With my extreme wide angle lens, I wasn’t able to get any true close ups of fish, although I’ve always liked the landscape-y wildlife shots better anyway, even underwater. This one was taken at the Hol Chan Marine Reserve in Belize, a beautiful place full of spectacular coral gardens. One small fish that kept allowing me a close approach on my free dives was the bluehead wrasse. At only about 4 inches in length, they pack a lot of color into such a small body. Interesting fact about the bluehead wrasse is that females can change sex later in life and become males. As for all those other fish in the background, they are blue-striped grunts. There’s also a little yellowtail damselfish swimming out of frame to the lower right in the shadows. Sony RX100V in a Fantasea housing, 8.8mm (24mm full frame equivalent) with wide angle wet lens, ISO 125, f/4 at 1/320th of a second
Sure hoping you come down to the Gulf with that special underwater camera of yours and capture some of our beauties. The colors of the tropical fish are mind boggling.
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With my extreme wide angle lens, I wasn’t able to get any true close ups of fish, although I’ve always liked the landscape-y wildlife shots better anyway, even underwater. This one was taken at the Hol Chan Marine Reserve in Belize, a beautiful place full of spectacular coral gardens. One small fish that kept allowing me a close approach on my free dives was the bluehead wrasse. At only about 4 inches in length, they pack a lot of color into such a small body. Interesting fact about the bluehead wrasse is that females can change sex later in life and become males. As for all those other fish in the background, they are blue-striped grunts. There’s also a little yellowtail damselfish swimming out of frame to the lower right in the shadows.
That bluehead wrasse certainly stands out. Thanks for also pointing out the yellow-tail damselfish.
Sure hoping you come down to the Gulf with that special underwater camera of yours and capture some of our beauties. The colors of the tropical fish are mind boggling.
More east coast than west though. No natural reefs in the Gulf. Although I do want to photograph the mantatees up in Crystal River.
Beautiful
Such color all around & U made a friend
Listen to Mom we have much to offer in South West Florida
—– At certain depths
—– Water obscures and muffles
—– Confuses distracts with colour
—– And tells us this world
—– Is no longer ours .