Marathon, Florida, USA. The Keys in Florida are a series of coral reefs high barely enough to be above sea level. They have textures left by the live coral of many years ago. Hint- don't walk on this barefoot.
Magnificent close up of this amazing coral, it's amazing what mother nature supplies us. Definitely would be a outstanding entry to the current contest. If you do put it in Good Luck
Thad, I agree with the commenters above that it's a perfect contender for the current contest. If you decide to do so, wish you Good Luck with it.
Very fine capture with great textures. I've a piece of such coral, found by me at one of the beaches of the Aruba island as residue of digging activities by building a new hotel there, so I knew at once where your capture stands for, else I might have thought that you were exploring a mountain, ☺ !
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Good advice, Thad. I remember walking on old beach coral in the Pacific islands--Philippines area--and without shoes the unexperienced beachgoer will leave a little blood behind. When it was alive, polyps would likely have used those hollow lines in the coral for living quarters. Nice textures here.
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