2nd Place Nudibranch
Fredrik Ehrenström
“Polycera quadrilineata Posing”
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The Story: This image was taken in the early spring 2012 at 10 m depth in the algal belt surrounding the old ferry dock of Bremsnes in Norway. Spring time is nudibranch time along the coasts of Scandinavia. The one-year-old adults spawn and large amounts of fully grown adults (3-4 cm) can be seen on the leaves of Oar Weed (Laminaria digitata), together with their curtainlike eggmasses. Some individuals raise their bodies in search for something, maybe another nudibranch for mating? This behavior has been utilized to get an image with a clean composition.
Location: Bremsnes, Norway
Equipment Used: Nikon D200 Camera, Hugyfot Housing, Nikon 60mm Macro Lens, Dual Sea & Sea YS110a Strobes
Settings: F40, 1/80 sec, ISO 100
