New Year's Day - chasing the evening sun from Al Bustan to
Qantab to Muscat
Looking for Al Bustan
Looking for Qantab
This lagoon compares well with Navarino Greece in simple raw beauty
Either guarding the sign or guarding the beach?
Our favorite dive center - the Oman Dive Center
On to Muscat
The last rays of sun over a mountain
Evening clouds as we drive toward Muscat
Looking toward the harbor through a small fountain
A small boat in the harbor
A mosque in the evening shadows
Looking toward the sea
Looking toward old Muscat
A moment of holiday science
There was a bloom of
algae
a few days ago. As I understand it, the color imparted to the water
is due to the growth of
dinoflagellates.
Besides the water being
quite green - its possible to see blue fluorescence
(bioluminescence)
associated with waves
crashing. Here is a night image with the faint blue glow in the lower right.
A 1 sec exposure with a Nikon 5700. If you are curious and wish to explore
the how to of bioluminescense,
visit the San Diego Natural History Museum for an overview and visit UC Santa Barbara and learn how
to grow dinoflagellates at home.
Drive through the desert to Seifa
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