Honorable Mention Compact Macro

Miguel Ramirez

"Into the flammes"

The Story: 

During a night dive on Reunion Island, I saw a huge Spanish dancer. And when I looked closer, I noticed that there was an emperor shrimp hidden in its gills!

I was happy because it's the first time I've seen this association on a dive on Reunion Island (rarer to see it than in Indonesia!).

I tried to put my camera at gill level to get the black background. The shrimp was just above her head, giving the impression that she was in the middle of flames!

Location: 

Reunion Island

Equipment Used: 

• Camera: Olympus TG-6 
• Housing: Nauticam Olympus TG6 Housing
• Lens: 
• Lights/Strobes: Inon Z330 Housing

Camera Settings: 

• Aperture: F14
• Shutter Speed: 1/60 sec
• ISO: 100

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