Rainbow Rocks, Little Gruinard Beach, Scotland
The rock formations on Little Gruinard Beach are so covered in a rainbow assortment of seaweed, barnacles, algae and lichen it’s impossible to tell their original colour.
Incidentally, students of history may recognise the name ‘Gruinard’ – Gruinard Island, located about one kilometre off shore, was used for biological warfare testing in the second world war. They decontaminated it in the late 80’s by spraying the island with formaldehyde.
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This is a very cool photo…it was a mystery until I read the text! Well done!
Thanks Dave.
Looks like a jewel of an unknow kind. Beautiful picture !
Thank you. The colours are very rich and jewel-like, aren’t they?
yes, indeed. Oriental looking.
A great and beautiful picture – it’s like a piece of abstract art. Have the colors relation to the pollution?
I’m tempted to believe it could be a combination of climate and water quality, but I really don’t know.
Looks like textile art ! Lovely colours .
Thanks Poppy!
This is just gorgeous!
Such wonderful textures and tones.
Thanks Lisa!