Honorable Mention, Compact Marine Life Behavior

Michal Ross

"Two Spot Octopus Guarding Eggs"  Shot at Catalina Island, USA with Olympus TG-2

The story:  I found this octopus while freediving at night. I continued to watch her for the next couple of weeks as the eggs hatched and the octopus eventually died. 

Location:  Toyon Bay, Catalina Island, California, USA

Camera:  Olympus TG-2, no strobe

Settings:  f8, 1/160, ISO 100

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