Lucky Find: Ornate Ghost Pipefish

[ScubaEm65]

Found while in Dumaguete, Philippines.

Video was on a GoPro Hero 4.

 

[Dan]

Nice find!

I saw a school of the yellow variation in Bali.

 

[NYCNaiad]

Very nice find both of you! I'm jealous. I have yet to see one though I have been diving in areas where they have them.

@ScubaEm65 I haven't yet moved to video. How close did you have to be to catch this footage?

 

[ScubaEm65]

Very nice find both of you! I'm jealous. I have yet to see one though I have been diving in areas where they have them.

@ScubaEm65 I haven't yet moved to video. How close did you have to be to catch this footage?

I was pretty close for most of this footage, I keep my body away but almost fully extend my arms so that the camera lens is about 1 foot (.30 meters) away. I was shooting on a GoPro which is better for larger subjects but I did have a macro lens on it which allows for very close shots.

 

[NYCNaiad]

I was pretty close for most of this footage, I keep my body away but almost fully extend my arms so that the camera lens is about 1 foot (.30 meters) away. I was shooting on a GoPro which is better for larger subjects but I did have a macro lens on it which allows for very close shots.

Thanks for letting me know.