Here’s a literal interpretation of the challenge for this week. I had never seen a sea urchin that had made its home on the top of the reef. They usually like their hidey holes and all one sees are their spines sticking out of the nooks and crannies on the sides of coral heads. This shot was taken on Bloody Bay Wall in Little Cayman.
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Cathy that blue in the center is an electric and vibrant color. It seems to pulse! Beautiful shot. Happy New year!
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Hey Brigitte! Happy New Year to you! I know – isn’t that an amazing color?
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Such intricate detail!
Happy New Year to you, Cathy!
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Happy New Year, Carrie! I know. Amazing detail and who would have guessed that the sea urchin’s mouth is electric blue? 🙂
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Wow, Cathy, that’s gorgeous! Happy 2016.
janet
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Thanks, Janet. Happy 2016 to you!
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Amazing colors! Just beautiful! Happy New Year, Cathy!
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Thanks, Elyse. I know – isn’t that blue amazing? I’ve never seen anything like it! Happy New Year to you, and may the force be with us as we navigate the coming Presidential elections.
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Happy New Year, Cathy. I thought at first that I was looking at an eyeball after a monumental stick poking. Thanks for the explanation!
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Well, hello there, V! I have been thinking about you recently and wondering how you’re doing. So nice to see you here.
I know, the photo takes some explanation to understand what we’re seeing. I had never seen a sea urchin just perched on the top of the reef before. So this amazing blue mouth and the black and white spines were amazing to me. Thanks for coming by. Hope you’re doing well and Happy New Year!
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I’m doing okay; just continuing to deal with a tsunami of time consuming energy-sucking change. But I hope things will settle down and I can establish a new routine/rut in the next month or two. Or, I will go completely out of what’s left of my mind and look a lot like that sea urchin.
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You’ve had a lot of changes this year. I hope things settle down for you soon and 2016 is a good year for you.
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Awww, thanks buddy!
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Urchins are very indicate, and you’ve captured that … but the depth of the photo is what struck me the most. Well done!
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Thank you, Frank. I was so intrigued by the electric blue mouth. I had never seen such thing!
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I love the electric blue in the middle. I’ve never seen that before. Great shot, Cathy! Happy New Year!!
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Thanks, Amy! I loved the blue too. I had never seen it either. But the shape is familiar from sea urchin shells that I’ve seen. Happy New Year to you!
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Love the beautiful details you captured, Cathy! 🙂
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Thanks, Amy. The blue mouth on this sea urchin was quite a surprise!
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Un-F’ing believable! I surrender, Cathy. Each time I think I’ve found a favorite, you post another photo… the reality is, I LOVE your photography, and I’m a total sucker for your undersea ones! Gorgeous! Happy New Year friend. I look forward to 52 new eye candies!
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Thank you so much, Dawn! I had never seen an up close view of the top of a sea urchin before, so this brilliant blue color was very new to me. Thanks so much for your support here. Happy New Year and I hope we can get together in 2016!
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