Alien on Watch

Common shrimp Palaemon affinis on watch. The very short distance between the subject and the camera allows photography with good contrast even in murky water (in this case Ti Point Wharf on running tide) but micro-particles reflecting the strobe light are clearly visible.

 

Keywords: shrimp common “common shrimp” Palaemon affinis “Palaemon affinis” underwater undersea murky water Pacific new Zealand nz southern temperate kelp brown crustacean band banded low visibility particles