Starry Eyes in Kin Bay – Ornate Ghost Pipefish Clip (Okinawa main island, Japan)

Hello all,
Well, I’ve been giving in to the times and working on vertical-format edits, even though I’m not really phone-oriented (I know, I know, O tempora, o mores! 😢).
I thought I’d share this one here, as I’m happy with the shots - the pipefish itself is about as vertical as they come, and it was cooperative enough to let me get close for some nice details.

I find the eyes, gills and tiny swimming fins rather fascinating.

For the boomers and purists in the back row, a more traditional and civilised UHD edit - horizontal like nature intended - is also viewable here 😁: https://youtu.be/za96mthi8xE

Gear-wise, this was shot on the ol' Lumix LX10 in 4K 30fps, with a Nauticam CMC-1 diopter, two Kraken Hydra 8000V2 lights and a Backscatter MW4300.

This was filmed last week at Kin Bay, on the Pacific side of Okinawa’s main island.

Cheers!
Ben

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by bghazzal