Underwater Photography by Jay Torborg |
"Gold Lace Nudibranch" |
This nudibranch (Halgersa terramteuntis) is found only in Hawaii, and was not named until 1982, when it was discovered by scientists working with Earthwatch volunteers. Its name means �looking at the earth with care� in honor of those volunteers. This nudibranch was photographed at night in about 35 feet of water inside a lava tube, off the south Kohala Coast near the Mauna Lani Resort on the Big Island of Hawaii. Photographed with a Nikon N90s in a Sea&Sea NX90 housing with two Ikelite 200 strobes. Nikon 60mm f2.8 macro lens. Fuji Provia 100F transparency film scanned with a Nikon LS-2000. |
Copyright Jay Torborg 2001 |