Sea Anemone Macro
I spent the late afternoon at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve near Half Moon Bay, CA. The tidepools are locally famous, and there was a very low tide at 5:30pm today – right about sunset. I thought I could get some nice tidepool creature shots and a Pacific Ocean sunset all in one trip. The sunset was a bust – low clouds kept any red from reaching us, so it just gradually got darker. But low light is a great time to be shooting in tidepools with a flash – when the sun is shining the glare from the water is a big problem, particularly on cloudy days. But with just a flash you can control the angle and get some dramatic light angles and colors.
Sea Anemone Macro
Shot using my flash hand held off to the side, and the camera mounted on a tripod. The anemone was just below the water line.
Sea Anemone Tentacles Macro
Sea Anemone Tentacle Macro
Sea Anemone Tentacles Macro