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Curious Kraken

            I have never encountered a more curious Caribbean reef 
squid. They will often check you out, but always at a cautious distance. I had my wide angle on this day, so I assumed I wouldn't get an image. But this curious guy kept coming closer and closer until it was nearly touching my dome port. I suspect that the squid saw its reflection in the dome glass and liked it. 

Unfortunately, the squid also wanted to be below me. Each time I tried to slowly drop down so that I could shoot up to get clean water in the background, the squid would follow me lower. So I was forced to include the busy reef under me in the shot. A small price to pay for a really fun encounter.

I know that squid can be tasty, but I just can't eat them anymore. (Same for octopus.) I prefer to let them do their thing in the sea. 

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Taken in: BES Islands / Bonaire / Jan Doran (show map)

Taken on: November 7, 2021

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Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, f/14.0, 1/250 sec, 17mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens:	10-17mm
Aperture:	f/14.0
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	17mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	On, Fired
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 11.0.1 (Macintosh)
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