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BSoUP's Theme Portfolio Competition 2006
Third - Anthony Holley
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1st
Alex Mustard
2nd Jane Morgan
3rd Anthony Holley
4th Pedro Vieyra
5th Annette Price
6th Martha Tressler |
Cuddles
by Anthony Holley
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Cuddles
by
Anthony Holley |
Finding
and photographing nudibranchs is my main interest when diving
these days, but these pictures are spread over eleven years
of extensive diving throughout Indonesia. All were taken with
a Nikon F90 or F90X in a Subal housing with flash, generally
with the Nikon 105 mm macro lens, 1/125th or 1/250th at f16
to f32.
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1.
Risbecia tryoni, not mating, just getting to know each
other. Nudi Falls in the Lembeh Straits was one of my favourite
sites from KBR as there were always lots of nudibranchs about
and new species appeared on every dive. Taken with a ring flash,
March 2004. |
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2.
Hypselodoris apolegma, previously known as Hypselodoris
bullocki, again just cuddling. This was my first outing
with a housed SLR, appreciating the greater flexibility for
photographing small critters after my old Nikonos V with extension
ring, hence fixed at 1:1 only. Ambon, with SB25 flash in Subal
housing, October 1994. |
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3.
Chromodoris kuniei. When we first spotted this pair they
were facing the same way but on the move. Waiting around was
worth it when one turned and started heading to line up right
sides together to mate. Alor, ring flash, May 2005. |
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4.
Roboastra gracilis. Nudibranchs are hermaphrodites, meaning
they possess both male and female sex organs, and they exchange
sperm through a common aperture on their right side. This pair
have particularly florid and pointed such appendages. Wakatobi,
SB25, August 2001. |
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5.
Nembrotha rutilans. After a couple of weeks of great
nudibranch hunting with the 105 mm lens I had changed to the
28 - 70 mm to get some larger creatures but still the little
critters appeared so I used the external Nexus wet lens to get
a decent image size, which didn't need much cropping to fit
in with the rest of the portfolio. Gili Banta, NW of Komodo,
SB25, May 2005. |
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6.
Roboastra luteolineata. Sangeang volcano, NW of Komodo,
has an amazing shallow wall above a sandy ledge and they were
both covered in nudibranchs. I found over thirty species in
one dive. SB25, March 2000. |
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