"Shimmering Polyps" Spine Cheek Anemonefish One of the most pristine

One of the most pristine marine environments in the Caribbean

As the image came together in post-production

Giant Kelp Forest are truly amazing ecosystems but are very challenging to photograph

All humpbacks in the North Pacific sing the same whale song each year

"Shimmering Polyps" Spine Cheek Anemonefish One of the most pristineA large sheet coral is trimmed in fluorescent green with the individual polyps appearing as bright spots scattered over the surface of the coral substrate. The glow is emitted by a protein in the individual coral polyps that gives of the green glow in response to a blue light shining on it. A filter at the camera lens blocks the blue light and records any other color. Jim Hellemn has made a career out of inventing ways to capture the spectacular