Pygmy Seahorse

stuny · 05/14/08, 02:58 PM

In my post yesterday in the People section, called, “Mermaid Ascending” (http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-...ascending.html) I showed you Barbara while we were SCUBA diving off Malaysian Borneo. This photo is kind of the opposite of that one. The pygmy seahorse shown here is about 6MM long, and quite big for his species. Experienced “macro” divers suggest carrying a magnifying glass to be able to see the normal sized ones. A few days earlier I was never able to see a smaller one, partly due to its size, and partly due to its camouflage. I’ll continue showing you more dive photos, frequently strange and wonderful creatures. Later on, I’ll post some animal photos from the rainforest.

roguewave · 05/14/08, 03:37 PM

Stu, great resiluts from your underwater kit. These are my kind of colors and light.

michali · 05/14/08, 06:12 PM

Stuart- Quite amazing, beautiful colours! What kit did you use here.?
Thanks,
MIKE

stuny · 05/14/08, 08:57 PM

Ben - Thank you.

Mike - Thank you. The set-up was the Panasonic version of the C-Lux in a Panasonic enclosure good to 40 meters, mounted on a base with an extension and arm for a flash. The flash was on Inon 2000, firing slaved off the camera's built in flash via an optical cable.

eckart · 05/14/08, 09:06 PM

Amazing, Stuart.
So it is a cropped picture?
Cheers,
Eckart

DES · 05/15/08, 02:13 AM

Stuart...R E S P E C T and all that... First class.

echorec · 05/15/08, 02:52 AM

Excellent. Lovely colours and details.

TONTONTINTIN.123 · 05/15/08, 05:46 AM

Stuart, I agree with everyone above. Just add excellent composition.

azzo · 05/15/08, 08:06 AM

Stuart,

I agree with all that's been said....Wonderful capture and awesome colours.

stuny · 05/15/08, 01:47 PM

Eckart - Thank you, and yes, it is cropped quite a bit.

DES, Gunnar, Martin & Ivan - Thank you.

psquared · 05/15/08, 06:26 PM

Stuart,

Magnificent! At first I thought that the red spots on the seahorse were strange, because if it didn't have them, it would have been perfectly camouflaged. But I see that one of the "branches" in the background also had red spots. I guess the seahorse was just on a wrong branch.

Peter

stuny · 05/15/08, 08:48 PM

Peter -

Thank you. Every other pygmy seahorse environment I've ever seen had more red on the sea fan nodules, and between the camo, the venue and the size, the creature is normally most difficult to see.

wls.shanghai · 05/15/08, 10:04 PM

Stuart

good image!

....can't believe, the pygmy seahorse is only 6mm "big"

wls

stuny · 05/16/08, 01:14 AM

Werner -

Thank you, and at 6mm it is larger than average!

robert_parker · 05/16/08, 02:13 AM

An unusual image, difficult to obtain and beautifulloy executed

stuny · 05/16/08, 02:48 PM

Robert -

Thank you.

05/14/08, 03:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
roguewave Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 01/13/08 Location: NYC Posts: 4,877	Re: Pygmy Seahorse Stu, great resiluts from your underwater kit. These are my kind of colors and light. __________________ Ben ~~~~ _/) ~~~ Roguewave @ LFI Gallery

05/14/08, 06:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
michali Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 12/29/07 Location: South Africa & France Posts: 819	Re: Pygmy Seahorse Stuart- Quite amazing, beautiful colours! What kit did you use here.? Thanks, MIKE

05/14/08, 08:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
stuny Moderator Join Date: 11/08/04 Location: New York Posts: 19,155	Re: Pygmy Seahorse Ben - Thank you. Mike - Thank you. The set-up was the Panasonic version of the C-Lux in a Panasonic enclosure good to 40 meters, mounted on a base with an extension and arm for a flash. The flash was on Inon 2000, firing slaved off the camera's built in flash via an optical cable. __________________ Stuart www.barbara-and-stu.com

05/14/08, 09:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
eckart Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 02/24/06 Location: Berlin Posts: 2,672	AW: Pygmy Seahorse Amazing, Stuart. So it is a cropped picture? Cheers, Eckart

05/15/08, 02:13 AM	#6 (permalink)
DES Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 04/23/07 Location: North East Posts: 333	Re: Pygmy Seahorse Stuart...R E S P E C T and all that... First class.

05/15/08, 02:52 AM	#7 (permalink)
echorec Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 03/01/07 Location: Stockholm Posts: 2,061	Re: Pygmy Seahorse Excellent. Lovely colours and details. __________________ Gunnar

05/15/08, 05:46 AM	#8 (permalink)
TONTONTINTIN.123 Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 12/05/07 Location: Hesbaye/Haspengouw, Belgium Posts: 3,039	Re: Pygmy Seahorse Stuart, I agree with everyone above. Just add excellent composition. __________________ Martin Tonon

05/15/08, 08:06 AM	#9 (permalink)
azzo Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 09/10/06 Posts: 8,826	Re: Pygmy Seahorse Stuart, I agree with all that's been said....Wonderful capture and awesome colours. __________________ Regards, Ivan (Azzo) Azzopardi.

05/15/08, 01:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
stuny Moderator Join Date: 11/08/04 Location: New York Posts: 19,155	Re: Pygmy Seahorse Eckart - Thank you, and yes, it is cropped quite a bit. DES, Gunnar, Martin & Ivan - Thank you. __________________ Stuart www.barbara-and-stu.com

05/15/08, 06:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
psquared Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 02/02/06 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 986	Re: Pygmy Seahorse Stuart, Magnificent! At first I thought that the red spots on the seahorse were strange, because if it didn't have them, it would have been perfectly camouflaged. But I see that one of the "branches" in the background also had red spots. I guess the seahorse was just on a wrong branch. Peter __________________ Peter Pak Los Angeles Selection of My Photos

05/15/08, 08:48 PM	#12 (permalink)
stuny Moderator Join Date: 11/08/04 Location: New York Posts: 19,155	Re: Pygmy Seahorse Peter - Thank you. Every other pygmy seahorse environment I've ever seen had more red on the sea fan nodules, and between the camo, the venue and the size, the creature is normally most difficult to see. __________________ Stuart www.barbara-and-stu.com

05/15/08, 10:04 PM	#13 (permalink)
wls.shanghai Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 03/14/07 Posts: 716	AW: Pygmy Seahorse Stuart good image! ....can't believe, the pygmy seahorse is only 6mm "big" wls Last edited by wls.shanghai : 05/15/08 at 10:05 PM. Reason: t-e

05/16/08, 01:14 AM	#14 (permalink)
stuny Moderator Join Date: 11/08/04 Location: New York Posts: 19,155	Re: AW: Pygmy Seahorse Werner - Thank you, and at 6mm it is larger than average! __________________ Stuart www.barbara-and-stu.com

05/16/08, 02:13 AM	#15 (permalink)
robert_parker Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 10/04/02 Location: Burnham on Sea, Somerset Posts: 1,925	Re: Pygmy Seahorse An unusual image, difficult to obtain and beautifulloy executed __________________ Regards Robert Robert F Parker, Somerset, England

05/16/08, 02:48 PM	#16 (permalink)
stuny Moderator Join Date: 11/08/04 Location: New York Posts: 19,155	Re: Pygmy Seahorse Robert - Thank you. __________________ Stuart www.barbara-and-stu.com

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