Pygmy seahorse (hippocampus bargibanti)

So, here is the picture for the weekend. A tiny little pygmy seahorse, which we found diving in the Philippines at about  30m (100ft.) depth.

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What’s interesting about this shot? You might have noticed the bright spots highlighting the coral in the background, which provides the picture with a special look, rarely seen on ‘regular’ pygmy pictures. How it was done? Quite simple: I detached my second flash from the camera, put it into slave-mode and Ylfa was positioning it top right behind the coral. It took three shots to get the positioning right.

 

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