Surfers and wave refraction at Rainbow Bay, Coolangatta, on the Gold Coast, Queensland.

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Surfers and wave refraction around Snapper Rocks into Rainbow Bay, Coolangatta, on the Gold Coast, Queensland.

Rainbow Bay 2AM-004773 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

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Waves at Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta, on the Gold Coast, Queensland.

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Large and interesting waves and reflected waves at Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta, on the Gold Coast, Queensland.

Snapper Rocks 2AM-009149 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

 

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Dusk and day at Coledale in the Illawarra, NSW.

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Stunning, if fleeting, colour and drama at Coledale, in the Illawarra region of NSW.

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Aerial (drone) photo of wave wrapping around rocks.

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Freedom and playtime on the beach.

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Another splendid summer day at Coledale Beach.

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Metropolitan Caloundra Surf Lifesaving Club surf lifesavers launch a surf boat at Kings Beach, Caloundra – the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

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Launching of the Metropolitan Caloundra Surf Lifesaving Club surf boat “Uncle Pete” for some training off the magnificent Kings Beach on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland.

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Surf Rescue Boards and a Surf Boat on Australia Day at Kings Beach, Caloundra – the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

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Colour abounded on a glorious Australia Day morning at the magnificent Kings Beach on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland.

Surf Rescue Boards 2AM-004067 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

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Kings Beach Beachfront Salt Water Pool – Caloundra, the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

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The Kings Beach beachfront salt water pool, and water fountains (very popular with the children), as viewed from above during first-light at Caloundra – on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland.

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Kings Beach 2AM-000449 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

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Aerial images around Caloundra, plus Trichodesmium sp. – the Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

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These aerial (drone) scenes include Kings Beach, Wickham Headland, Shelly Beach, Moffat Headland, Pumicestone Passage, Bribie Island, the Glasshouse Mountains (in the background), and Caloundra – on the Sunshine Coast of Queensland.

Kings Beach 2AM 0424-0425 panorama stitch ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

The sea-sawdust slicks on the water surface in the following images is likely Trichodesmium sp. – a cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), and is also called whale food, sea scum and, incorrectly, whale sperm. Found in nutrient-poor tropical and subtropical ocean waters, Trichodesmium are ‘nitrogen fixers’- they can take nitrogen gas from the air and ‘fix’ it in a form that can be transferred through the food chain. This function is very important as Nitrogen is essential to life and while there is an abundance of it in the air (air is 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen), most plants and animals can’t make use of it in that form.

Wickham Point 2AM 0434-0437 panorama stitch ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

Trichodesmium 2AM-000408

Trichodesmium 2AM-000408 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

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Trichodesmium 2AM-000419 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

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Trichodesmium 2AM-000422 ©Andrew McInnes. All Rights Reserved.

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