Alex Mustard - Lady In Red

 

A young golden damselfish peeks out from between the red branches of a whip coral, on a coral reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Youngsters favour this mirco-habitat for the protection it affords them. I took this photo with crossed flashes to illuminate only the first part of the coral and not the reef behind, so that I could get a simpler composition.

While many reef fish spawn eggs into the water column, damselfish lay eggs on the reef and then guard them until they hatch.


Location: Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Posted on: 13/02/2013
Photo info - 26.01.2013: NIKON D4, 105 mm, ISO 320, f 20, 1/320 sec

Tags: Alex Mustard, Amblyglyphidodon aureus, golden damselfish, indonesia, Raja Ampat, underwater, West Papua


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  1. Judy Royal Glenn said:

    13/02/2013 23:27

    Beautiful!