Fuji RVP50

Algae. June 2008

Photo By: Stephanie Schupska

again.. dont know whether the growth on the trunk of tree is called algae.. in tamil its called "paasam".. that gives us a sense of scarcity of rain that region :) kidding..

"Stratton" my siamese algae eater on a piece of petrified wood.

Nikon D5200

Stanley Park

9/25/13

In contrast to the bone-dry Chesbro reservoir, the Calero Reservoir had what seemed to be plenty of water. There were a lot of people out on boats and jet skis around the water (including the ranger boat, which was rounding people up half an hour before sunset). Apparently the Calero is just over 50% full, while the Chesbro was about 5% full.

I wonder if the differences are natural or part of the reservoir management. (Apparently the reservoirs are part of different watersheds.)

As for the algae... I wonder if this is why our Brita pitcher grows a green slime on the bottom after being left on the counter for a few days.

Red and brown algae mats formed in the run-off from one of the many geysers. The silica-based soil (see left of photo) is harsh and holds little water.

Two canada geese paddle across a pond which is completely covered in green algae.

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Algae/bacteria formations around hot springs.

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103/365, SOOC

I just bought a Flickr Pro account! Day one-oh-three will be the first where I haven't consciously had to resize my photos in order to preserve my monthly upload limit.

I hope I can just live up to my new account title and use this year for the best, mm? :)

Cheers to a "new" year!

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The title of this refers to the fact that this specific patch of our front porch is turning green from algae growth due to rainfall...but of course, a black-white photo can't do that justice. Will have to retake in color sometime :).

The Olifants river is fishless, and although it's one of the biggest (and most consistently watery) rivers in the Kruger, not many species come here to drink. What's caused the damage? Hippos. Specifically, hippo poop, which creates algae, which kills fish.

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How do the ducks survive this?

Algae is harvested from stones in the river, then beaten, dried and eaten. It's said to be very high in protein.

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I am mesmorized by the textures.

Mori Junuchi's madonna/virgin sculpture at the armory was constructed of a type of sea algae.

as you can imagine- I want it.:)

Distant view of a stream flowing through.. Chunchi falls