Nudibranch, Clan Ranald, Troubridge Point

Well it seems that unless you can eat it no one bothers to give anything a common name so Ceratosoma amoena will have to do.

This shot is a classic example of having the wrong gear and making the best of it. All set up for wide angle, I came across this wonderful little guy no more that 15mm long. Removing the wide lens did not help as I simply could not get close enough.

Ok, time to compromise. Super-macro mode on the C5060 shuts down the flash system but at least allows me to get close enough. So now I am close enough but it is 20m down with no source of light! Using my largest aperture and the slowest shutter speed I could manage resulted in this 'not too bad' shot. Just imagine what the colours must have really been like. Oh, well... next time

Until the next post, take care out there and keep diving ( if that's what you do! ) ...Robert

Photo: Robert Rath C5060 1/8s at f/3.5 ISO100 Lens Internal Super-Macro Natural Light