Red-n-Blue Dead Sea (10-MAR-07)
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Photo taken in Ezor Yam Hamelah, Israel
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- Uploaded on April 6, 2007
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- Camera: NIKON E4500
- Taken on 2007/03/10 12:05:54
- Exposure: 0.002s
- Focal Length: 12.00mm
- F/Stop: f/6.900
- ISO Speed: ISO100
- Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV
- No flash
Comments (5)
grogtog90, on February 2, 2009, said:
woww ..can u explain why is that red?
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Ilya Borovok, on February 5, 2009, said:
...after...rainy winter, the normally dark blue Dead Sea turned red. Researchers from Hebrew University found the Dead Sea to be teeming with a type of algae called Dunaliella. The Dunaliella in turn nourished carotenoid-containing (red-pigmented) halobacteria whose presence is responsible for the color change....
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zhanyoun, on April 1, 2009, said:
好奇怪的颜色
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Music11, on October 3, 2009, said:
I like the picture... very goood
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Ilya Borovok, on June 17, 2011, said:
Mike Dyall-Smith, Thursday, June 16, 2011 2:35 PM: "...the pond is part of the pond system used to crystallise salt. The red color is most likely haloarchaea. The company that runs the saltern probably adds a bit of fertiliser to enhance the growth of haloarchaea, as mentioned previously. It is a common trick in the salt industry".
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