Bouquet at the Bottom

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Orange cup coral (Tubastraea coccinea) bouquet – United Caribbean, Deerfield Beach, Fl

Aquatic arrangements like this pop from the dark with a little bit of light, just waiting to show their beautiful true colors.  As you can see from this image, the background (unlit) remains a monotonous dark hue, while the foreground (lit from camera strobes) reveals the true colors of the UC’s paint job – vibrant, delicate, incredibly captivating.  These cup corals come in varieties of orange, pink, and yellow and have detailed polyps which extend to collect food.

Canon G15, Nauticam NAG15, Inon s2000 (x2), Sola Photo 800, Inon UWL-S100 ZM80

1/400 sec, f/8, ISO400