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| Lake Lonsdale with Duckweed, Grampians, Victoria |
I couldn't believe my luck! Lake Lonsdale, deep in the heart of Victoria's wonderful Grampians region, was red!! RED!!!
A perfect placement of ... Duckweek? How cool is that?!
But wait! There's more!!
A wondrous array of dead tree silhouettes; clear blue sky with just enough cloud to be interesting; distant mountains; a perfect reflective surface. All off-set by that AWESOME red. Who knew that plain old Duckweed could do things like THAT to a photo?
My
Be still, my beating heart ...
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Very pretty scene. I have not seen red duckweed before, it is always green. Beautiful landscape shot, have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteloving the view you admired Red ...
ReplyDeleteIt actually looks pretty - must be the photographer?
ReplyDeleteStunning photo. Duckweed? Makes me wonder how it got the name! Do you think the ducks smoke it? Lol!
ReplyDeleteThe duckweed is an amazing contrast of colour in a perfectly stunning photo!
ReplyDeleteOh dear. I've never even heard of duckweed before now. Evidently, it is red.
ReplyDeleteGreat picture.
Whoooo Hoooooo.... Never heard of Duck Weed and yay for you. It is Red, Red, Red!!
ReplyDeleteNice that you say it is alake. Looks more like a swamp.
ReplyDeleteGreetings,
Filip
Duck weed is an invasive pest. We used to have some in a backyard pond. I am trying to remember what made it red. I think it was sunlight.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen red duckweed before, only green. People in towns don't like it because it spreads very quickly , clogs up rivers and dams etc and is very hard to get rid of. But it is pretty and I like your lake view of it.
ReplyDeletesuperbe !
ReplyDeleteNow I was surprised that your comment on my shot at Canowindra was about the stormy sky and not the RED soil.
ReplyDeleteA gorgeous sight!
ReplyDeleteDon't you just love a moment when all the elements fall together to create the perfect image..nice work Red.
ReplyDeleteThe colors are awesomes, dans the composition, with all those dead trees absolutly fantastic...
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Wow, this is stunning! I love the red floating on the water, the contrast is amazing. Excellent shot Red!
ReplyDeletedid the duckweed kill the trees or is that the conditions that allowed the trees to die the same that now allow the weed to thrive? - bet it kills the fish too - creates a lovely photo though.
ReplyDelete@eileeninmd - I'm glad it was RED! A much more dramatic photo!!
ReplyDelete@Carole M - I loved every part of this vista!!
@FruitCake - Haha! Of course not!! It's the CAMERA!!!
@TMWH - Haha, you're hilarious!! Tell you what ... next time I go there I'll try it out for you!!
Shirley - A little RED makes EVERYTHING better!
@Rubye Jack - Well ... apparently not always, from some of the other comments!! But who cares? RED works best for me!
@Are We There Yet - It must have known I was coming ...
@Filip - Haha! There's a fine line between lake, swamp, wetland and bog!
ReplyDelete@Andrew - OK, ok, but I'm loving the RED while it lasts ...
River - I suspect people in the country don't like it for many of the same reasons! But ... if you've got lemons, make lemonade, huh?!
@Audrey - Thank you!
@Joan Elizabeth - Haha, got to keep you guessing!!! Besides, I don't want to become predictable!
@Indrani - Thank you!! It made my day!
@PDP - I love it even better it it happens when I'm there!!!
@'Tsuki - The dead trees are so dramatic like stark fingers pointing to the sky! I just HAD to take the shot!
@darlin - Thank you!! It's not quite outback RED, but it'll do!
ReplyDelete@Gerald - The trees were killed by the dam filling up after many years. The duckweed is a recent addition ...
You could find red anywhere.
ReplyDeletewe had really bad duckweed on a pond at our former residence. we had to rake it off the top in order to clear the water. :)
ReplyDeletethanks for your comment on my red barn. :)
Just.Plain.Wow!
ReplyDeleteA perfect pic!
@diane b - Haha, it's my mission in life!
ReplyDelete@TexWisGirl - Sadly, this lake is too big for that!! It looks great, but I'm sure it'll reach pest proportions soon ...
@Iris - Thank you!
OK -- I like duckweed, we've seen a lot of it (often with alligators swimming right through it)...but it is always green. Did you wish for red and it came true? Or is it always red in OZ?
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