Photo was take with a Kodak EasyShare M1093IS
This photo has a stingray that has taking shelter in a group of mangrove trees. I like how the photo has the stingray placed on the diagonal line that the algae is on. Also there is a long curved branch coming out from the mangrove tree that brings you attention to the sting ray at the end of the branch. In lightroom I made adjustments to make the stingray darker so that he would pop out of the water better. I did not make any adjustments to the greens on the mangrove leaves that is their true color. I also like the bottom right corner has the diagonal branches from the mangrove adding weight to the bottom of the photo. The glare on the top of the water has a big effect of the picture and I tried multiple ways to lessen it on light room, but the best way to get rid of glare is to use a polarized filter when shooting water. Also if you look closely under the stingray there is a barracuda that was also taking shelter in the mangroves.
This photo was taken in Belize when we traveled to the actual shore line. One of the things that makes Belize such a popular place for tourism is that it has the 3rd largest coral reef in the world. This coral reef is protected by mangrove trees which grow in salt water. The mangrove trees thrive in the high nutrient water that the animals that habitat in the coral reefs provide. Mangrove trees act as barriers that grow around the reefs and protect them from powerful waves and storms. Mangrove also use a lot of the nutrients in the water to grow and they cleanse it so that it is low nutrient which is the kind of environment that coral reefs thrive in. The mangrove trees and the coral reef have a symbiotic relationship that nature has established so that they can both survive.
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