Anemone Allure – Glow in the Night

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Banded Tube Dwelling Anemone (Isarachnanthus nocturnus) – Blue Heron Bridge, Riviera Beach, Fl

Tube Dwelling Anemones are beautiful.  They look like mini Bellagio fountains – exploding in every direction as they sway, grab, and tuck to grab passing food particles.  You would never know that they glow such an astounding neon-green before hitting it with a blue fluorescent light.  Tube dwellers are beautiful during the day (see below), but have an unmatched beauty when you get to witness them glow brightly.

Canon G15, Nauticam NAG15, Fix Neo Blue Dx1200, 65mm Yellow filter

1/100 sec, f/2.8, ISO400

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Image of a Banded Tube Dwelling Anemone taken with regular, white strobe light.