Purple horse, pink sponge - a photo on Flickriver

            A longsnout seahorse (Hippocampus reidi) on a pink rope sponge. Seahorses are probably the most sought after subject on the reef. They are rarer and/or harder to find than frogfish. We have found only two of them on our own. And this isn't one of them - we were told where to look. But even with detailed instructions (go to 35ft, look for a post, head south about 10 feet...) they are a challenge to find. It might not seem to be true from this image, but underwater you can be staring directly at a seahorse and not see it, even when someone is pointing a finger at it. 

When you find them, they are generally uncooperative. Unlike frogfish, they move. They will tuck themselves into a crevice or turn their heads away - it can be easier to photograph a teenager. All of this is to say that this is basically a lucky shot. 

We were told this is a black seahorse. Underwater, it definitely looked nearly black. But the strobes suggest it is more purple than black, taking on the colors of its surroundings.

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Taken in: BES Islands / Bonaire / Hato (show map)

Taken on: February 17, 2022

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Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, f/11.0, 1/250 sec, 60mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens:	EF-S60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	60mm
ISO:	100
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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