UPY 2025

UPY  British Waters Macro - Commended
'Disco on the dance floor'
Tony Reed

I happened to stumble upon this Disco Doris at the end of my dive in 2 meters of water! Just off the shore at Drawna Rocks (Porthkerris), there are a few big rocks on the left side of the beach. My camera was already clipped up. I was messing around and I inverted myself, stuck my head on the floor to look under the over hang and spotted the little orange bundle of joy trekking across the large rock! This is the first time I had seen one moving and it was moving fast. I unclipped and just started snapping! It had moved about 2 meters in about 15 to 20 minutes and made its way across 2 lots of star ascidians which looked a really nice contrast! Difficult in the circumstances!

Judge's comment: What a feast of colour. This bright orange sea slug looks spectacular as it waltzes across its neon dance floor. Also great to see a compact camera shot being awarded in the open categories, showing it is not the camera, but what you do with it that matters!
Alex Mustard