Crown Of Thorns Starfish, Kona, 34 feet below sea level

[sabbath999]

EXIF: Canon PowersShot A710 IS, f/2.8, 1/60, onboard flash with diffuser.

 

[rufus5150]

Is this one of those shots where you used the wrong flash output for that depth?

That's a damn wicked looking beast, Sabbath.

 

[Antarctican]

I've never seen or heard of this type of starfish...very cool!

(How big is it?)

 

[matt-l]

Lick one..

Nice, but scary shot. Wouldn't want to walk on one bare footed

 

[sabbath999]

Is this one of those shots where you used the wrong flash output for that depth?

That's a damn wicked looking beast, Sabbath.

Well... since it is a fully automated point & shoot ... well... you get what you can take. You should see how bad this looked before post processing! Here, I will post it.

They are wicked looking critters. Nasty things, they are destroying whole reefs of soft corals, they are predators. In Kona, there's not a problem because the coral there is hard and the crowns can't really take over the place.

 

[rufus5150]

Well... since it is a fully automated point & shoot ... well... you get what you can take. You should see how bad this looked before post processing! Here, I will post it.

Wow, nice edit job. I was trying to make reference to your (now seems banned) recent stalker.

 

[sabbath999]

Wow, nice edit job. I was trying to make reference to your (now seems banned) recent stalker.

Ah... I had forgotten about him. He really made a lasting impression on me

Thanks for your kind words. I am actually not really happy with the edit, it has a lot of blown highlights that I can fix with more work... frankly the picture isn't worth the effort, so I just quit there.

I have a really interesting shot of a frogfish taken just after this that I am going to spend the time on because it is worth it.

 

[Montana]

Great shot and a most interesting subject. Creepy looking fellow.

 

[sabbath999]

I've never seen or heard of this type of starfish...very cool!

(How big is it?)

Sorry, I missed the question part of your reply.

It is about a foot or so wide.

 

[SpaceNut]

Editing does bring out the best. Nice job!

 

[Antarctican]

It is about a foot or so wide.

Thanks! I was going to ask if it was about the size of a dinner plate (which it looked to be from the photo), but then I thought that might be a stupid estimate as some starfishes are much much smaller. I'll have to read up on these

 

[sabbath999]

Editing does bring out the best. Nice job!

Thanks... that's about as close as I could make it to look like what it looked like in real life.