This is from my very very early days of shooting underwater, and kinda embarasses me to look at it now :oops:, but I still have a small hankering to work out what it was.
One from ages ago... a lump of GBR life
Started by Craig Ruaux, Oct 07 2004 07:47 PM
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Craig Ruaux
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Posted 07 October 2004 - 07:47 PM
I've never had an identification of this mass of life. Shot on the northern Great Barrier Reef with an MX-10 using accessory macro lens + framer, so the mass is probably 5-6 cm (2 inches) across.
This is from my very very early days of shooting underwater, and kinda embarasses me to look at it now :oops:, but I still have a small hankering to work out what it was.
This is from my very very early days of shooting underwater, and kinda embarasses me to look at it now :oops:, but I still have a small hankering to work out what it was.
Why would I take a perfectly good camera underwater??
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Posted 07 October 2004 - 08:00 PM
It's bubble coral, Pleurogyra sinuosa, isn't it? Looks kinda naked without a bubble shrimp or an orangatan crab sitting on it.....
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Craig Ruaux
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Posted 07 October 2004 - 08:09 PM
I think you may be right Leslie. Sheesh, four years of wondering what it was, 13 minutes on Wetpixel, <Nextel chirp>DONE<Nextel chirp>.
Thanks Leslie.
BTW: Googlewhacking reveals that most people seem to spell the genus Plerogyra... I'm happy to be told otherwise, authoritatively
Thanks Leslie.
BTW: Googlewhacking reveals that most people seem to spell the genus Plerogyra... I'm happy to be told otherwise, authoritatively
Why would I take a perfectly good camera underwater??
D300, D200, D70, 12-24 f4 AFS DX, 60mm f2.8, 70-200 f2.8 AF-S VR, 105 f2.8 AF-S VR, Tokina Wunderlens.
Photo galleries @ Ruaux.net
D300, D200, D70, 12-24 f4 AFS DX, 60mm f2.8, 70-200 f2.8 AF-S VR, 105 f2.8 AF-S VR, Tokina Wunderlens.
Photo galleries @ Ruaux.net
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Leslie
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Posted 07 October 2004 - 08:12 PM
:oops: .... spelling has never been one of my strong points!
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Posted 07 October 2004 - 09:03 PM
Hi Craig,
Here's a larger Plerogyra or bubble coral:
I took this shot in Fiji during the Backscatter digital shootout. Bubble coral is a very popular specimen among reef aquarium enthusiasts. Unfortunately, it's very hard to propagate in captivity.
Cheers
James
Here's a larger Plerogyra or bubble coral:
I took this shot in Fiji during the Backscatter digital shootout. Bubble coral is a very popular specimen among reef aquarium enthusiasts. Unfortunately, it's very hard to propagate in captivity.
Cheers
James
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