Living on a Gorgonian

A selection of Gorgonian life taken over the last months, from the cute sea horses of the Indo-Pacific to the carnivorous creatures of the Mediterranean.

All your comments and suggestions are welcome.

Enjoy,

Sven.

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Hippocampus bargibanti, 2!, Indo-Pacific, Wakatobi

Hippocampus bargibanti, Indo-Pacific, Wakatobi

Hippocampus denise, Indo-Pacific, Wakatobi

Hippocampus denise, Indo-Pacific, Wakatobi

Neosimnia spelta on Eucinella singularis , Mediterranean, Algeria

Tritonia nilsodhneri on Eucinella singularis , Mediterranean, Algeria

Curling like a spaghetti around the stem of the Gorgonian,

Tritonia nilsodhneri on Eucinella singularis , Mediterranean, Algeria

Carnivoreous nudi, with branchies matching the coral's polyps.

Tritonia nilsodhneri on Eucinella singularis , Mediterranean, Algeria

Marionia blainvillae on Leptogorgia sarmentosa , Mediterranean, Algeria

Life on a gorgonian seems rather high-stress, don't you think?

Fantastic macro images!!!!

Really interesting series. With a couple of wide angles would form the basis of an interesting article.

Alex

Always amazes me the diversity of creatures if you take the time to stop and look for them.

That's a nice composition and great photos.

Thanks for the comments.

In addition to the macros posted before, I have some wide-angles (thanks for the tip Alex). It is indeed nice to have not only the macro's but also an idea of the environment.

White gorgonian in the Mediterranean

Purple gorgonian in the Mediterranean

Purple gorgonian in the Mediterranean. This gorgonian species needs less light, this series was in a cavern.

Mediterranean, Neosimnia on yellow gorgonian.

On this Gorgonian you can find a tritonia, tritonia eggs and a Mediterranean sea plume (crinoid). It was shot in a swollen sea with low visibility at 24m depth.

A fan in the Indo-Pacific, a shelter for a diversity of fish.

Hey Sven,

Great pictures thanks for showing them to us!

It always amazes me how much you see whaen you look at a small area closely as opposed to a large area! Your pictures have inspired me to put my macro lenses back on!

Thanks again

Adam

I love the second pgymy seahorse photo in your first series, it looks great!

Richard.

I'm with Richard. They are all good, and the second Hippo is special! Thanks Sven

Steve