Pretty Pygmy

MattTworkowski

Pretty Pygmy

Image of a Pygmy Seahorse taken on a wall dive in Alor Indonesia.These little Seahorses grow to about 2cm,this one was around 1.5cm & a real challenge to photograph.They are found on gorgonian fans & it was the first time I had seen one in the wild,a real thrill.
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Abstracts from Nature, Conservation Photography, Extreme Close-Ups, Nature's Wonders, SEA, Something Fishy, Southeast Asia, The true beauty, Tropical Art, Underwater & Sealife (Limit 2 Per Day), Underwater Photographer's Guild and Vibrant and Vivid Color Available for sale as

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Pretty Pygmy by MattTworkowski
Pretty Pygmy by MattTworkowski
  • migaloomagic

    migaloomagic

    omigosh, this is the most adorable little seahorse i’ve ever seen…sweet, sweet, you must have felt so excited Matt,
    cheers, Karin
    (nice to have you back)

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    wow!perfect capture of this special little guy…!

  • Jenifer

    Jenifer

    What a cool shot, he sure is camouflaged pretty good. what an interesting little guy.

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    um…WOW..this is just perfect Matt. What can i say other than that. Brilliant. :))

  • andrewt

    andrewt

    mate this is ridiculous. well done great shot

  • aabzimaging

    aabzimaging

    Amazing shot! Great colours, perfect DOF.

  • Keegan Wong

    Keegan Wong

    love the DOF in this, this shot is so sharp I think I just got papercuts looking at it :)

  • Stephen Colquitt

    Stephen Colquitt

    Wow – you nailed this one Matt.

  • eseffpe

    eseffpe

    wow look at him all hiding away! great capture!

  • Robert Mullner

    Robert Mullner

    Brilliant find…awesome shot..

  • Midori Furze

    Midori Furze

    Great work!!
    Amazing!!!

  • Douglas Stetner

    Douglas Stetner

    An excellent shot Matt! They are hard enough just to see much less focus on.

  • Stephanie Johnson

    Stephanie Johnson

    It must have been a challenge to find – it blends in so well! What an amazing little seahorse. Great work.

  • Marcus Grant

    Marcus Grant

    Superb shot Matt

  • Miri

    Miri

    it must have been so good to see this in the wild, so hard to spot & amazing to get a shot like this too!

  • jesika

    jesika

    Super, super shot. Well done and welcome back after your great adventure
    j

  • MattTworkowski replied

    Thanks Jes

  • DanaMS

    DanaMS

    What a cute bubbled seahorsie!!!! Great capture Matt!

  • MattTworkowski

    MattTworkowski

    Thankyou to everyone for the comments & favs,cheers

  • Nicole Goggins

    Nicole Goggins

    amazing photo!

  • lallymac

    lallymac

    That is a stunning shot Matt, wonderful colour and clarity.

  • Globalphotos

    Globalphotos

    Perfect in every way !!

  • MattTworkowski

    MattTworkowski

    Thanks V ;-)

  • velveteagle

    velveteagle

    Wow what a catch..

  • stephaniek

    stephaniek

    Trippy dude!!

  • Nic Relton

    Nic Relton

    Really nice! Diving photography is a skill in itself.

  • muzy

    muzy

    great shot. I’ve not seen any yellow ones yet :)

  • vinny turner

    vinny turner

    stunning , love the pattern and detail on its “skin”

  • chriso

    chriso

    What an amazing shot! I admire you’re persistence to look for and photograph this little guy.

  • Jennifer Promenzio

    Jennifer Prome...

    so beautiful!!! love it

  • gardenofbeeden

    gardenofbeeden

    Fantastic shot Matt :)

  • LindaR

    LindaR

    this is soo cool and a first for me too ~ excellent capture Matt ~ isn’t the variety of nature simply amazing? :) xx

  • naturelover

    naturelover

    Incredible shot- great macro of this lovely creature!!!!

  • Andrew Trevor-Jones

    Andrew Trevor-...

    A well deserved feature, Matt.

  • MattTworkowski replied

    Thanks so much mate

  • naturelover
  • MattTworkowski replied

    Thanks so much for the feature,a great surprise :-)))

  • Josie Jackson

    Josie Jackson

    Fantastic focus and really beautiful colours, what a great capture, well done on the feature

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