Pennatula phosphorea

Erling Svensen Pennatula phosphorea - supermacro - from yesterdays dive.

Penny Martin beautiful .... I would like this as a Christmas card !

Frances Dipper Erling that is an amazing photograph. Do you ever come out of the water?!

Erling Svensen Yes I do get out of the water. If you want it as a Xmas card, just tell me your email and I can send a hig res., Penny.

Gero Rinaldo Manado: Pennatula Phosphorea Sony DSC WX1 + MPK-WEB, f 2,4, 1/100, ISO 100

George Brown I'm sure most of you will have seen this beautiful video of Armina californica, shot in the Puget Sound, but it dramatically suggests why we rarely see it's relative Armina loveni, certainly in the Scottish Highlands. The attached photo shows a 45mm long Armina loveni crawling past a nervous looking juvenile Pennatula phosphorea. Loch Duich, 34metres, 60mm lens. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A23p77bkY_c

Christian Skauge Awesome video! I've never come across this species in Norway, but I know Erling Svensen has, and there are a few other sightings. I had the pleasure to find heaps of them in Ireland a couple years ago, and they're really funny creatures!

David Kipling Great video George, thanks for sharing that link! One of these days I'll see one of these (although might have to start diving in different locations!).

Christian Skauge Yeah, they like it muddy :-)

Bernard Picton I like the way the video encapsulates so much of the biology in such an artistic way and in a short time. It has won several awards.

Bernard Picton Has anyone seen "Malice in Wonderland", by Peter Scoones. He made what he wanted rather than what the BBC were normally commissioning him to do, and I loved it. It has been repeated, but not often.

Bernard Picton Christian, whereabouts in Ireland did you see them?

Christian Skauge On the house reef at Scuba Dive West in Galway, Connemara in 2009 :-)

David Kipling Really? That's where we had our first ever try-dive! It was foggy in Connemara, we were camping, and the hills were off-limits. What could we do that didn't require visibility? And then we saw a little signs pointing down a track, saying "Try Dive" ... and the rest is history!

David Kipling Sarah Bowen ... when did we go to SDW? What year?

Christian Skauge Fantastic place! I went there to do a story and visited Inish Boffin and did some local diving. Apart from the islands, the house reef was what really caught my attention. Several different habitats within swimming range, and a lot of exciting critters to be found. And Connemara... is always foggy, isn't it?

Christian Skauge A few images from the trip here: http://www.undervannsfoto.no/index.php?page=shop.browse&option=com_virtuemart&keyword=ireland

Bernard Picton Connemara is *often* foggy, or raining, but when it's clear it's stunning!

David Kipling A picture (and video) of interest to Inga Williamson.