

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A layer of blue-green algae on the surface of Limehouse Basin, Tower Hamlets, London.

Elkhorn Slough, near Monterey, California.

shot with a fujifilm x-s10 and a pentax smc 50mm f1.4 m42 lens

This is a photo of beach rocks and algae at Clam Harbour Beach.

M.ZUIKO ED 60MM F2.8 MACRO, edited in Photoscape X Pro

Green algae thrives in the summer conditions on this woodland pool.

Last summer in the woods.

London, UK, June 2023

Bobolink Trail, Boulder.

I met this creature in a back water park pavilion. After I

took this photo, this cat jumped to attack me. Fortunately

he was attached to a post with a bejeweled collar and

a leash !!! His owner, who was sitting there eating, had warned

me. He said this creature has always been a “Guard” Cat.

The owner and his wife were just traveling through the South

with their Guard Cat and a sweet puppy dog. The owner pointed

towards a white Chevy Van pulling up. It was tinted green

from swamp algae which covers everything eventually.

It was his wife with their other dog. They were getting ready to

spend the night there. Then I realized that this was their

home and their life. Spending the night on the Tolomato

River in Florida. They were happy with it. So was I.

Yes, they were living in van, down by the river.

“Feeling Good was good enough for me...”

~Kris Kristofferson~

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From one photo. TinType edited with PICSPLAY and then

hand painted with a digital stylus. Textures by Accident.

All photos by me, Tom.

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Brookside, Wheaton, MD

Lambertville NJ

Tree lichens and algae on a hardwood in Richland Park. Been so warm lately I'm dusting off the macro lens getting ready for spring!

Unfortunately, I have no explanation for the sign! They might be referring to the river, but that's just a guess.

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Taken in Ed Allen's Campground, Lanexa, Virginia

At Point Reyes National Seashore. Although it contains green chlorophyll, red pigments dominate and act as a sunscreen. Algae such as these need no soil.

Steps at Alexandra Palace