1st Place Nudibranch

Peter Pogany

"After the Wedding"

The Story: 

In the past two years I dove in Anilao on three separate occasions. We encountered this species on our first tour and were delighted to find that they were mating. My two diving buddies busied themselves with the nudibranchs, and by the time it was my turn I had no air left. I hardly hoped to get a second chance to observe this special event. But on our third tour I cought them "in flagranti". 

Location: 

Anilao, Batangas, Philippines

Equipment Used: 

• Camera: Sony A7R IV
• Housing: Nauticam A7R IV Housing
• Lens: Sony FE 90mm f2.8 Macro Lens
• Lights/Strobes: Backscatter Mini Flash 2 with Backscatter Optical Snoot

Camera Settings: 

• Aperture: F18
• Shutter Speed: 1/200 sec
• ISO: 200

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