Tuesday, April 07, 2020

Colourful

In a party mood:

Grainy hand hermit, Pagurus granosimanus

The local hermit crabs, from here in our northern shores, look a bit grungy, clad in camouflage greys and greens, under our normal muted daylight, especially underwater. But under a bright light, it turns out that they're as brightly coloured as any of the tropical critters.

This was taken with double flash, the overhead tank light, plus two bright LED lights a couple of inches away. The hermit didn't seem to mind at all.

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Los cangrejos ermitaños de nuestras costas norteñas están vestidos en colores de lodo, en camuflaje gris y verde grisaceo, vistos bajo la luz del dia, nunca muy fuerte aquí en la isla y aún más tenue dentro del agua. Pero con una luz más fuerte, resulta que tienen colores tan brillantes como cualquiera de las criaturas tropicales.

Para esta foto, usé el flash con un esclavo auxiliar (dos), la luz normal del tanque, y además dos luces LED, a unas dos pulgadas de distancia. No parecía que la luz molestaba al ermitaño en absoluto.

1 comment:

  1. They are probably used to being stars on your blog. - Margy

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