Cuttlefish Flashing Colors Under Reef Ledge in beneath a reef ledge in tropical shallows near Denpasar

Cuttlefish Flashing Colors Under Reef Ledge

by Kelsey Calhoun

Suspended particles glitter in the dusky blue water beneath a jagged reef ledge near Denpasar. A cuttlefish presses its body against the dark rock, its skin erupting in rapid, rhythmic waves of crimson, ochre, and electric white. The animal's texture shifts instantly from smooth gray to a mottled pattern of sharp spots. Fine sediment floats in the current, catching the fading ambient light that filters down from the surface. The creature's large, horizontal pupils stare directly forward while its mantle pulses with a complex, shifting display. Tiny grains of sand drift across the foreground, illuminated by the faint glow of the animal's own chromatophores against the deepening twilight of the tropical shallows.

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Camera OnePlus 11*AI-imagined, not shot. For real OnePlus 11 photos, grab one online.
Lens 25.5mm f/1.8
Focal Length 5mm
Aperture f/1.8
Shutter Speed 1/8000
ISO 1600
Film processed in Darkroom app
Location beneath a reef ledge in tropical shallows near Denpasar
Date 2023-11-28
Credit VEETER
License Free for any use
Coordinates 8.7215, 115.1551
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