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Squid skin

Squid skin

Skin of a Bigfin reef squid photographed at night. The black, yellow and brown chromatophores give the animal the ability to change its appearance while the opa...
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Skin of a Bigfin reef squid photographed at night. The black, yellow and brown chromatophores give the animal the ability to change its appearance while the opal-like iridophores shine through from underneath.
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camera

Canon EOS 5D Mark III

settings

settings

Aperture f/22 ISO 100 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 100/1

upload_date

upload_date

Mar, 2016

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250

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+15

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Peer Award

Superb Composition

Outstanding Creativity

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Natural Surfaces

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#iridescent #squid #skin #surface

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