#plumose sea anemone

[boymanmaletheshequel]

Forbidden cauliflower

[calochortus]

Young Metridium senile by Alexander Semenov

[podartists]

The Plumose Anemone | The Aquarium: An Unveiling of the Wonders of the Deep Sea (1856) | Philip Henry Gosse

[unofficial-sean]

Here it is! Another expedition completed.

This time, I came across an English sole (Parophrys vetulus)! Who jumpscared me! There were also many shiner perch (Cymatogaste aggregata), plumose anemone (Metridium farcimen), a dungeness crab (Metacarcinus magister), three red rock crabs (Cancer productis), and miscellaneous gunnel fish and an unknown sea star.

[kestarren]

Underwater photos by Alexander Semenov. ~ Serpula uschakovi, a type of fan worm/polychaete/tube worm, in the Sea of Japan, 3 Sept '19. ~ Clione limacina, aka Sea angel/Pelagic sea slug, in shallow water - in the White Sea, northwest Russia, 11 June '22. ~ Metridium senile, a Plumose anemone, White Sea, 18 Sept '22.

[shoforca]

Tide pools :D

Image 1: Red-trumpet calcareous tubeworm

Image 2: Plumose anemone feat little orange sea cucumber to the right

Image 3: A couple of aggregate anemones and lots of barnacles

[hadalzonee]

lmao yes the touch pool had its grand opening yesterday so it is touch pool time!! these photos are outdated because they have gotten more creatures in the week since i took them but gaze upon the oregon tide pool critters

what we have here:

a cute little nudibranch, a tiny sea star, and various anemones (aggregating and plumose, i think?)

a few aggregating anemones

a rock covered in strawberry anemones and some miscellaneous aggregating anemones

a giant green anemone that fell over (not really, it just hadn't established itself yet)

another rock covered in strawberry anemones and i THINK a giant green anemone (they can be white) (the one to the side that fell over is also a giant green)

bonus:

she's not in a touch pool but this is princess, she gets a tank all to herself because she ate all her tankmates at her old aquarium <3

got so many pictures of the new touch pool at the aquarium but it isn't open to the public for another week so i can't post it augh

remind me in a week for anemone/nudibranch/limpet etc. photos

[cephalogodess]

Ghostly Sea Anemone

Giant Plumose Anemone - Metridium farcimen

Edmonds Underwater Park, Washington

January 20, 2020 

By Taryn Michelle Gustafson

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[noaasanctuaries]

Rocky reefs within Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary provide habitat for fish, invertebrates, seaweeds, and more. The giant plumose anemone is common on vertical walls, where they filter water for food. These anemones can reach three feet in height when their tentacles are fully extended! 

(Photo: David J. Ruck/NOAA) 

[Image description: White sea anemones cling to an underwater cliff.]

[thatssorue]

These sea anemones have a diverse diet. And they eat ants

A new study provides an in-depth look into the rich diversity of prey that giant plumose anemones consume. This includes a surprising menu item: ants. And the occasional spider. from Nature's Incredible! https://ift.tt/2SlZJfZ via Nature & Insects

[whaile]

Fair point. In that case, what's your favourite sea creature? mythical or otherwise.

even that is like, a ridiculously hard question to answer ngl

my top 20 extant aquatic species in no particular order are probably

plumose anemone

orca

thresher shark

giant pacific octopus

wolf eel

scalloped hammerhead shark

japanese sea nettle

blue whale

black tipped reef shark

manta ray

humuhumunukunukuapua’a (reef triggerfish)

nurse shark

vampire squid

harbor seal

humpback whale

moon jelly

lemon shark

green sea turtle

sea pig

barreleye or “spook fish”

and that’s not including aquatic birds

my top 10 mythological creatures are, in this particular order:

freaky man-eating mermaids (naturally)

scylla

kraken (classic)

hippocampus

selkies

sirens / pretty girly mermaids

the devil whale

kelpies and/or each-usige

sea monks

cthulhu

my favorite extinct aquatic species is megalodon, hands down

thank u for the question, i hope this is a sufficient answer

[wayneooverton]

Photographer Spotlight: Ron Watkins

In this series of articles, we’ll shine a spotlight on some of the world’s best underwater photographers. Today we highlight Ron Watkins. 

Tell us a bit about yourself.

My father learned to dive in the 1950s and first ignited my passion and respect for the underwater world. When I was a teenager he took me diving in the cold, murky water of Lake Mead, Nevada and later in less-murky Southern California. From those early years, I knew that the ocean, diving and eventually photography would be major parts of my life. I have been increasingly using my photography and writing as a media to raise awareness and promote conservation because I have personally observed the decline over the last three decades.

Like many photo pros, I still have a career in the corporate world that I am not quite ready to leave completely. But I balance that with being a professional photographer, writer, trip leader and instructor, specializing in underwater photography.

How long have you been an underwater photographer?

I started taking pictures with film cameras about 25 years ago and in 1999 I took my first underwater photography class while on a live-aboard in Australia. After each day, we processed the slide film and the instructor critiqued my images. By the end of the trip, I saw significant improvements in my photos and entered my first photo contest. One of my shark images won first place in the SEASPACE 2000 international photo competition and after that, I did all I could to learn more about underwater photography and practice what I had learned. Since then, I have been published in over 15 magazines around the world and recognized in multiple competitions.

What got you interested in underwater photography?

As I mentioned before, my dad introduced me to diving and we shared that passion together for many years. When a medical issue forced him to stop diving, I got into underwater photography as a way for us to still have that bond. After my dive trips, I would show him the images and share stories about the diving, the trip and interesting people I met along the way. Even in his 80s, he still loves to reminisce about our early days diving together and his time in the Navy on the USS Oriskany. Every time we say goodbye, he always tells me to “have fun diving and be safe.”

