Up & Coming Copyright: Fabio Russo Nationality: Italy Image caption: White-spotted fighter Country taken: Italy Location: Sant’Agnello, Naples Camera make: Sony Camera model: RX100 Lens: 28 mm equivalent ISO: 80 Aperture: f11 Shutter: 1/100 Lighting used: Inon S-2000 Housing: Nauticam NA-RX100
Back story: Callistoctopus macropus, also known as white-spotted octopus is a species found in shallow areas of the Mediterranean Sea. The shot is made in a little harbour near Sorrento by night. When I took this shot I was very close to the octopus and, perhaps annoyed by the strobes, it jumped to attack the camera, so i had this strange position of the octopus just just before it grabbed with its tentacles housing. I am always very fascinated by cephalopods and the way they interact with the underwater photographer.
Back story: This delightful little guy was on a strand of kelp at 15 metres in a gulley of the South Coast of the UK. It was an emotional experience all round. Judges Comments: Martin Edge. What first attracted me to this image in the judging room was the angle of view. ‘Straight On’. The feeling of depth from front to back comes about as a result of the pin sharp foreground with the soft bokeh towards the background. Notice how the author has left just enough space at the bottom of the frame for the slug to swim into. The traditional compositional technique for this type of image is usually a slightly downward angle but this ultra eye level ‘take’ is something to think about the next time you are shooting a similar subject.
British Waters Macro Copyright: Alex Tattersall Nationality: UK Image caption: Slug Country taken: UK Location: Mew Stone Camera make: Nikon Camera model: D7100 Lens: 105mm VR, FIT +10 wet lens ISO: 320 Aperture: F22 Shutter: 1/200 Lighting used: INON Z240 Housing: Nauticam
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