Pearl farm
This is where a "foreign body" is introduced into an oyster. The oyster will then coat this foreign body to defend itself, thereby forming a black pearl.
This photo was taken on January 12, 2007 in Leeward Islands, PF, using an SUPER COOLSCAN 4000 ED.
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pek_davis, Duciot, Plark, Hans Dekker, and 88 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Jimbo's [deleted] (77 months ago | reply)
Prächtig !
Σταύρος (77 months ago | reply)
beautiful!
Joel Wade Photography (JJWade) (77 months ago | reply)
wow
Duciot (77 months ago | reply)
great shot....wonderful place :)
k.daniel (77 months ago | reply)
what a beautiful place
 Jany  (77 months ago | reply)
That's where I would like to be now, great shot! Can't believe that there are still places like this on the world!
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clesenne (77 months ago | reply)
Thanks to everyone for the comments! I'd rather be back there as well, if flights from Europe weren't so horribly expensive...
Ignacio Lizarraga (77 months ago | reply)
Wonderful blue colors!
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Coy Aune (77 months ago | reply)
very beautiful blue!
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impressive
fattoum (76 months ago | reply)
aaahhhhhh wooooowwww love the blue , truly breathtakin. is this heaven or what ?? i love the blue shades of water amazing.. this is a gr8 place 2 be and get some reallll relaxation!!! I wanna go there :)
nicegirl1978 [deleted] (75 months ago | reply)
Beautiful contrast between the sky and the sea.
RebeccaRJ (74 months ago | reply)
mezmerizing ............... lovely ....................amazingly beautiful
cmiguel (74 months ago | reply)
beautiful shot
Francky la belle vie (73 months ago | reply)
very beautiful blu sky and water
nice shoot
i love rangiroa
Fil & Sonia (73 months ago | reply)
stunning!
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very nice shot!
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Awesome color saturation. Great pic!
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Great capture!
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Fantastic capture
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beautiful panorama, breathtaking sight - how lovely
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Jan_ice (68 months ago | reply)
The water is soooo inviting... so clear....wish I was there.
Wonderful image!!!!
Ivaylo Klissarov (68 months ago | reply)
paradise on earth!
great picture
ericminugh (54 months ago | reply)
this is how I remember tahiti, just like looking through polarized glasses at this scene. Perfect
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numeroseize (46 months ago | reply)
Hi there
Photo used on www.cdt.fr/infos/index.php/post/2009/07/Pacif ique-franc-m...
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HappyTellus (45 months ago | reply)
Hi!
We used this beautiful photo in our destination description of Tuamotu Islands on page www.happytellus.com/tuamotu-islands/french-po lynesia
Thank You for sharing this!
Toni.Wang73 (32 months ago | reply)
love the colors
WintersonPearls (22 months ago | reply)
Beautiful image. Thank you for sharing it !
We have used it in our website Journal at www.winterson.co.uk/
Steve Rosset (19 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous blues. What a place!
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