Nudibranch Lovers

[MaxBottomtime]

Bill van Antwerp made a stage out of reflective plastic. Kevin Lee and I were trying it out. Kevin had better luck with it.
Latest SoCal Dives - Kevin Lee

 

[Searcaigh]

Has anyone else seen this?

Sluggy McSlugface? Public invited to name 'flamboyant' nudibranch species

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

Bill van Antwerp made a stage out of reflective plastic. Kevin Lee and I were trying it out. Kevin had better luck with it.
Latest SoCal Dives - Kevin Lee

Beautiful, no.. freaking beautiful photos. wow. Stunning.

There is some controversy here about positioning critters for photography. While it makes great shots, there is the debate of removing said critter from natural habitat and possibly endangering their life. I'm not talking just moving them or the surroundings a wee bit so they crawl the right way, but to actually pick them up to position. Generally it is very much frowned upon here at BHB and people have been known to be shunned as dive buddies if they do such a thing. Me/my position? I don't mind a little nudge here and there but won't move a critter just to shoot them.

 

[MaxBottomtime]

I don't actually touch the nudis to get them onto a stage. I sometimes place the stage next to them if they're crawling around and they crawl on to it. Other times I swoosh them off the bottom just like the surge does and catch them with the stage.

 

[MaxBottomtime]

We're at God's Pocket Resort in British Columbia. Here's a few to hold you over until I get home.

Eubranchus sanjuanensis

Peltodoris lentiginosa

Cuthona concinna

Janolus fuscus

Eubranchus rustyus

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

Wow! Fantastic!

 

[MaxBottomtime]

Dirona albolineata

Tritonia festiva

Dendronotus iris

 

[chris_the_brit]

A couple from Monterey at the weekend:

MacFarland's Chromodorid.

Clown dorid.

And at long last I found some hooded nudibranch:

which were mating and/or laying eggs:

Taken in strong surge about 10 ft from the bottom. Pretty challenging photography and I guess I wasn't quite up to the task

The hooded nudibranch are so unlike any others, at least in California. Does anyone know if there are nudis with similar body plan and feeding style in other parts of the world?

 

[MaxBottomtime]

A few recent shots...

Polycera hedgpethi

Felimare porterae

Okenia rosacea

Polycera tricolor

Polycera atra

Limacia cockerelli

Dendrodoris nigromaculata

Hermissenda opalescens

 

[Wisnu]

lovely nudies, great shots Max