A detailed top-down macro photograph revealing the vibrant miniature world contained within a tide pool on the shores of Kepulauan Seribu. Captured with scientific precision, this focus-stacked image shows a cross-section of life left behind by the receding tide on a bed of fossilized Quaternary coral limestone. Tiny sea anemones, crusts of coralline algae, and grains of white sand are all visible with incredible clarity beneath the still, clear surface of the trapped seawater. Lit by the soft, even light of an overcast day, the image serves as a documentary record of the resilience and complexity of marine life in the intertidal zone, highlighting how water sustains these tiny, isolated habitats.
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