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Giant Pacific Octopus

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Octopus is quite shy, sleeping by day in a rocky den or crevice to hide from predators. By night, the octopus combs the seafloor seeking crabs, shrimp and other shellfish.

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Canon EOS 5D ,Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM
1/160s f/4.5 at 47.0mm iso1600 hide exif
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Date/Time24-Dec-2013 15:01:26
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 5D
Flash UsedYes
Focal Length47 mm
Exposure Time1/160 sec
Aperturef/4.5
ISO Equivalent1600
Exposure Bias0.00
White Balance0
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (1)
Focus Distance

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Buz Kiefer22-Aug-2016 16:59
Excellent position of all the arms and beautiful detail and spot on color. Vote.
James Clarke12-Jan-2015 12:50
Great portrait of the Octopus. BV
Chris Spracklen26-Nov-2014 00:05
Extraordinary sharpness, colour and detail, Simon. *V*
Yiannis Pavlis17-Nov-2014 14:14
A fascinating and wonderful composition V
Jeff Real15-Nov-2014 15:06
Amazing to see! ~V~
Alexander Kazakov14-Nov-2014 10:20
Just fantastic! V
Nestor Derkach11-Nov-2014 19:06
Excellent image Simon, love the coloring and detail.
Original eye popping .
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Stephanie10-Nov-2014 21:11
Gorgeous capture of this awake octopus! It appears to be "flexing" its muscles! V :)
Jim Coffman10-Nov-2014 13:40
Simply EXCELLENT!!!
Shmuel Halevi10-Nov-2014 07:15
Marvelous image!
Ceya09-Nov-2014 20:13
A fascinating shot of the giant Pacific octopus! Stunning colors and patterns!V
marie-jose wolff09-Nov-2014 10:34
great shot of this octopus! V
Hank Vander Velde08-Nov-2014 23:55
Excellent image in good light.
Richard Marcus08-Nov-2014 22:28
Amazing creature and an amazing image. Superb work, Simon. V
Karen Stuebing08-Nov-2014 22:06
Superb light, color and clarity in this capture of the octopus. V.
Colin Storey08-Nov-2014 19:43
Fantastic detailed portrait of this amazing creature of the night. v
Pieter Bos08-Nov-2014 19:37
Wonderful! ~V
Ken Chambers ARPS08-Nov-2014 19:32
Superb image Simon
MarcViskens08-Nov-2014 19:28
excellent work Simon
Peter Sussex08-Nov-2014 19:26
Excellent pose that let us see everything, fine work! V
waterfalls man08-Nov-2014 17:03
Great shot V!!
Walter Otto Koenig08-Nov-2014 15:21
Excellent clarity and detail. One of the best Octopus images I have seen. "V"
fdt08-Nov-2014 12:01
Magnifique.
Graeme08-Nov-2014 11:17
Cracking shot of its colours and details, Simon. BV
Helen Betts08-Nov-2014 10:28
Wow, what an amazing creature, and photographed to best advantage. Don't think I've ever seen such a reveasling pose for an octopus. V.
Range View 08-Nov-2014 07:55
This is a super sharp and detailed shot Simon. V.
David.
Guest 08-Nov-2014 06:44
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Ann Pettigrew08-Nov-2014 05:45
Wow! It is beautiful!