No, this is not a flower, but an animal. Flowers don’t have a mouth ;-)
Portrait of a Gracile Cup Coral (Dendrophyllia gracilis), which is about 2,5 cm (about 1 inch) in size. Taken at Kasai Village, Moalboal, Philippines.
Olympus E-3, 50mm macro lens, 1,4x teleconverter, close up lens.
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“Cup Coral Portrait” is part of the “Red & Blue Underwater” Calendar 2012:
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Henry Jager is a passionate underwater and wildlife photographer with an incredible sense for an unexpected view on the subjects.
Due to his outstanding portfolio, Henry Jager has been awarded Grand Master of underwaterphotography by the world’s largest and one of the most prestigious contest at www.underwaterphotography.com
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Wow, great color! Wonderful closeup!
Beautiful macro! Love the colours and texture!
Thanks, Todd and George :-)
I’m glad you like it!
Lovely colours and structure
Beautiful work… Congratulations on your feature August 19th 2011!

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Thank you :-)
– Henry Jager
LOVE!! :o) Even if it does have a mouth and reminds me of Seymour!
OH WOW!!!! this is incredible..what an image,,,fantastic!!
Thank you all for loving and featuring my photo :)
Thank you :-)
– Henry Jager
Incredible!