Swim and Swirl Photograph by David Liittschwager and Susan Middleton
Swimming away from the camera at Midway Atoll, a nudibranch called Spanish dancer (Hexabrachus sanguineus)—for its bright red "skirt"—is a soft-bodied mollusk found in warm oceans round the world. Protected by the natural toxins it ingests as it feeds on sponges, it travels over the reef with elegant confidence.
Camera: Hasselblad 553 ELX Film Type: Kodak Portra 160NC Lens: 135mm S-Planar Speed and F-Stop: 1/250 @ f/32
Weather Conditions: N/A Time of Day: N/A Lighting Techniques: Electronic flash, one for the subject and two for the background Special Equipment: An aquarium tank was our temporary studio on our boathouse.
