Lake in Southern France turns blood red
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London, August 10: Tourists visiting a popular French beauty spot have been met with natural breathtaking phenomena - the water has been transformed into a deep shade of red by high levels of salt in it.
The stunning sight in Camargue, southern France was captured by photographer, Sam Dobson, from Moscow in Russia.
The 51-year-old said he stumbled across the strange scene by chance while driving through France.
"I'd read a lot of things about Camargue but I'd never heard anything about this," the Daily Mail quoted him as saying.
"We were just on the way to the beach when we saw the striking lake.
"It is absolutely stunning from far away but it's even better when you get closer.
"The salty crystals can be seen everywhere," he said.
The natural phenomenon, which has seen salt levels turn water red, has had a breathtakingly beautiful - and eerie - effect on wildlife.
With every small branch encrusted with salt crystals and all flora and fauna encased in white and set against the dark red background, the pictures could have been taken from the stills of a science fiction film.
"Every small branch is covered with crystals and with the red water as a background it looks like something extra-terrestrial," Dobson said.
"The strange thing is there are lakes on the left and on the right of this one and they are absolutely as you'd expect with normal water," he added.
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a bit gross but naise.....................
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saturated water with salt turns red???
me goes play with water and table salt lor~~~
but no turn red...
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haha so that is how the sea turns red not some imagined beung turning the sea into a sea of blood?
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
saturated water with salt turns red???
me goes play with water and table salt lor~~~
but no turn red...
You did it at home?? Must do it in a wild natural setting..... Go try again!
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i thought there is a mass slaughter of animals.....lucky its not
amazing but i dun like it
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The reason why it turns red, and why you can't do it at home.
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and it's not becos of some red seaweed