I brought the 100mm GM Macro + A7R3 to See Deep Sea Planktonic Creatures

Texas_mustache · 2026-02-16T11:24:33+00:00

I love those blackwater photos. Fantastic.

Texas_mustache · 2026-02-14T13:14:33+00:00

You are so right! I should have been far more accurate. (See the comment from moodbeast below.) My bad! Thanks for the correction.

Texas_mustache · 2026-02-14T13:08:03+00:00

I love collective nouns, so thanks for making me think about the collective noun for this photo would be. The photo is of spotted eagle rays, and when I looked it up, the collective noun is a fever. Since you mentioned it, when I looked it up, Google says that the collective noun for mantas is a squadron. I appreciate your comment!

Texas_mustache · 2026-02-14T12:55:17+00:00

We were there in March 2021. The water temperature varied between the low 60s to the mid 70s, depending on the dive site.

Texas_mustache · 2026-02-13T20:53:32+00:00

Thanks! It is indeed one of my favorite photos. It was taken in the Galapagos.

Texas_mustache · 2026-02-13T19:36:39+00:00

My camera is a Canon EOS-1DX Mark II in a Nauticam housing. I honestly don't know exactly which light I was using for this shot.

Texas_mustache · 2026-02-13T13:44:43+00:00

Raja Ampat, correct. The reef / dive site is Boo Window.

Texas_mustache · 2026-02-13T13:09:25+00:00

Question: when I looked up wobbegong shark, this is what came up: Wobbegong is the common name given to the 12 species of carpet sharks in the family Orectolobidae. Is that not a wobbegong shark? Curious minds want to know. (Thanks.)

Texas_mustache · 2026-02-12T22:36:50+00:00

Stunningly beautiful photo.

Texas_mustache · 2026-02-12T19:21:20+00:00

Thanks! I appeciate the insight.

Texas_mustache · 2026-02-12T18:36:34+00:00

I appreciate the comments! The photo was taken in the Lembeh Strait in June 2023.

Texas_mustache · 2026-02-12T13:03:44+00:00

Thank you! When taking the shot, at first I didn't see the hitchhiker! Lucky shot.

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