Read about this Week’s Creature Feature: Mandarinfish

Creature Feature: Mandarinfish

This week’s Creature Feature is on the popular Indo-Pacific fish, the Mandarinfish. These fish stand out as a highlight on many diver’s wish lists, and never disappoint when discovered. My favorite time to interact and photograph these fish is right before sunset. At dusk these animals pair off and preform a quick dash/dance above the reef before mating.  One of the best photographic dives I have ever been to was in the Lembeh Straits of Indonesia, diving with Critters@Lembeh.

Photography Tip:

When photographing a small shy critter at night I find it best to have a red focus light to improve the cameras ability at obtaining a crisp sharp image. Many marine creatures are unable to see the red wavelength of light, so when used to allow you camera to focus, the creature will not be startled. The camera’s strobes will wash away the red light, so no need to worry about having a red image.

Gear Recommendation:

Kraken 3500 WSRU, Kraken 5000 WSRU, Sola 1200 Photo

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