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Peter Stubley | all galleries >> Underwater >> Misool, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, 2019. > Dance of the bait ball.
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17-Apr-2019

Dance of the bait ball.

The snappers (in the bottom right) want to eat the smaller fish, so the bait ball and the school of snappers just continually circle each other. Because the bait fish are close together, the predators cannot pick out a single one to grab. Occasionally, one or more of the snappers will blow through the ball, trying to open it up and separate a few.

Nikon D810
1/250s f/10.0 at 16.0mm iso800 full exif

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danad14-May-2019 08:18
Superb shot ! V.
regi olbrechts14-May-2019 05:58
Excellent 'deep and wide/spacy' feel here Peter! Big V.
Liz Bickel14-May-2019 03:33
What a great underwater shot. I've often seen bail balls from the surface, but this image really puts things into perspective. I'm impressed.
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