Shrimp salad, anyone?

[allison finch]

Let's see some shrimpies. Here are a few mantis shrimp to start off;

Peacock mantis from Lembeh

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3063/2481547996_0536898623_o.jpg

My eyes match my home!

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1191/1269672002_08bb6a5ac0_o.jpg

Most "spearing" type mantis shrimp are dull colored. Lembeh breaks ALL the rules here.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2328/2246599733_bc9a79ce56_o.jpg
This piece of 1" PVC pipe had a baby mantis living in it.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2241/2075414714_6ccbd37897_o.jpg

[scubagirl]

banded coral shrimp with only one arm:
http://scubagirl.smugmug.com/photos/281437507_ekqjF-M.jpg
spotted cleaner shrimp:
http://scubagirl.smugmug.com/photos/279183663_sEBzu-L-1.jpg

[Papa Bear]

The Pedersons are really cute he is one from Roatan Honduras:

http://twotankedproductions.com/images/319__MG_6575_Petterson_Cleaning_shrimp_BIBR_08.jpg

[Papa Bear]

Banded Coral Shrimp also from Roatan:
http://twotankedproductions.com/images/480__MG_6657_Banded_Coral_Shrimp_BIBR_08.jpg

[Papa Bear]

Bubble Coral Shrimp From Fiji:
http://twotankedproductions.com/images/480__MG_5471_Bubble_Coral_with_Shrimp_FAIII_Fiji_0 7.jpg

[Papa Bear]

Night Shrimp in Roatan:
http://twotankedproductions.com/images/600_P8220590_Cleaner_Shrimp_PC_ND_BIBR_8-05.jpg

[allison finch]

TINY shrimp on a sea star
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1383/1269646726_f14a3ed659_o.jpg

Giddy-up in Lembeh

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1270/1268846835_a15c95226a_o.jpg
An itty bitty on a sea biscuit in Raja Ampat

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2370/2309623513_f5c4b22056_o.jpg

The smallest shrimp I have ever taken a picture of
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1194/1363572956_17c56cb683_o.jpg

[Andrew]

Having a good clean...

http://www.cig.canon-europe.com/ph/AIG/w0olcBxEJ47sCNBM3603ks3kskXL0003kskXLQ2wp1q0a.jpg

http://www.cig.canon-europe.com/ph/AIG/JlKjYYR3po0L1iXx0503ks3kskXL0003kskXLQ2wp1q0a.jpg

[sorvju-f]

Having a good clean...


Great Andrew...one basic truth in UW-photogaphing is that two objects in same picture is more impressive than one works here and the picture gets "longer look".

I think that the first one with two objects which you can identify is better even quality of second one is better.

Jukka

[Jonathan Bird]

Great shots Andrew! How did you get the grouper to hold still? (Is there some rope outside the frame?) ;)

[Andrew]

Thanks Jonathan, Well don't advertise this, but my secret is to buy a grouper from the fish market that morning... take it to the shrimps and voila no problem with it moving! :cool: If you can pick up a couple of dead shrimps to work with... even better ;)

Seriously I was really surprised it didn't move as they are normally fairly skittish and I was pretty close to it with my 60mm lens. I was just moving very slowly praying that it did not move off, maybe it was just overdue on a service... Those pictures have only had a tiny bit of cropping on to make them central on the frame.

Andrew

[sorvju-f]

Here is the eyes of white mantis chrimp:

http://sorvjuf.1g.fi/kuvat/Micronesia-Yap%202008%20Lokakuu%20/Eyes%20of%20white%20mantis-schrimp%20800.jpg/full

Jukka

[Danos]

since I just returned from a vacation with my new (and first) DSLR setup,
I thought now would be a good time to make my first post..
so here it is, a whipcoralshrimp

cheers
Daniel

[Andrew]

Nice pic Jukka... I have never seen a white Mantas shrimp before.

Daniel, good shot of a very small object, what setup have you got and where are the rest of the pics from your trip... :D

Andrew

[Danos]

thanks Andrew!
I think composition could be better, but I'll have to wait until next year to give it a try again :(

maybe I'll start a new thread, It would be nice to get some feedback/ critique on my pictures,
since they're my first try with a DSLR and I've only been showing them to non-divers.. :rolleyes:

[Andrew]

Well Daniel, you have certainly picked a hard subject for your first DSLR pictures! Can't wait to see the rest of the pics..! :D

Andrew

[seafan]

I just got back from San Salvador, Bahamas.... here's one taken with my little ole P+S using the internal strobe. :p

Am still saving up for an inon strobe and G10 to take to Lembeh this December!

[seafan]

BTW... I am not able to see pics posted in this thread by several of the posters. Any idea why?? I can't even find a link to click on.