UPY 2025

UPY  British Waters Compact - Highly Commended
'Inquisitive nudi'
James Lynott

On what was one of my first dives with the Fantasea UCL-900f wet lens, this shot was taken back in April 2022 at Creagan bridge. The bridge crosses the narrows of upper Loch Creran so this site is best dived at slack water, although it can be a fun drift as well. It is a shallow site, max 6-7m deep but is a wonderful dive and in April/early May there are countless nudibranchs of multiple species to be found. A perfect dive to get to grips with the macro lens, and snooted strobe. While on the way back to the exit point I spotted this nudi reaching out from a kelp stipe and quickly snapped a few images before it decided to proceed on it’s way along the kelp.

Judge's comment: Very nice and classic image of a nudibranch in great light! It's so difficult to use a snoot on a moving object, even though it is not very fast. But the photographer did an excellent job!
Tobias Friedrich