Forces of Nature
No great surprise that I’d post an underwater shot for this one. There’s always something to photograph on a reef dive. One of my favorite sources of subject matter are the various invertebrates found on coral reefs. While I don’t know this lovely creature’s name, I found its soft and numerous tentacles interesting. It sits on the reef ready to capture plankton and microorganisms for sustenance. To learn more about the Weekly Photo Challenge, click here.
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Oooh, beautiful. But now I’m hungry for plankton. Sheesh! 😛
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I know! Protein right? 🙂
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“It sits on the reef ready to capture plankton and microorganisms for sustenance.”—If only I could sit on the couch and do the same. Only make my plankton chocolate…
Great pic!
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Thanks, Carrie. But I know you’re not the couch potato that you’d indicate here! But yes, chocolate floating by? I could do that too!
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True. I’m not much of a couch potato. But some days I’d like to be. 🙂
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Love all your underwater photos, Cathy! This one is very special. Interesting and beautiful. 🙂
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Thank you, Amy! The creatures on the reef are very interesting!
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Extraordinary shot! It makes me want to go explore a coral reef.
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You’d love it, Susie!
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Stunning creature! Reminds me of the aquarium I went to last weekend. And also reminds me of one of my last dives (too many years ago). Beautiful.
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Thank you, Susan. There are so many wonderful creatures down there!
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Oh the myriad of creature you’ve seen underwater. The blue tentacles is unique.
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I like the blue tentacles, too, Frank. They’re almost lacy.
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Marvelous. How lucky for us your readers, that we have you to bring us images from where we dare not tread…
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It is my pleasure to share the shots, Shimon. So glad you enjoyed it.
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So pretty. I love the blue tips. =P
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Thank you! And thanks so much for stopping by!
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I’d love to attempt underwater photography one day.. =) Now if only I could get used to breathing through my mouth only.
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Yes, first things first! 🙂
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Oh… and sea sickness… =P
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I take drugs for that. An over-the-counter chewable tablet called Bonine. Works wonders and is my best friend on dive trips!
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I was told if I wanted to dive deeper, I couldn’t take pills for my sea sickness. Is that true?
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No, not at all. You just can’t say that you have seasickness on the scuba training health forms. There’s no evidence that the over-the-counter anti seasickness meds would affect your ability to dive – as a matter of fact, seasickness would definitely affect your ability to dive. I would have never considered doing a live aboard dive trip until I found Bonine. Now I do one a year and I always take it when I dive. It lasts 24 hours and I don’t find that I have any side effects except that I sleep like a rock at night!
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