Photo Adventures with Curiosity and Learning

Though the water was not particularly clear and there was lots of particulate stuff (probably from rain runoff) I needed my snorkel fix. So off to White Sand. Some time ago I figured out that I could take cloudy images and restore the color balance and they appeared as if in very clear water. Below are examples. You'll see in one of the clown fish photos, there is a lot of particulate matter in the water - but color balance restoration seems to help.

Acropora - health, following a year of really high temperatures (> 30C)

Another acropora

Tan giant clam

Turquoise giant clam

CLownfish in greenish anemone

Green giant clam

I don't know the identify of this but I like it

Similarlyl, Unidentified but the tan and pale blue are nice contrasting colors

Soft coral

Here you get an idea of the particulate matter in the water - against the black region of the clown fish

Butterfly fish

A green eel - first time I've seen this

Dark green giant clam

C. Frank Starmer

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