Hermissenda crassicornis

Hello,

Hermissenda crassicornis taken at Santa Rosa Island, CA. Fuji S2 Pro with Ike (aluminum back) Housing with 60mm lens/close-up diopter and single DS-125 strobe. F27 at 1/90 and TTL.

Thanks for any comments,

John

Hi John,

All this is certainly IMHO

I think the shot is great but I think it could be even better is you tried to shoot at less of a downward angle. If this was possible is another story as I certainly have plenty of shots where I had the composition in mind but, it just was not attainable.

Todd,

Thanks for the comments.

This was actually shot at an upward angle. That is why the posterior aspect of the Nudi isn't visible. But I agree - more of an upward angle would have been better. Wasn't possible in this case. I've always refrained from "repositioning" the little things even though always tempted. Being blinded by strobes is bad enough.

I actually found a fairly small area where about 10 of these were congragated. The area was pretty flat - it's nice to find them perched on some ledge though.

Thanks again,

John

Wow! That is just gorgeous. I especially love the hint of blue drawing the eye toward the subject in an otherwise warm image. And the composition, while abstract, is excellent.