4th Place Portrait

Gabriel Jensen

"Everything is A-OK"

The Story: 

Summer brings calm seas to South Florida where a dedicated community of shore divers heads out nearly every day to survey for cool critters. I was signaled over by my friends, Dewalt and Evelyn who had spotted this lizardfish grappling with a challenge, its eyes perhaps larger than its mouth. The comically calm doctorfish steals the spotlight, displaying a remarkable defense mechanism with splayed pectoral and dorsal spines. Typically, in these images, the lizardfish is the star of the show, but in this case, I rotated the image to emphasize the doctorfish's stoic demeanor, reminiscent of the 'everything is fine' meme.

Location: 

Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Pier, Florida, USA

Equipment Used: 

• Camera: Sony A6500
• Housing: Nauticam Sony A6500 Housing
• Lens: Sony 90mm Macro Lens
• Lights/Strobes: Dual Backscatter MF-2 Strobe

Camera Settings: 

• Aperture: F13
• Shutter Speed: 1/80 sec
• ISO: 200

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