Okay, okay, so Chris Newbert thought of this first. When parrotfish sleep at night, they often secrete a mucous cocoon to protect themselves from small beasties. When they are thus protected and tucked up under a rock somewhere, they don't seem to react much to divers. A photographer can shine two bright modeling lights on them from a few inches away, take his time getting focused, bang off three or four pictures, and swim away, and the fish is none the wiser, except for possibly some strange dreams.

Nikon F4, 200mm Nikkor f/4 Macro lens, Aquatica Housing, 2 Ikelite AI/n strobes, f/22, Kodak Royal Gold 100.

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