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The guardian

            Continuing on with the purple/pink theme, this is a shrimp deep inside a vase sponge (Callyspongia plicifera). I wanted to get my camera as close to the top of the sponge as possible because the shrimp was near the bottom. But then I couldn't get my strobe lights in the right position. I tried to flash them on the sides of the sponge, hoping the light would go through its walls, but they were too think. So I floated up and managed to get the lights to reach into the sponge without blowing out the rim of the sponge too badly. 

I don't know the species of shrimp, but it was a large one. (Maybe 4-6cm underwater.) The glowing eyes are distinctive, but maybe that is just a lucky accident with the angle of the strobe lights. If you know the species, please share! 

The vase is vertical, so this is looking straight down. There was a decent current, so it was a difficult shot to position myself. 

The shrimp is probably just hiding in the sponge, but it seems to me that it is some mythical monster guarding the entrance to a secret cave.

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Taken in: BES Islands / Bonaire / Vlijt (show map)

Taken on: February 21, 2022

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Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, f/14.0, 1/100 sec, 60mm, ISO 250 (more info) (hide info)

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