Swimming Flatworm

I swear upon my housing and strobes that I did not lift up this flatworm, it swam up on its own - as they are prone to do:

This is ISO100 F16 @ 1/160th 128mm

Cheers

James

I swear upon my housing and strobes that I did not lift up this flatworm, it swam up on its own - as they are prone to do

And Santa Clause lives next door to the Tooth Fairy !!!

Superb Photo James .. so pin sharp in all the right places .. i wondered at first if I would prefer it with a darkened background .. a bit of the old "Burn" but after a second look decided I love it just how it is ....

.. I once heard that all Flat worms go swimming when you fan your fins at them ... thats not touching so it's ok !

Wow! Cool shot. I've seen some video of them swimming and they look cool.

I swear upon my housing and strobes that I did not lift up this flatworm, it swam up on its own - as they are prone to do:

 

 

This is ISO100 F16 @ 1/160th 128mm

 

Cheers

James

Hi James

The level of difficulty in taking this kind of shot is way up there. And you made it look so easy.

Thank you for sharing.

Cheers

Jeff

Yeh come on you did not pick it up but the swirl of your fin/hand got it going.

Nice one.

The current at the dive site was ripping - ask Matt or Herb. That was all it took to get the flatworms to swim - there were many there - it was a great spot!

Thanks for the kudos guys.

Cheers

James

Very pretty James; should make a nice print.

While you were lifting it up you should have stuck it on some white plastic.

Nice shapes and shadows. I am not normally a fan of black backgrounds, but I think that this guy would look great on one.

Alex

Thanks guys.

I'm amazed at how they can swim in stout current.

I agree that the white fringe on the worm would make this one look great w/ a black background.

For Bruce's benefit - this one was shot w/ the 70-200 Tamron as well. I had a pretty long working distance and the worm kept swimming inside it, so I'd have to back up.

Cheers

James

Great stuff.

I've tried this here in Hawaii and end up just getting a bunch of blurry shots and using up all my air..

Again great job, gives me something to strive for.

Thanks for posting it.

ed

James ... gorgeous ...

I was wondering if you wouldn't mind sharing some technique.

To get a shot like this, do you steady the camera in anticipation of where it is going and let it come to you? Or do you follow it around a lot and shoot a ton of frames? Or both?

Hi Jeremy,

I use my Canon in Autofocus, with the focus on the * button.

I followed the worm around using my Canon's autofocus, then when it gets in focus, I let go of the * button. Then I use eyeball to take the shot when the focus looks right (on the front).

Cheers

James