What’s your favorite style of underwater photography?

That is very hard to say but lately I have been focused on mostly wide-angle, although I thoroughly enjoy all types of UW photography. I consider myself a bit of a jack-of-all-trades, which has really helped me in my UW photography workshops because I am able to teach basic and advanced techniques in macro, super macro, snooting, close-focus WA, split shots, ambient light, working with models, and other more creative techniques.

Any favorite subjects?

In recent years, I have been planning my trips around the larger animals like crocodiles, whales and especially sharks because they are under such pressure around the world from shark finning, commercial by-catch and shark fishing. A recent passion project of mine was to photograph salmon sharks in Alaska to learn more about them and increase awareness of their struggles. I first saw one in Southern California waters and it wasn’t until four years later that I was able to get my first pictures after multiple trips to Alaska.

Any favorite destinations?

My answer changes over time but usually it is one of the recent places I have been. I really learned to appreciate California diving while living there for five years (after I got a good wetsuit and drysuit to stay warm). California has great marine diversity, including sea lions, sharks, tons of nudibranchs, kelp forests, and jellyfish. Keeping with the cold-water theme, I also love diving in British Columbia, Canada at God’s Pocket and Alaska where in addition to the elusive salmon shark, there are huge blooms of jellyfish, giant plumose anemone gardens, critters galore and salmon in the streams.

For warmer water, it’s hard to beat the marine diversity and healthy reefs of the Coral Triangle. For big-animal photography, it is hard to beat the consistently crystal-clear waters of French Polynesia, which are teaming with sharks year-round. And how can I forget the marine-protected waters of the Gardens of the Queen in Cuba, where pristine Caribbean reefs look the way they were 60 years ago, teaming with sharks and American crocodiles. For local diving, the up-close-and-personal mako and blue sharks of Rhode Island make for an action-packed photography trip.

What’s your underwater setup?

I recently upgraded from a Nikon D800 full frame DSLR to the Nikon D850 and absolutely love the 3D-focus mode speed and accuracy, the dynamic range and quality of the images captured on that sensor. For wide-angle lenses, I use the Nikor 16-35mm and 8-5mm circular fisheye lenses and for macro, I use both the 105mm and 60mm Nikor lenses. The camera is housed in Nauticam with a large 9-inch Zen glass dome port. My rig also sports two fast powerful Sea & Sea YS250 strobes for wide-angle big-animal action. For macro I switch to my Sea & Sea D2J strobes with a Retra LSD snoot and OrcaTorch 900V focus/video light.

Do you have any tips for new underwater photographers?

Other than the obvious — hone your dive skills before ever touching a camera — here are my top three tips!

Take an underwater photography workshop. Why struggle, trip after trip, trying to teach yourself how to use your new equipment and troubleshoot why your pictures aren’t coming out the way you want them to? You spend a lot of money on the equipment, travel and precious time off from work, so why not spend a few more bucks to reduce your frustration levels and accelerate your learning curve?

Know your gear inside and out before you ever get in the water. It is not the camera that takes the picture—it’s you. Read your manual and learn all the camera’s options, then experiment with them. Look online for underwater reviews and tips for your model. This will pay dividends on your trip and significantly reduce your learning curve.

Finally, don’t take yourself or your photography too seriously. Obviously, you need to be serious about the learning process if you want to improve. But don’t judge the quality of the dive or trip by the pictures you get. Some photographers get to be real sour pusses if they don’t get “the shot” and especially if someone else does. Have fun diving, taking pictures and enjoying the beauty of the underwater world. Work on your underwater photography skills. With time, your consistency and quality of images will improve and you’ll be ready to capture that one in a million opportunity when it appears.

By guest author Ron Watkins

For more of Ron Watkins’ work, please visit his website here, Facebook, or Instagram.

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[seniorbrief]

20 of the Most Incredible Underwater Photos Ever Taken

“Surrounded” by Fan Ping (China)

Courtesy Fan Ping/UPY2018

Though you might not want to be surrounded by Caribbean Reef Sharks on your next beach vacation to the Bahamas (where this photo was taken) you can’t deny how amazing it looks. The blur of the swimming sharks juxtaposes the sharp image of a diver remaining as still as possible making Ping the second runner-up in the wide-angle photo category. 

“Fried Egg Anemones at ‘Pixie Gardens’” by Paul Kay (U.K.)

Courtesy Paul Kay/UPY2018

No, those aren’t actually fried eggs under water. These are spotted brittles tars and plumose anemones that Kay found just off the west coast of Scotland. This shows just how colorful life under the sea can be.

“Breathtaking” by Tobias Friedrich (Germany)

Courtesy Tobias Friedrich/UPY2018

You know the saying “just the tip of the iceberg”? Well if you had to put a real-life image to that phrase, you’d get this breathtaking photo. From the top, all you see is the snowy glacier, but below is a whole other world. And it’s real too! However, these fake photos are so incredible that you’ll wish they were real.

“Seahorse Density” by Shane Gross (Canada)

Courtesy Shane Gross/UPY2018

Two is company, but three is definitely a crowd. This photo was taken in the Bahamas, home to the highest density of seahorses on Earth. The exact location is a secret because some are working on getting special protection for the seahorses for conservation efforts.

Original Source -> 20 of the Most Incredible Underwater Photos Ever Taken

source https://www.seniorbrief.com/20-of-the-most-incredible-underwater-photos-ever-taken/

[cephalogodess]

Peach Plumose Sea Anemone - Metridium farcimen

Edmonds Underwater Park, Washington

January 20, 2020

By Taryn Michelle Gustafson

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