Clownfish

Underwater Photography: Finding and Capturing Nemo

August 3, 2010

It’s safe to to say that anemone and clownfish are easily one of the most photographed subjects underwater. And rightly so! A clownfish or two in with the beautiful tentacles or colorful underside of the anemone in the background has the makings of a no-brainer great picture. However, just getting a photograph of an anemonefish [...]

Clownfish Identification Part 2/2

March 29, 2010

Clownfish also known as anemonefish are native to the warmer tropical waters of the Indo-pacific and are simply a divers delight to watch. Wherever you spot sea anemone, chances are that a family of clownfish are probably sheltered in it. Even though most clownfish are instantly recognizable as clownfish, determining the variety of clownfish is [...]

Clownfish Identification Part 1/2

March 29, 2010

Clownfish also known as anemonefish are native to the warmer tropical waters of the Indo-pacific and are simply a divers delight to watch. Wherever you spot sea anemone, chances are that a family of clownfish are probably sheltered in it. Even though most clownfish are instantly recognizable as clownfish, determining the variety of clownfish is [...]

The Best Subjects for Underwater Macro Photography

January 26, 2010

The best part about underwater photography is the sheer number and variety of subjects to photograph. While it’s cool to spot the big stuff like sharks, rays, turtles etc, some of the best underwater photographs are of the smallest creatures of the sea. One blink and you can miss them. The patterns, textures of colors [...]

Sea Anemone: An Underwater Photographer’s Delight

December 10, 2009

Long before the popular Pixar movie ‘Finding Nemo‘, about the adorable Clown fish that resided in a Sea Anemone became popular, Scuba divers have favored the ornately colored sea creatures never passing up a photo opportunity if they spot one. Anemones (pronounced: uh-NEM-uh-nee) often mistaken for plants are actually predatory animals closely related to Coral [...]

Finding Nemo and His Friends

October 1, 2009

Finding Nemo The 2003 Pixar CGI animated Film “Finding Nemo” was so popular when it first released, that even today most people look at the clownfish in an aquarium and identify it as ‘Nemo ‘ and not as a Clownfish. At first people thought the phenomenon would pass, and the interest generated by the movie [...]