Color Challenge Thursday - Green
The emerald green waters of the Pacific Northwest is home to some amazing plants. Bull Kelp grows and thrives in these rough-and-tumble coastal waters. To endure and thrive in these conditions this kelp uses a rootlike holdfast, which has many fingerlike projections that hold the plant tight to rocks. From the holdfast, a flexible stem extends 10 - 20 meters, gradually enlarging to form a single, round float. As many as sixty long, narrow blades grow from the float and form a golden green-brown canopy on the water's surface.
Bull kelp is an annual seaweed—meaning it grows from a spore to maturity within a single year. It grows quickly, sometimes 25 cm in one day. When storms pull Bull Kelp from their rocky perches, they wash a shore and dry out in the sun turning a dark brown colour. This colour change and dry out gives them the appearance of bullwhips which is where their name comes from.
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Scott
Beautiful Scott! I stumbled upon your account a few weeks ago - it's what pushed me to make an account. I use the same Aquatica set up as you for all my diving photographs. Keen to see what you produce!
Love the atmosphere and light in this !!! Nice angle too.
Beautiful shot, Scott. These forests are so essential to the health of the Pacific Northwest and the world. You have captured an amazing representation.
Man love the lighting on this man, great capture!
Never heard of bull kelp. Thanks for the info. Can people dry it out and eat it?
Joy
Amazing short dear .. I like it . I appreciate your photography .
Lovely green ! Nice captured my friend !!
I Love green! Nice one!
very good post,thank you for the time you took during the preparation of this wonderful content
Tasty seaweed, certainly useful ;)
I wonder how this photo was made...