Macro Nudibranchs

Nudibranchs · 08:25 PM

Here are some nudibranchs I had a chance to photograph recently

erkie · 03-03-2011, 09:01 PM

STUNNING !

Eric

RonakG · 03-03-2011, 09:22 PM

Too good.

camo · 03-04-2011, 02:53 AM

Very interesting. What are they? Google time.

RobG · 03-04-2011, 03:25 AM - **1 Like**

Cool! I suppose you collected them and put them in a tank on a piece of glass? Very nice! For those who were wondering, nudibranchs are sea slugs which have bare gills - the feathery appendages you can see in the photos. The name refers to the uncovered (nude) gills (branches). They come in all sorts of amazing shapes and sizes. One of the jewels of coral reefs!

**dcmsox2004** · 03-04-2011, 06:30 AM

fascinating subject, superb shots... great color, detail, and the dof used is perfect... dave m

daacon · 03-04-2011, 06:56 AM

Nice shots and thanks for the explanation (as I had no idea).

slowpez · 03-04-2011, 08:41 AM

Absolutely stunning photos. Thanks so much for showing them to us. And thanks to Rob for explaining them to us.

Frogfish · 03-04-2011, 09:50 AM

Very nice shots Tim ! Where did you shoot them ?

I do (used to - not so much of late) a lot of diving around Thailand / Borneo / Indonesia and you see a lot of these beautiful (and often toxic) creatures.

EDIT. On 2nd thoughts I think Rob is right - the reflections give these away. You have them in a tank right ?

Pauld · 03-04-2011, 10:19 AM

Those are awesome! The colors are absolutely stunning. The pink one if photo 3 looks good enough to eat but I'm sure that wouldn't be a good thing. Well done.

RobG · 03-05-2011, 02:53 AM

Originally posted by slowpez

Absolutely stunning photos. Thanks so much for showing them to us. And thanks to Rob for explaining them to us.

Welcome! I've seen one when diving but alas, my photo was awful (underwater photography is really hard). However, one of the guys I work with has some excellent photos of nudibranchs in the wild including something called a "spanish dancer" because it swims upward by swirling its sides like a spnish dancer swirls her dress.

Frogfish · 03-05-2011, 03:14 AM

Timothy - hope you don't mind me putting these in here ? If you do I'll take them down - no problem !

This is the one Rob. I also have a video fo her 'dancing' ... amazing. The Spanish Dancer shot was taken off the coast of Borneo. The others from all over S.E. Asia - can't remember where !

Nowhere near as good as Timothy's but it's tough at 25M with a strong current . *that's my excuse* !

RobG · 03-05-2011, 03:32 AM

Originally posted by Frogfish

Timothy - hope you don't mind me putting these in here ? If you do I'll take them down - no problem !

This is the one Rob. I also have a video fo her 'dancing' ... amazing. The Spanish Dancer shot was taken off the coast of Borneo. The others from all over S.E. Asia - can't remember where !

Nowhere near as good as Timothy's but it's tough at 25M with a strong current . *that's my excuse* !

Great macro shots! You must have had a nice strobe system to get the depth of field and even lighting. I've only got a few snapshots I've taken while diving or snorkeling. Nothing like these!

Frogfish · 03-05-2011, 03:39 AM

Originally posted by RobG

Great macro shots! You must have had a nice strobe system to get the depth of field and even lighting. I've only got a few snapshots I've taken while diving or snorkeling. Nothing like these!

Maybe you won't believe me Rob but all my thousands of diving shots were all taken with an Olympus 3040 (3 mp) in a housing and using either the in-camera flash or a powerful torch !! That was a great little camera.

Timtast1c · 03-05-2011, 05:15 PM

Awesome shots frogfish!

The more nudis the better! I would love to take my camera underwater some day.

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03-05-2011, 03:14 AM	#12
Frogfish Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Shanghai Posts: 4,490	Spanish Dancer etc. Timothy - hope you don't mind me putting these in here ? If you do I'll take them down - no problem ! This is the one Rob. I also have a video fo her 'dancing' ... amazing. The Spanish Dancer shot was taken off the coast of Borneo. The others from all over S.E. Asia - can't remember where ! Nowhere near as good as Timothy's but it's tough at 25M with a strong current . that's my excuse !

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erkie Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Missouri Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 407	STUNNING ! Eric

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RonakG Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bay Area, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 603	Too good.

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camo Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 224	Very interesting. What are they? Google time.

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RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,887	Cool! I suppose you collected them and put them in a tank on a piece of glass? Very nice! For those who were wondering, nudibranchs are sea slugs which have bare gills - the feathery appendages you can see in the photos. The name refers to the uncovered (nude) gills (branches). They come in all sorts of amazing shapes and sizes. One of the jewels of coral reefs!

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dcmsox2004 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: rhode island Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,522	fascinating subject, superb shots... great color, detail, and the dof used is perfect... dave m

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daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Nice shots and thanks for the explanation (as I had no idea).

03-04-2011, 08:41 AM	#8
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,462	Absolutely stunning photos. Thanks so much for showing them to us. And thanks to Rob for explaining them to us.

03-04-2011, 09:50 AM	#9
Frogfish Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Shanghai Posts: 4,490	Very nice shots Tim ! Where did you shoot them ? I do (used to - not so much of late) a lot of diving around Thailand / Borneo / Indonesia and you see a lot of these beautiful (and often toxic) creatures. EDIT. On 2nd thoughts I think Rob is right - the reflections give these away. You have them in a tank right ?

03-04-2011, 10:19 AM	#10
Pauld Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Calgary, Alberta Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 507	Those are awesome! The colors are absolutely stunning. The pink one if photo 3 looks good enough to eat but I'm sure that wouldn't be a good thing. Well done.

03-05-2011, 02:53 AM	#11
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,887	Originally posted by slowpez Absolutely stunning photos. Thanks so much for showing them to us. And thanks to Rob for explaining them to us. Welcome! I've seen one when diving but alas, my photo was awful (underwater photography is really hard). However, one of the guys I work with has some excellent photos of nudibranchs in the wild including something called a "spanish dancer" because it swims upward by swirling its sides like a spnish dancer swirls her dress.

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03-05-2011, 03:32 AM	#13
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,887	Originally posted by Frogfish Timothy - hope you don't mind me putting these in here ? If you do I'll take them down - no problem ! This is the one Rob. I also have a video fo her 'dancing' ... amazing. The Spanish Dancer shot was taken off the coast of Borneo. The others from all over S.E. Asia - can't remember where ! Nowhere near as good as Timothy's but it's tough at 25M with a strong current . that's my excuse ! Great macro shots! You must have had a nice strobe system to get the depth of field and even lighting. I've only got a few snapshots I've taken while diving or snorkeling. Nothing like these!

03-05-2011, 03:39 AM	#14
Frogfish Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Shanghai Posts: 4,490	Originally posted by RobG Great macro shots! You must have had a nice strobe system to get the depth of field and even lighting. I've only got a few snapshots I've taken while diving or snorkeling. Nothing like these! Maybe you won't believe me Rob but all my thousands of diving shots were all taken with an Olympus 3040 (3 mp) in a housing and using either the in-camera flash or a powerful torch !! That was a great little camera.

03-05-2011, 05:15 PM	#15
Timtast1c Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 330 Original Poster	Awesome shots frogfish! The more nudis the better! I would love to take my camera underwater some day.