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Now algae may not be the most welcome thing in a pond or lake, especially if you have dogs that like swimming. However I did find the pattern on this particular pond very interesting.
Taken in The Savill Garden, Windsor Great Park, Sept'16
A quiet pool at the bottom of a small waterfall created this 3-dimentional pattern in the algae floating in the pool.
While wandering along the rocky beach at Cape Neddick, ME, I saw this algae pool with vibrant green tones. So I went back to my car and got my tripod and ND filters. I stacked a 3-stop ND on top of a 6-stop ND to see if I could bring out some silky motion of the waves behind the rocks by using a long exposure. The lighthouse in the background completed the image.
These green algae are usually growing where fresh water enters the sea and are very slippery.
Diese grünen Algen wachsen normalerweise, wo Süßwasser ins Meer fließt, und sind sehr schlüpfrig.
Green algae, members of the division Chlorophyta, comprise between 9,000 and 12,000 species. Like plants, green algae contain two forms of chlorophyll, which they use to capture light energy to fuel the manufacture of sugars, but unlike plants they are primarily aquatic (Canon EOS 700D).
Fleswick Bay, Cumbria. These red sandstone cliffs between St. Bees and Whitehaven are amazing. You can see the layers all along the cliffs, there are small caves along the bottom, which due to the tide today I couldn't access, and the algae on the sandstone is very colourful.
This set of images is my first set of images in 2021. In fact, this trip was my first trip in the COVID-19 pandemic, as the situation has started to ease over here.
This sambhar deer had an egret on it's back, and was eating the red algae in the water!
Algae are a diverse group of organisms that occur in various shapes and sizes and have different ecological roles. Thousands of species of algae occur world-wide in both fresh and marine waters. Many species of freshwater algae float in the water, but others are attached to submerged rocks or aquatic plants. Most freshwater species are inconspicuous and do not create problems for humans. There are only a dozen or so, so-called "bad actors" that are considered problem-causing algae.
Algae typically serve as an important and welcome part of a lake or pond ecosystem. They form the base of the food chain and are a vital component of lakes. Algae provide a source of food, energy, and shelter for zooplankton (tiny water animals), fish, and other lake organisms. They can play a crucial role in the ability of a ecosystem to absorb nutrients and heavy metals.
Unfortunately most of the spring green I'm seeing is algal growth, which is a sign that too much nitrogen from fertilizer is making its way into the waterways. These 'blooms' eat up oxygen in small pools and kill fish.
I have never understood why people move from the city to the country, only to cut down trees and rip out native grasses to plant high maintenance lawns which they complain about having to maintain.
Why is the lawn still so ingrained in our culture? It is a relic whose time is long past. There are better things to do with time and money. Let there be common greens, home gardens, and plenty of nature.
Madly obsessed with this stunning suit from Bella Note ♥
Outfit:
Bella Note - Showcase (Limelight) (eBody Reborn)
Maze - Soft thighs (eBody Reborn)
Body modifications:
Dappa - Inferno face tattoo
Taox - Lust
Swallow - Gauged ears
Anatomy:
Hair - Doux (Sophie)
Head: Lelutka Briannon
Body: eBody Reborn
As I shared in an earlier post, I raised a few thousand tadpoles, watching them grow from adorable embryos all the way to voracious, fly-eating machines. I kept a select few indoors in a fully equipped aquarium complete with water plants, a cucumber-stocked mini bar, daily water changes, and a Netflix subscription. Over time, tiny green spots of algae began to grow on the glass. I decided not to clean them off, as they added an interesting look on camera, especially with the sun shining through the water. My star tadpoles, The Three Tenors, often put on a good show for me as appreciation for the care they received.
The cold temperatures and snowfall haven't affected the algae growth on the way side as eastbound CSX loaded coal train T386 rolls through Caldwell, WV, on March 9, 2019.
#4523 - 2020 Day 140: So I took my kayak off the fence to clean it. It needed cleaning. It gave me an interesting image. Now I need to use the kayak ... hmmm!
Ventured out again this morning, Really strange and slightly apprehensive after being out of the UK due to Corona Virus for 4 months. This looked an interesting abstract in the marina at Sovereign Harbour which is just outside of Eastbourne. Decided on a B&W conversion.