The North Norfolk Saltmarsh Underwater
This is an unusual Gallery as I have not seen Saltmarshes photographed in this way before, these plants are seen in quite different light 'litterally'.
For a number of years now I have been Snorkeling in and over the Saltmarshes around Brancaster Harbour and Scolt Head Island and along the North Norfolk coast, with this project I have been particularly focused in photographing the plants of the Saltmarsh, seeing these familiar plants in 'unfamiliar surroundings' with the underwater light, refraction, reflection and the odd bubble and lots of cloudy murky water this project has produced some interesting results. It is rare but when the water is clear it can be the most amazing experience underwater in this environment, swimming in clear water on a hot day, among Flowering Sea Lavender and Shrubby Seablight and the silvery leaves of Sea Purslane and coming face to face with a shoal of Sea Bass
Its not often you can see Flowering Plants underwater, yet alone with Fish, Crabs and the odd Jellyfish.
Most of these plants also come to 'life' in the sense of, instead of looking at a limp, lifeless, often dirty looking plant with bits of dried seaweed on them they have a different shine,become more upright and flow 'to and fro' in the current and any weed on them hydrates,floats and flows with the plant and current.
For a number of years now I have been Snorkeling in and over the Saltmarshes around Brancaster Harbour and Scolt Head Island and along the North Norfolk coast, with this project I have been particularly focused in photographing the plants of the Saltmarsh, seeing these familiar plants in 'unfamiliar surroundings' with the underwater light, refraction, reflection and the odd bubble and lots of cloudy murky water this project has produced some interesting results. It is rare but when the water is clear it can be the most amazing experience underwater in this environment, swimming in clear water on a hot day, among Flowering Sea Lavender and Shrubby Seablight and the silvery leaves of Sea Purslane and coming face to face with a shoal of Sea Bass
Its not often you can see Flowering Plants underwater, yet alone with Fish, Crabs and the odd Jellyfish.
Most of these plants also come to 'life' in the sense of, instead of looking at a limp, lifeless, often dirty looking plant with bits of dried seaweed on them they have a different shine,become more upright and flow 'to and fro' in the current and any weed on them hydrates,floats and flows with the plant and current.

An unusual Crystal Jellyfish Aequorea victoria

Young Sea Bass amongst Sueda Scolt Head Island

Perennial Glasswort, Bladder Wrack and Sea-Lavender underwater.

Matted Sea Lavender

Lax Flowered Sea Lavender

Perennial Glasswort underwater

Perennial Glasswort underwater North Norfolk

Perennial Glasswort and Bladder Wrack underwater.

Young Sea Bass

Perenial Glasswort and Bladder Wrack underwater.

Common Sea-Lavender Limonium vulgare

Perrenial Glasswort and Bladder Wrack underwater.

Rock Sea-Lavender with underwater reflection

Common Sea-Lavender

Sea Purslane in flower underwater

Sand Goby and Common Sea-Lavender Lavender Scolt

Sand Goby amongst Salicornia on Scolt

Baz Scampion Snorkeling on Scolt

Sand Goby Scolt Head

Yound Sea Bass amongst Suaeda

Annual Sea-Blite Suaeda maritima

Snorkeling over Saltmarsh in North Norfolk

Sea Bass in Brancaster Harbour at Scolt Head Island

Sand Goby Scolt Head

Common Sea-Lavender Limonium vulgare

Perennial Glasswort amongst Shrubby Sea-blite

Perennial Glasswort and Wrack underwater.

Shoal of young Sea Bass over Sea Purslane

Perenial Glasswort underwater

Common Sea-Lavender Limonium vulgare

Sea Purslane and Algae

Sea Purslane

Shoal of young Sea Bass over Shrubby Sea-Blight

saltmarsh Reflection

Baz looking at Lax-Flowered Sea-lavender

Common Sea-Lavender

Common Sea-Lavender underwater with Enteromorpha

Common Sea-Lavender Limonium vulgare

Sea Purslane in flower underwater

Common Sea Lavender

Common Sea-Lavender underwater

Common Sea-Lavender underwater

Bubbles

Common Sea-Lavender Limonium vulgare

Suaeda vera and Flat Wrack

Snorkeling over the Saltmarsh

Suaeda abd Bubbles

Suaeda and Bubbles

Perennial Glasswort in flower underwater

Perennial Glasswort and Spiral Wrack underwater.

