UPY 2018 Compact - Highly Commended
Ipah UiD
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UPY 2018 Compact - Highly Commended
'Crop Circle'
Ipah UiD
I was still a newbie when I took this photo. At that time the hype was the emperor shrimp on sea cucumber or any moving nudibranch. When my guide Jandri showed me the nudibranch it never occurred to me there would be a tiny shrimp on a nudi the size of your palm. I was more surprised when there was about 5 of them it. What caught my attention was the circle of sand stuck on the Pleurobranchidae nudibranch . It was a shape of a crop circle ! I waited about 15 minutes for the emperor shrimp to position itself on the nudi and quickly took the shot I wanted. Patience was indeed required since it is so small.
Judge's comment: It takes a great eye to see shots with extreme macro and subtle lighting and exposure has highlighted the subject yet left a hint of background.
Peter Rowlands
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