Leafy seadragon, Ripley's Aquarium of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

            I've been trying to photograph these (and seahorses) for years without much success. Most aquaria display them under fairly low light in darkened rooms, one can't use flash (obviously!), long exposure isn't optimal for moving fish, and shallow depth of field is tricky.

Native to the southern coast of Australia, leafy seadragons are named for their resemblance to floating seaweed, a camouflage enhanced by their fins being transparent - these protrusions just drift freely, rather than being the fish's means of propulsion. Unlike seahorses, seadragons' non-coiling tails aren't used to grasp vegetation as mooring.

Taken in: Canada / Ontario / Harbourfront (show map)

Taken on: September 10, 2015

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Sets appears in: • Toronto

Groups appears in: • Toronto, ON

Camera: Canon EOS 60D, f/5.6, 1/80 sec, 70mm, ISO 1250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 60D
Lens:	EF-S15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.013 sec (1/80)
Focal Length:	70mm
ISO:	1250
Exposure Bias:	-4/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.5 (Windows)
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