Here is a cuttlefish in a pose that if I remember correctly is saying 'I see you there, and I will do what's necessary to defend myself'. Cuttlefish, like many other cephalopods also use colours to communicate, and can change colours almost instantly. A lot of fun to encounter and observe. This is a two image stitch. The little 'specks' in the LR are mysid shrimp...an underwater photographers nightmare, because they reflect light very effectively causing backscatter of strobe light into the camera lens.
This individual was found at the 'Chonchita' reef near Wakatobi Dive Resort in Indonesia.
Canon Rebel XT in Ikelite housing with Ikelite DS125 and DS50 strobes in E-TTL mode, Canon 60mm EF-S macro, AV mode, ISO 200, 1/200s @ f/18
All comments and critiques are appreciated...thanks for looking!
I love these guys, always did in my dive days. You captured the agressive "arms-up" pose perfectly Bruce. I am baffled, why is this a stitch? Glad you got the seahorse's favorite food in the LRC. :D The lighting is great and the skin textures to die for.
I saw those chromatophores flash so fast in real life, the entire animal was flashing waves of colors through its body.
Thanks Akos...it is a stitch because sometimes I don't aim very well with my eye so far from the viewfinder :o, so I had to fix this one...I'm not saying where:D
Bruce, what fascinating creature, I take your word that's a fish :)
Thanks for the info included and I'm enjoying the parade on UW photography very much, something I never did.
Hi Fabs, I'm glad you're enjoying the u/w parade...so it is called a 'cuttlefish', but it is not a fish at all, but a member of the highly evolved Cephalopods, which includes octopus, squid, cuttlefish, all of which have small internal 'shells', and the nautilis, which has a very elaborate external shell. They are related to molluscs (snails, etc)