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Play of light

            Sphinx blennies grow only up to 8 cm in size and live in algae turf on rocks washed by the surf in the Mediterranean Sea.

Few scenes I've captured photographically in my life captivate me more than the appearance of a sphinx blenny on an algal turf with sunspots dancing across it.

But as if nature doesn't want to give away this secret for free, this scene of my dreams is difficult to capture. The surf pulls and tugs at you. The blennies don't sit still for five seconds. The sunspots are in constant motion, changing the lighting of the scene.

But I'll keep trying on every Mediterranean vacation.

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Lichtspiel

Sphinx-Schleimfische werden nur bis zu 8 cm gross und leben in Algenrasen auf von der Brandung umspülten Felsen im Mittelmeer.

Nur wenige Szenen, die ich in meinem Leben fotografisch festgehalten habe, fesseln mich mehr als die Erscheinung eines Sphinx-Schleimfisches auf einem Algenrasen, über den Sonnenflecken tanzen.

Aber als ob die Natur dieses Geheimnis nicht kostenlos preisgeben möchte, ist diese Szene meiner Träume nur schwer festzuhalten. Die Brandung zieht und zerrt an dir. Die Schleimfische sitzen keine fünf Sekunden still. Die Sonnenflecken sind in ständiger Bewegung und verändern die Beleuchtung der Szene.

Aber ich werde es weiterhin in jedem Mittelmeer-Urlaub versuchen.

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Taken in: Spain / Balearic Islands / Andratx / Sant Elm (show map)

Taken on: September 8, 2021

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Perciformes

Blennidae

Aidablennius sphynx

Sphinx blenny

Blenny

Mallorca

in situ

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Sets appears in: • Marine Life

Camera: Olympus TG-5, f/7.1, 1/125 sec, 6.4mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus TG-5
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	6.4mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-0.3 EV
Flash:	On, Fired
Exposure Program:	Creative (Slow speed)
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 24.7 (Windows)
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