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UPY 2026 British Waters Wide Angle - Commended
'Reaching out'
Dan Bolt
These large urchins are very common on many dive sites around the UK, and I wanted to show them in a different light to how we usually see them, as sedentary animals. Using just a standard diver's torch for illumination, it took a good deal of patience, trial and error to eventually hit upon the correct technique to capture this sort of image. Given the low numbers of photos one can take on a dive, and the even lower 'hit rate' of long exposure photography I am very pleased to have this one awarded.
Judge's comment: A highly original interpretation of the humble sea urchin and the movement of its exploratory tube feet during this half second exposure.
Alex Mustard
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