Westgate park

Westgate Lake turns pink. A combination  of high salt and algae. Westgate bridge reflection.
Westgate Lake turns pink. A combination  of high salt and algae. Westgate bridge reflection.
What can you say? This is an untouched photos.
The ingredients needed to turn the lake pink: lots of salt, high temperatures, lots of sunlight and a lack of rainfall.

It's in these conditions that algae growing in the lake's salt crust produce a red pigment, called beta carotene, as part of their photosynthesis process.

The result: a spectacular deep-pink lake.


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