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Published: 2007-01-14 09:12:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 1970; Favourites: 64; Downloads: 0
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FULL VIEW for this one please.Seen in a lagoon at Byron Bay. I believe the colouration in the water comes from melaleuca (swamp) trees. They make the water look like Coca Cola. . . I love the colours and patterns here.
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Thanks. The tanin from grevillea trees causes this colouration in the water I believe.
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Ha I saw this and automatically knew it would have to be either straddie moreton or byron can't really get paper bark trees staining the water anywhere else..at least not as far as I know.
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Well picked Annette. The old melaleuca swamp - beautiful staining.
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Those colors are awesome! Such a simple shot but it's so appealing!
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I'm really happy with this one. Not what I usually do.
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It turned out quite well.
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The colours really grabbed me.
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yeah, i think the pigment leaks out from the leaves into the water. that happens up here sometimes.... and it looks really gross once the water freezes!!
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Like a coca cola iceblock! Yes it's tanin out of melaleuca swamp trees.
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the range of colors here is so awesome...
great capture!
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I can imagine you saying: "Oh my... I gotta take a picture of it!!!"
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Indeed. . . Except it was such a minor thing I almost didn't notice it.
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You almost didn't notice it? Is it so insignificant?... however, I'm glad you saw it! And about that colouration in the water I totally agree with you, I saw the same kind if water when I went last year to the National Park of the Everglades, Florida... which is practically 100% swamps.
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I was just walking on the beach past the lagoon, and there was plenty of dirty water and seagulls. The light reflecting on this section of water must have caught my eye somehow. I could so easily not have seen it.
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The range of colors in the water is awesome... I think that would had caught my attention!
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For sure.. . But it was only a small patch where the light caught it. Most of the water was dirty brown.
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By any chance... is there mangrove in that place?
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There would be. Our coastline has lots of mangrove. . . This colouration comes from melaleuca trees I believe - another one of our common swamp trees.
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Ok. I saw a lot of mangrove in Florida, and that dirty water is usually found where the mangrove is... that's why I asked. And I'm not very familiarized with the melaleuca trees, I'll have to look for it and learn a little bit more of them...
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Mangroves and mud go together. It's great mud. It's the spawning ground for so many species of fish and invertebrates. . . Melaleuca stains the water - gives it a clour like coca cola, but light plays on it in interesting ways, like here.
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That mud you're talking about is really rich, you're right. And you can know it because you always see a lot of kind species going around near mangrove... adn light was really awesome on that coca-cola, haha.
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Its Tanin (I think thats how you spell it) that makes the water look tasty ... ish ... in the bark ... nice shot!
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You're right I think. Tasted great too.
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Thanks. This was just magic.
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I shouldn't have tipped that tin of oil in it ! (Not really)
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I like this one. The colors in the water look like the color pattern of a rainbow.
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They sure do. I was really pleased with how this worked out.
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You have a great eye for an incredible blend of colors. Thank you for capturing this moment for us.
jw
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Thanks so much. This just knocked me out.
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It was gorgeous. Thanks a lot.
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the colours are gorgeous, it's a fantastic work. i love the gradation
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Thanks so much. I was so surprised at how well this turned out.
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