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Pipefish, Wreck of the Ann, Russell Islands.  On the last dive of the trip, it just wasn't happening.  The Branching anemone with the popcorn shrimp had sucked itself down into the hold, and the mantis shrimp was nowhere to be found.  I had a deep suspicion that the fluorescence of the tube anemone would be overwhelmed by the strobe.  There were a lot of pipefish on the deck of the Ann, though.

Nikon F4, 200mm f/4 AF Micro-Nikkor, Aquatica Housing, 2 Ikelite 200 strobes, f/32, Kodak Royal Gold 100.

 

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