This coral grew along the coral wall and was so pretty and appeared delicate and white until you got up close with a light and it has these brilliant red veins. I couldn't get enough of it!
Whoa! Fantastic!
I was wondering if they are hard to the touch. The corals i've seen out of the water have this stone feel. And whenever I see corals underwater (photos, if course) I get this sense that they would be soft to the touch, like algae or other plants.
@monikozi@koalagardens there are both 'hard' and 'soft' corals, which feel, as you might expect, either hard or soft, with gradations depending on their structures. This is a hard coral but very delicate and brittle. One is not allowed to touch anything in this marine park so you don't damage the environment. This makes photography in a current extremely challenging!
@mona65 thanks Mona, sadly my fancy dive lights failed not long into the trip so I had to make do with natural light and a red filter. @blueberry1222 yes Krista, its like another planet, every time! @cdcook48 Kris it absolutely is another world. @rensala Hi Renee, we were not shown any areas of die back, and I think its been less of an issue here than back in Australia where its had several extreme bleaching events in recent years. @olivetreeann Ann, it is amazing. Give it a go if you get a chance. @yaorenliu Absolutely you should go down and have a look for yourself, its quite amazing. @shutterbug49 Maybe not flat above the surface, but a different planet!
I was wondering if they are hard to the touch. The corals i've seen out of the water have this stone feel. And whenever I see corals underwater (photos, if course) I get this sense that they would be soft to the touch, like algae or other plants.
@blueberry1222 yes Krista, its like another planet, every time!
@cdcook48 Kris it absolutely is another world.
@rensala Hi Renee, we were not shown any areas of die back, and I think its been less of an issue here than back in Australia where its had several extreme bleaching events in recent years.
@olivetreeann Ann, it is amazing. Give it a go if you get a chance.
@yaorenliu Absolutely you should go down and have a look for yourself, its quite amazing.
@shutterbug49 Maybe not flat above the surface, but a different planet!