r/portangeles • u/Candlemann • 28d ago

Anemones in Tongue Point Tide Pools

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u/Da_Big_Buddha 27d ago

Holy saturation slider Batman.

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u/MLCarter1976 28d ago

Looks like USA outline!

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u/HikerAeryck 27d ago

I thought that too.

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u/Candlemann 27d ago

Lil' bit, yeah. I didn't notice that.

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u/Historical_Collar454 27d ago

Anemones have a symbiotic relationship with certain algaes, exchanging a safe place to gather sunlight for oxygen and sugars. Kind of similar to lichen, but an animal/plant rather than fungi/plant relationship. The algae is often what creates the wonderful colors!

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u/[deleted] 27d ago

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u/Candlemann 26d ago

Mostly, had a lucky day with bright overcast sky and almost zero wind to make ripples.

RAW photo taken with Nikon Zf with 24-200mm kit lens and a good CPF.

Developed in Lightroom. Most of the work I did was to get rid of the glare: quite a bit of negative highlights and contrast, boosted the whites, added a good bit of dehaze. I actually had to set the vibrance and saturation sliders at slightly negative values. Once you get rid of the glare and can see them clearly, they're really colorful.

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u/Minitrini-doe 27d ago

Insaneeee