Sea dragons are some of the most ornately camouflaged creatures on the planet. Endemic to the waters off south and east Australia, weedy sea dragons are closely related to seahorses and pipefish. They can grow up to 18 inches (46 centimeters) long.

50 mm - f/1.8 II - Canon EF
RAW / Monopod / Aperture Priority / -1 EC / 50 mm
F 3.2 @ 1/250 ISO 6400

Birch Aquarium
La Jolla, California
September 6, 2012

*Details and Macro*"> Sea dragons are some of the most ornately camouflaged creatures on the planet. Endemic to the waters off south and east Australia, weedy sea dragons are closely related to seahorses and pipefish. They can grow up to 18 inches (46 centimeters) long.

50 mm - f/1.8 II - Canon EF
RAW / Monopod / Aperture Priority / -1 EC / 50 mm
F 3.2 @ 1/250 ISO 6400

Birch Aquarium
La Jolla, California
September 6, 2012

*Details and Macro*"/>

Sea Dragon

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My PG 101 The Letter "S" Theme Entry

Sea dragons are some of the most ornately camouflaged creatures on the planet. Endemic to the waters off south and east Australia, weedy sea dragons are closely related to seahorses and pipefish. They can grow up to 18 inches (46 centimeters) long.

50 mm - f/1.8 II - Canon EF
RAW / Monopod / Aperture Priority / -1 EC / 50 mm
F 3.2 @ 1/250 ISO 6400

Birch Aquarium
La Jolla, California
September 6, 2012

*Details & Macro*

Exif: F Number: 3.2, Exposure Bias Value: -1.00, ExposureTime: 1/250 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 6400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 50.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 7D

Comments

Chris Budny level-deluxe September 10, 2012

Beautiful colors; the blues are almost electric! HTD! #1485604

Julianne Bradford September 10, 2012

Gorgeous Donna! HTD! #10316921

Melinda F. Schneider level-classic September 10, 2012

This is really something! Very impressive work!! #10316922

David Phalen September 10, 2012

Fabulous light, colors and clarity!!

HTD!! #10316989

Bob Cournoyer level-classic September 10, 2012

Light and iso worked great..."S"tunning... :-)

Happy Theme Day #10317008

Joy Rector September 10, 2012

love this shot #10317033

Christine Czernin level-classic September 10, 2012

Amazing cretaure and very well taken.
HTD,Donna. #10317056

Nikki McDonald level-classic September 11, 2012

Beautiful colors and nicely taken, Donna. #10318166

Terry A. Stoa September 11, 2012

Very nice, Donna - it's as if he/she/it is under a black light! #10318912

Connie J. Bagot September 12, 2012

What a beautiful and exotic creature! Wonderful portrait of him/her! #10319955

Carol Quina level-classic September 12, 2012

Beautiful! Nice theme entry! #10320214

Terry Korpela level-deluxe January 13, 2021

Nicely Done Donna! #11866748

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