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    Edit Photo Details A shock of Blue   #blue #underwater #jellyfish #stinger #siphonophore #man_o_war #portugese_man_of_war
    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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    Photo Details
    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