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Beautiful red Salicornia plants at St. Marks NWR

Next to the Lighthouse at St Marks NWR is an elevated observation deck that looks over the marshes to the southeast.

At high tide pools of water and marsh grasses are visible and at low tide large sections of sand are seen.

At certain times of the year, particularly in fall and winter, the sand appears to be red. I originally assumed it was red algae but I later discovered color is mostly from a salt loving succulent known as Salicornia (aka glasswort).

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Why I created a new web site

As a photographer I spend a lot of time improving my skills, both in capturing images and developing the raw images.

My two favorite raw developers are “Darktable” and “RawTherapee”. These programs are constantly being improved and are much better than the versions I used in the past.

Looking at my images on this site I often wish I could go back and change them using my improved skills and better software.

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Interesting patterns in East River reflecting pool.

The routine prescribed burns at Saint Marks National Wildlife Refuge often open up new photographic opportunities.

Some areas of the refuge, such as the section just south of the visitors center, tend to grow thick vegetation that obstructs the view of the east river pool.  Such thick growth is not good habitat for wildlife and regular prescribed fires help restore a more natural habitat.  The fires are good for photographers as it provides new views of the refuge

Below are a couple of images of high water in the East River which created an interesting reflecting pool.

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