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| Photographer |
Gaetan Dery {K:639}
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| Project |
#55 Peace & Tranquility
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Camera Model |
Sony DSLR A900
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| Categories |
Landscape
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Film Format |
Digital RAW |
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Lens |
Zeiss Vario Sonnar T* 24-70mm
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| Uploaded |
10/9/2009 |
Film / Memory Type |
Sandisk 8G
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ISO / Film Speed |
200 |
| Views |
54 |
Shutter |
1/60
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| Favorites |
0
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Aperture |
f/16 |
| Critiques |
4 |
Rating |
Pending
/ 2 Ratings
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| Location |
City - Mer Bleue
State - ONTARIO
Country - Canada
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| About |
Mer Bleue Bog is one of the largest bogs in southern Ontario and arguably the most important natural area in the Greenbelt. Ecologically, Mer Bleue is an especially valuable example of a northern ecosystem - more typical of the Arctic than the Ottawa Valley - and it has been designated an international significant wetland under the United Nations' Ramsar Convention.
The most striking feature of the area is the bog mat itself, a "sea" of deep, saturated peat overtopped by open heath and stunted to moderate-sized black spruce and tamarack trees. The mat is home to a variety of plants, some of which are rare, but almost all exhibit unusual characteristics enabling them to survive in the demanding environment.
This habitat is also home for a variety of exceptional animals including the nationally rare spotted turtle, and Fletcher's dragonfly, an insect known from only a handful of sites worldwide. Some more common inhabitants include snowshoe hare, beaver, muskrat and a variety of waterfowl.
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