A few white southern right whales are born each year, but this leucistic trait is not a permanent feature. Their coloration usually gives way to a lighter gray in adulthood, indicating they were white at birth and distinguishing them from the more common darker whales.
Equipment: Sony a7RV camera, Sony 28-60mm lens at 49mm, a Nauticam WACP-C wide-angle conversion port, Nauticam housing, Retra Pro X strobesSettings: 1/250 sec, f/22, ISO 400Location: Sea of Cortez, Baja California […]
The common seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) is anything but. Found only in Australia’s temperate coastal waters, this spectacular seahorse relative — also called the weedy seadragon — grows up to 18 inches long and is painted beautiful colors and whimsically festooned with teardrop-shaped skin flaps.
