UPY 2025

UPY 2019 British Waters Compact - Commended
'Beacon Cove Cuttlefish'
Guy Mitchell

This shot was taken during a night dive at Beacon Cove in Torquay. I was diving at night in the hope of trying to get some photos of squid and the tiny cuttlefish which had been around at the time. I was amazed to see how much they had grown from the previous dive only a week or so before. Subjects tend to much more approachable in the dark so I was able to get pretty close as we observed each other and I ended up getting quite a few really nice photos. Nice to see a lot of eggs and young cuttlefish this year as the adult population was definitely lower than the previous years. Hopefully next year things will see an improvement for the species

Judge's comment: An enigmatic subject simply lit on a complimentary background lifted by an elegant pose. What’s not to like?
Peter Rowlands