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25-NOV-2005 redbull99

Zooanthids *

Canon EOS 5D ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
1/25s f/11.0 at 100.0mm iso1600 hide exif
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Date/Time25-Nov-2005 15:11:17
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 5D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length100 mm
Exposure Time1/25 sec
Aperturef/11
ISO Equivalent1600
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modepartial (6)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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ctfchallenge27-Nov-2005 10:20
This is so pleasing to the eye with all the muted colors of pink and blue. It would be really cool to see these glowing in the dark. Learned a lot about Zooanthids! Thanks Steve for the lesson. jano
ctfchallenge27-Nov-2005 05:55
Steve,
Maybe this is the cure I need for my muscular disease! Bahaha..if not a cure, it would surely make the pain go away! hehehe ~Britt
Brent 27-Nov-2005 00:52
Very cool colorful shot, nice work.
Guest 26-Nov-2005 17:40
Britt - you certainly wouldn't want to eat these, they contain a toxin callen Palytoxin which affects the nervous and muscular system. It is one of the most powerful toxins known to man and there is no antitoxin. I know of one person who was splitting them in a bucket, while his back was turned his dog stuck his nose in the bucket (as they do). Twelve hours later the dog died.
Cat - I'll try and get a night shot, but as you can see from the exif data, even this shot with the lights on was pushing it.
alexoki - I am hoping to go to the red sea next year and do some diving on the reefs. I can't wait to see these great creatures in their natural environment.
Thanks for the comments. - Steve
ctfchallenge26-Nov-2005 10:59
Cool shot, I have seen these scuba diving and you have captured the colours well-alexoki
Cat 26-Nov-2005 02:46
Neat.!!.. They glow in the dark?!? Can you take of shot of that, would be interesting to look at .. -Cat
ctfchallenge26-Nov-2005 02:23
Darn, I was hoping they were like squid, something I could eat. Very pretty! ~Britt
Guest 26-Nov-2005 00:29
Thanks for the comments everyone. Just to confirm these are Zooanthids, which are corals and each polyp is an individual animal. They grow in these large mats, propagating my dividing and creating 2 new polyps. This shot was taken in my tropical marine tank, where these are spreading like weeds. They absorb UV light which makes them glow after dark... very cool animals. - Nature lesson over... - Steve
Rod 26-Nov-2005 00:00
RK, I think the title Zooanthids may be a clue as to wot they is:-) Lovely arn't they.
ctfchallenge25-Nov-2005 22:05
Wow, talk about filling the frame. Like the colors and patterns here. What is it?
- RK
ctfchallenge25-Nov-2005 20:13
Way cool... not plant, creature, right? My guess is that this is in an aquarium somewhere. I just love the colors and design of these dudes all clumped together.
ctfchallenge25-Nov-2005 18:58
cool plant, great colors.....Yvonne
aam1234 25-Nov-2005 15:41
Very nice Steve, like it.