PhilMedcalf

Dwarf lionfish face.

Dwarf lionfish face.

The eyes of dwarf lionfish have the amazing patterns in them when photographed.This shot was taken while diving near Tulamben, Bali where a wealth of marine lif...
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The eyes of dwarf lionfish have the amazing patterns in them when photographed.This shot was taken while diving near Tulamben, Bali where a wealth of marine life of all sizes can be found. The image was taken with an Olympus EPL3 in an Olympus underwater housing using a Panasonic 45mm macro lens and a wet dioptre. The camera was set at ISO200 1-160 at f-10 and a Sea & Sea YS-D1 strobe was used to light the shot.
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OLYMPUS E-PL3

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Aperture 10/1 ISO 200 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 45/1

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Aug, 2016

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