Shaun the Sheep nudi

One from Tulamben, the ever cute Shaun the Sheep nudibranch (Costasiella kuroshimae)

Shaun the sheep nudibranch by Mike, on Flickr

Sony A1, 90mm, SMC-1 and retra snoot

Mike

I just love this. I'm a nudibranch fan anyway so you had me with "nudi" but this looks too cute to be real (even though I know it is). How big is it in real life?

Super pic, Mike. Were you using a 45-degree finder or was Shaun helpfully higher than you?

3 hours ago, MTH said:

I just love this. I'm a nudibranch fan anyway so you had me with "nudi" but this looks too cute to be real (even though I know it is). How big is it in real life?

Thanks for the comment, this was the largest one I saw, probably about 5-6mm. There was a tiny yellow one next to him / her on the same leaf that can't have been more than 2mm, if that

2 hours ago, TimG said:

Super pic, Mike. Were you using a 45-degree finder or was Shaun helpfully higher than you?

Cheers Tim, I always use a 45 degree finder but as they live on a leaf (or at least that where we were finding them) he was also higher up.

Are you still in Poynton and are you watching the game anywhere tomorrow?

Mike 

1 hour ago, pooley said:

Thanks for the comment, this was the largest one I saw, probably about 5-6mm. There was a tiny yellow one next to him / her on the same leaf that can't have been more than 2mm, if that

 

Cheers Tim, I always use a 45 degree finder but as they live on a leaf (or at least that where we were finding them) he was also higher up.

Are you still in Poynton and are you watching the game anywhere tomorrow?

Mike 

 

Thanks, Mike. It’s a super shot. 

Son lives in Poynton. I’m in Amsterdam. Happily you can get a subscription here to watch all the EPL games for €11.99 a month. So will be watching at home. One down, two to go.  I will be in Poynton though for the Big Ears final. 
 

(with apologies to fellow WP members who don’t follow English football/soccer)

26 minutes ago, TimG said:

Thanks, Mike. It’s a super shot. 

Son lives in Poynton. I’m in Amsterdam. Happily you can get a subscription here to watch all the EPL games for €11.99 a month. So will be watching at home. One down, two to go.  I will be in Poynton though for the Big Ears final. 
 

(with apologies to fellow WP members who don’t follow English football/soccer)

No worries Tim, I thought you were in the UK, was going to buy you a beer and see if you wanted to watch the game tomorrow. 

Wetpixelers - as you were, my apologies for talking footy