Dirona albolineata - I shot this very carefully by waiting for the moment and positioning myself in order to capture the beauty of their cerata! Using sea weed as background also helped to pop the subject
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Halgerda stricklandi nudibranch
Olympus EM1 MarkII and Olympus 60 mms macro
Inon S2000X2
F22 125 ISO 200

Nembrotha kubaryana nudibranch
Panasonic GX1 Olympus 60 mms macro and Inon S2000X2
F11 1/160

Blue Jeans. I’m always reminded of a faded blue jeans when I see this kind of nudibranch. Shot was taken from Anilao.

Hypselodoris bullockkii ultra details
Olympus EM1 MarkII system
F2.8 1/60

Chromodoris colemani ultra macro detail
Olympus EM1 MarkII and Olympus 60 mms macro Inon S2000X2
F2.8 1/60

STEFANO SCORTEGAGNA
My name is Stefano Scortegagna. At 47 years old I have made a successful career as a car salesman. However, my true passion is underwater photography.
This passion was born sixteen years ago on my first venture i...
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This shot was taken using big aperture for nice bokeh effect. This sea lemon was crawling on bunch of barnacles, it was relatively shallow compare to the rest of the dive, so there was good amount of natural light for the background color!

Taken with an Olympus TG4. I saw this nudibranch as it was finishing to lay eggs while we were on a dive in Anilao.

Elysia diomedea nudibranch_2022
(Canon100mm,t1/250,f/20,iso125)

Phyllidia varicosa
Olympus EM1 MarkII olympus 60 mms macro and Inon S2000X2
F8 1/125 ISO 200

Halgerda stricklandi nudibranch
Olympus EM1 MarkII and Olympus 60 mms macro
Inon S2000X2
F22 125 ISO 200

Doriprismatica sedna nudibranch_2022
(Canon60 mm, t1/200,f/20,iso100)

Halgerda Batangas. I love how it has a very pretty color. The shot was taken at Southern Leyte, Philippines.

This is a photo of a common nudibranch, Chromodoris Willani. Taken using TG6 borrowed from a friend since my Sony A7 housing is leaking. Shot using snoot, taken at Anilao, Batangas, Philippines.

This is a photo of a nudibranchia, joruna funebris. The black and white contrast of this nudi makes it very attractive even just to observe underwater. Taken in Dauin, Negros Oriental, Philippines.

Juvenile undescribed Nudi Branch(perhaps Veronica) on pink sponge. Image taken under Port Hughes Jetty, South Australia

Tylodina perversa nudibranch_P.V._2022
(Canon 100mm,t1/250,f/22,iso160)

Threesome. Found these three head slugs getting busy mating

Pink Telja nudibranch close up _P.Vallarta_2022
(Canon100mm,t1/250,f/20,iso125)

This is a photo of a nudibranch, Hypselodoris Bullocki. A combination of clean white, purple and yellow-orange crown made this nudibranch a favourite of many photographers. Taken in Anilao, Batangas, Philippines.

A colorful nudibranch crawling on a coral. Took this shot from Anilao.
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Pink Telja nudibranch_2022
(Canon 60 mm,t1/200,f/18,iso 100)

nudibranch taken in Los Arcos_Puerto Vallarta_ 2022
(Canon 100mm,t1/250, f/20,iso160)

This is a photo of couple nudibranchs, probably after mating or about to do so. Taken in Anilao, Batangas, Philippines.

Cratena peregrina
Puerto de Mazarrón Murcia Spain

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