Scuba Diving – September 2019

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JUHO KARU

TAV EU N I , FIJ I

BEHIND THE SHOT: During one of my regular house reef dives in front of

Garden Island Resort on Taveuni, Fiji, I spotted this curious little pea-

cock mantis shrimp out and about looking for materials to build its

burrow. After noticing me, the shrimp scurried into a small crevice to

hide. The reef ended up being in the way of my camera’s internal flash,

so I added some extra light with my dive torch. After some waiting, the

shrimp became comfortable with my presence and came out to pose

for this shot.

CAMERA GEAR: Olympus Tough TG-5 in an Olympus PT-058 housing;

X-Adventurer M1000-WRA Smart Focus Video Light

SETTINGS: f/14, 1/100, ISO 250 (Microscope Mode)

PRIZE: SeaLife Sea Dragon 2000F photo-video light

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