Shrubby Sea-Blite Suaeda vera

Young shoots of Salicornia (Samphire)

Shrubby Sea-Blite Suaeda vera

Lion's-mane Jellyfish

Yound Sea Bass amongst Sueda

Young Sea Bass amongst Suaeda vera

Shrubby Sea-Blite Suaeda vera

Perennial Glasswort and Sea Purslane

Spiral Wrack amongst Suaeda

Fucus Flat Wrack and Samphire

Sea Aster underwater

Common Sea Lavender

Lax-flowered Sea-Lavender

Sea Purslane plants underwater

Sea Purslane underwater Scolt

Cyanea lamarkii 'Blue' Lion's Main Jellyfish

Shrubby Sea-Blight Suaeda vera

Shore Crab amongst the Sueda and Sea Purslane

Suaeda vera Shrubby Sea-Blite

Shrubby Sea-Blight underwater

Samphire Salicornia and wrack

Common Sea Lavender

Common Sea Lavender and Enteromorpha Underwater

Common Sea Lavender Enteromorpha and Fucus

Common Sea-Lavender underwater reflections

Salicornia and Algae in a Salt Pan

Suaeda vera , Fucus and Bubbles

Common Sea-Lavender Limonium vulgare

Perennial Glasswort underwater

Rock Sea-Lavender Limonium binervosum underwater

Sea Purslane plants underwater

Compass Jellyfish Chrysaora hysoscella

Lax-flowered Sea-Lavender underwater

Matted Sea-Lavender

Purple Glasswort Salicornia ramosissima

Common Sea-Lavender Limonium vulgare

Purple Glasswort Salicornia ramosissima

Perrenial Glasswort, Common Sea-lavender and Wrack underwater

Sea Bass over Suaeda in Brancaster Harbour at Scolt Head

Sea Aster Aster tripolium var tripolium

Narrow-leaved Eelgrass or Dwarf Eelgrass Zostra noltii

Sea Aster

Hydrobia Snails on Samphire Salicornia sp

Purple Glasswort Salicornia ramosissima with Perennial Glasswort Sarcocornia perennis

Sea Purslane

Sea Purslane Atriplex portulacoidesand Fucus Wrack

Compass Jellyfish Chrysaora hysoscella

Sea Purslane underwater Scolt

Sea Bass in Brancaster Harbour at Scolt Head

Barnacle encrusted Shore Crab

Underwater reflections of Suaeda

Snorkeling over Saltmarsh

Common Sea Lavender

Lax-flowered Sea-lavender Limonium humile underwater

Common Sea-Lavender underwater

Perennial Glasswort, Sea Purslane Suaeda and Sea weeds

Shrubby Sea-Blight, bubbles and algae

Lax-flowered Sea-lavender Limonium humile underwater

Sea Bass in Brancaster Harbour Scolt Head

Suaeda vera Shrubby Sea-Blite

Sea Purslane underwater Scolt

Cyanea lamarkii Blue 'Lion's Main' Jellyfish

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Compass Jellyfish Chrysaora hysoscella

Cyanea lamarkii Blue 'Lion's Main' Jellyfish

Cyanea lamarkii Blue 'Lion's Main' Jellyfish

Young Salicornia underwater

Crystal Jellyfish Aequorea sp

Crystal Jellyfish Aequorea sp a Hydroid medusa with Sea Bass

Baz Scampion

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Crystal Jellyfish Aequorea sp a Hydroid medusa

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Young Sea Bass over Sea-Lavender in Brancaster Harbour at Scolt Head

Baz Scampion

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Snorkeling at Scolt Head

Sea Bass in Brancaster Harbour Scolt Head

Lax-flowered Sea-lavender Limonium humile underwater

Lax-flowered Sea-lavender Limonium humile underwater

Lax-flowered Sea-lavender Limonium humile underwater

Lax-flowered Sea-lavender Limonium humile underwater

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Sea bass in Brancaster Harbour Scolt Head

Compass Jellyfish Chrysaora hysoscella

Young Salicornia Samphire underwater

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