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

1 thought on “Nudibranch, Clan Ranald, Troubridge Point”

  1. What a cutie.

    (The nudibranch isn’t bad either.)

    Seriously though, wonderful shot in spite of wrong set-up!

    Another typical Robert scenario, making fabulous out of ordinary.

    SC xo

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