It was a very good day!!!! More later... Been busy for several days now and pulled a double today, it's after midnight and I have to get up at 6 for tomorrow's charter.
This critter is a Bigfin Squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana). It's the first one I've ever seen. They've been showing up on the manta dive from time to time, and this time I saw it and had a camera in hand... keep an eye on the blog for more on these critters.
Aloha,
Steve
2 comments:
Hi Steve,
Did you use the close up inon lenses for this photo, just zoom in, or is it cropped. Great shot, thanks for sharing it.
Hi Tom,
I cropped off the top 20% or so because there were some fins in it and the squid was low in the frame. The shot was just with the camera and housing, no additional lenses. I probably was zoomed in enough that the camera said the minimum focus distance was about 10-11 inches and I probably was 15-18 inches from the squid... gotta say probably because I took a lot of shots quickly.
The closeup lenses pretty much require an immobile subject, at least with my current level of ability. I generally don't take add on lenses or strobes on any charter I'm leading a dive, too much to carry around.
Steve
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