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A shock of Blue
A Physalia Utriculus also known as the Pacific Man of War or Bluebottle. It's shade of blue is one of the most beautiful things I have ever witnessed and during this lone Summers morning swim and I wanted to capture it to share with everyone. There are often hundreds of these animals washed into the bays of NSW Australia over night during the correct wind and current conditions. However, on this day there were only a few but they were the largest I had ever seen and these ones were particularly
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| Date Taken: | Dec 1, 2015 |
| Date Uploaded: | Aug 28, 2016 |
| Location: | Shellharbour Village, New South Wales, Australia |
| Camera: | NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D810 |
| Focal Length: | 16 mm |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/50 sec |
| Aperture: | f/22 |
| ISO: | 125 |
| Copyright: | © Matthew Smith |
| Categories: | Animals, Nature, Portraits |
| Contests: | 2016 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year |