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07/10/2005 03:58:25 AM · #1 |
| I went to the coast tonight here in San Diego (Solana Beach) and seen the most beautiful thing I have ever witnessed in my life with the exception of my wife and children. I have heard of Red Tides my whole life living here in San diego I just never bothered to go out and see one for myself. After reading an article and seeing some photos by a fellow photographer from the paper I work for I decided to go and have a look. I was absolutely awestruck. I mean jaw dropping mouth hanging open amazed. I stood on a small stretch of beach alone for about an hour and felt so small and insignificant. More so I felt ashamed that I never took the time to come out and enjoy something so breath taking and amazing. I tried to take some photos myself but night photography is my weak spot. I am working as hard as I can on it but I wish more than anything I could be adding some pics of what I was able to witness. If you live in the San Diego area DO NOT miss this. This is supposed to be one of the largest blooms every recorded. Almost every wave was indiglo blue and the sand was glowing everywhere. I will be returning Sunday night with my family to watch it again. If anybody might know the settings to catch waves in the dark please post here and I will share the bounty tomorrow night. I will try to get in touch with the other photog but I doubt it being a Sunday. Any help here would be greatly appreciated. Well I'm off to search the net for night shooting tips. |
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07/10/2005 04:49:46 AM · #2 |
| wow...sounds amazing! can't wait to see your pics! |
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07/10/2005 04:50:22 AM · #3 |
| No help with the photography but I had a lot of fun accidentally discovering the amazing bioluminescence while visiting a deserted San Mateo County beach back in my college days. We didn't notice it at first but then I would catch a glow in the waves every now and then. At first I thought I was starting to have a flashback. As we moved down the beach our footsteps started glowing. It was so much fun running in the sand and looking back to see 30 or 40 feet of your path illuminated. Kicking the sand produced large flying splashes of color. Quite magical. |
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07/10/2005 04:53:20 AM · #4 |
How long is this supposed to last? Maybe I'll convince my girlfriend to tag along with me for a road trip to San Diego.. and give me motivation to swing by the zoo there during the day, as well.
Message edited by author 2005-07-10 04:53:34.
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07/10/2005 04:55:36 AM · #5 |
Been living here since 1982 and I'm not sure I have even heard of this.
Guess I need to get out more often.  |
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07/10/2005 09:23:18 AM · #6 |
I don't live anywhere near a coast, but I do recall that "Red Tides" on the eastern seaboard of Canada were caused by algae. This however was far from being awesome as it was causing monumental damages to sea life.
I will assume what you are referring to is something quite different.
Ray |
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07/10/2005 10:05:41 AM · #7 |
red tide is an algea, and it renders most shellfish deadly poisonous to human consumption. most of the new england coast is dealing with an outbreak this year, and i think it's about every ten years where the bloom is big enough to cause widespread contamination. though the shellfish are tested every year to be sure no one dies from it.
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07/10/2005 10:13:57 AM · #8 |
I really hope someone gets some pictures of this. Time to rent an F1.0 lens for a couple of nights?
I personally would love to see a pic of a line of footsteps on a dark beach all glowing. Or a closeup of a small wave cresting glowing on it's own. Sounds brilliant and exciting.
Don't drop a rental F1.0 lens in the sand or ocean though. It will ruin your credit rating for life :) |
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07/10/2005 04:27:45 PM · #9 |
Here is a link with some pics and a story explaining the event.
//www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/07/07//news/coastal//21_49_187_6_05.txt
I am trying to duplicat the pics tonight . Wish me luck |
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07/10/2005 04:45:36 PM · #10 |
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07/10/2005 04:46:54 PM · #11 |
| Looks like it's lit from below. Very cool pictures. Kind of makes me wish I still lived in Cali. |
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07/10/2005 05:02:45 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by NathanW:
Looks like it's lit from below. Very cool pictures. Kind of makes me wish I still lived in Cali. |
It's not a California phenomenon solely, the pictures int he linked sit came from Ireland. Anytime there's a serious phytoplankton bloom you wills ee this sort of bioluminescence. I've witnessed it many times, it's beautiful.
Robt.
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07/10/2005 07:24:41 PM · #13 |
| Sorry Bear the pictures Hayne took were in Carlsbad California just 20 minutes north of San Diego not in Ireland. The kid in the pictures name is Quinn Ireland. But, you are correct it is not a California thing. We just happen to be lucky right now and have one of the largest blooms. |
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07/10/2005 07:52:43 PM · #14 |
| Neat. Add that to my 'list of things to see'... |
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07/10/2005 07:54:49 PM · #15 |
| ya i live just north of san diego, and i can see the red tides from my house, looks like blood |
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07/10/2005 08:40:20 PM · #16 |
Bioluminescence rock! I have never seen it myself, but a friend of mine once saw it along a beach in New Brunswick. Says its the freakiest thing he's ever seen.
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