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!
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Love the atmosphere and light in this !!! Nice angle too.
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Beautiful shot, Scott. These forests are so essential to the health of the Pacific Northwest and the world. You have captured an amazing representation.
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Man love the lighting on this man, great capture!
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Never heard of bull kelp. Thanks for the info. Can people dry it out and eat it?
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Amazing short dear .. I like it . I appreciate your photography .
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Lovely green ! Nice captured my friend !!
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I Love green! Nice one!
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very good post,thank you for the time you took during the preparation of this wonderful content
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Tasty seaweed, certainly useful ;)
I wonder how this photo was made...
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Wow! I'm amazed :)
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Genuinely Good work..! ! Thank You for sharing this on steemit!
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So peaceful. It feels like I'm underwater just looking at it.
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beautiful picture!
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The color of the water made it even more amazing as it is to say !
Beautifully captured buddy !
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