Spiraling Jack Fish Tornado Over Coral Reef in along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Cebu

Spiraling Jack Fish Tornado Over Coral Reef

by Lane Nicholson

Soft midday light falls through wet-season water, illuminating a dense vortex of jack fish swirling around a jagged coral pinnacle. The school forms a tight, vertical column of silver bodies against the deep blue backdrop of the Cebu reef wall. Fine plankton haze blurs the distant water, creating a soft, ethereal separation between the sharp foreground scales and the background void. Individual fish flash with iridescent highlights as they rotate in unison, their movements creating a rhythmic, fluid pattern. The coral surface beneath the vortex displays rough, textured ridges in muted oranges and browns, against the sleek, metallic sheen of the swimming fish. One shadow falls across the lower reef structure, at the base of the swirling motion in the solid stone.

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Camera Canon EOS 650*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Canon EOS 650 photos, grab one online.
Lens 50mm f/1.4
Focal Length 50mm
Aperture f/1.4
Shutter Speed 1/1000
ISO 50
Film Fuji Pro 400H softness
Location along a coral wall with blue water beyond near Cebu
Date 2012-09-11
Credit VEETER
License Free for any use
Coordinates 10.3555, 123.8592
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