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Blue-Ring Octopus Portrait

Blue-Ring Octopus Portrait

A small Blue-Ring Octopus perches upon a discarded mooring line, allowing me to grab this portrait. I used side lighting to bring out the skin texture.§...
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A small Blue-Ring Octopus perches upon a discarded mooring line, allowing me to grab this portrait. I used side lighting to bring out the skin texture.§
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Canon EOS 7D

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Aperture 11/1 ISO 100 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 100/1

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Jan, 2017

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