UPY 2018 British Waters Macro - Commended
Cathy Lewis
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UPY 2018 British Waters Macro - Commended
'Blenny and brittlestars'
Cathy Lewis
Just off the shore in Loch Carron is a spectacular bed of brittlestars, a writhing mass of millions of fragile, snaking arms in astonishingly vibrant colours. The bed is quite dense in places, with dozens of brittlestars stacked one on top of the other like a giant echinoderm duvet. It makes an excellent habitat for other sea creatures and I enjoyed spotting crustaceans and fish hiding amongst them, including this Yarrell’s blenny, easily distinguished by the comical quiff over its head.
Judge's comment: Ah, Loch Carron, Scotland. Surely Britain's Port Hardy with its profuse covering of healthy life and this shot captures that density, colour and character so well.
Peter Rowlands
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