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Martin Stevens @wildlifevision.bsky.social · 14h

Very fortunate to find another rainbow #seaslug the other day. This was the smallest I’ve seen - about the size of a grain of rice (next to my fingertip for scale).
#cornwallwildlife #nudibranchs #ukunderwater #marinelife #uwphotography

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Martin Stevens @wildlifevision.bsky.social · 10d

Sea fog around the #Cornwall coast this morning at sunrise. Another stunning start to the day!
#shotoniphone #cornishcoast #ukcoast

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Martin Stevens @wildlifevision.bsky.social · 11d

Definitely true!

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Martin Stevens @wildlifevision.bsky.social · 11d

Cuttlefish changing colour over the sand - this is the same #cuttlefish but the sequence of photos shows how it can change its colour and texture for both camouflage and communication.
#marinelife #underwaterphotography #marinebiology

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Martin Stevens @wildlifevision.bsky.social · 13d

Recent beautiful autumn weather & spring low tides makes for a great chance to find wonderful #rockpool creatures - like these blue-rayed limpets, tiny cushions star (both less than 1 cm in size) and star ascidians.
#marinelife #underwaterphotography #shotoniphone #ukunderwater #britishwildlife

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Martin Stevens @wildlifevision.bsky.social · 19d

Blue-rayed limpets just beneath the surface. They often gather in groups this time of year on the lower kelp to weather autumn storms.
#shotoniphone #uknature #underwaterphoto #marinelife #marinebiology

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Martin Stevens @wildlifevision.bsky.social · 22d

Back in the water in #cornwall after quite a long time out and lovely to see some #cuttlefish again. Very autumnal now and pretty rocky underwater!
#marinelife #underwaterphotography #britishwildlife

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Martin Stevens @wildlifevision.bsky.social · 25d

About a year ago we had huge blooms of these beautiful (but painful) mauve stinger #jellyfish around the #Cornwall coast. On one day strong onshore winds washed them into the lower #rockpools.
#marinelife #ukunderwater #underwaterphotography #marinebiology

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Martin Stevens @wildlifevision.bsky.social · Sep 7

Two tiny #seaslugs from Anilao in the Philippines: Favorinus tsuruganus, which feeds on the eggs of other sea slugs, and a Shaun the sheep nudibranch. Amazing how tiny these creatures are, barely visible to a naked eye.
#marinelife #nudibranchs #underwatermacro #underwaterphotographer #marinebiology

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Martin Stevens @wildlifevision.bsky.social · Aug 28

Have you ever seen an #octopus clean and then use the toilet? This individual was outside its den so I set a #gopro to record its behaviour. From Patmos, #Greece. Plenty more film and photos to follow if the trip.
#marinebiology #marinelife #underwaterfilming #wildlife

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Martin Stevens @wildlifevision.bsky.social · Aug 20

Recently back from a holiday in #Greece, Patmos Island with a bunch of videos and photos from underwater. One of the highlights was the wonderful #octopus.
#shotoniphone #marinelife #underwaterphotography

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Martin Stevens @wildlifevision.bsky.social · Jul 31

A beautiful Polycera #seaslug in the shallow waters in a lower #rockpool in #cornwall. Love seeing these creatures.
#underwaterphotography #ukunderwater #marinelife #nudibranch

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Martin Stevens @wildlifevision.bsky.social · Jul 24

Interested in using your smartphone for #underwater film and photography? I wrote a blog about it and the DiveVolk housing and lenses

www.wildlifevision.com/blog/divevol...

#iphonephotography #shotoniphone #divevolk #underwaterphotography #uwphotography

Underwater smartphone photograpy — Wildlife Vision

Underwater photography using smartphones such as iPhones is an accessible way to get into underwater imaging and film making, including for diving, snorkelling, or even in rock pools. Underwater housi...

www.wildlifevision.com

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Martin Stevens @wildlifevision.bsky.social · Jul 12

Some compass #jellyfish from the last week or so in #cornwall. They’ve come and gone a lot this year and conditions in the water have been very up and down again, with huge jumps in water temperature.
#marinebiology #cornwallunderwater #underwaterphotography #marinelife

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Martin Stevens @wildlifevision.bsky.social · Jul 4

Some #macro shots of little crabs in the #rockpools - a baby edible crab and common hermit crab. Taken on an iPhone with a DiveVolk housing and macro lens.
#underwateruk #marinelife #underwaterphotography

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Martin Stevens @wildlifevision.bsky.social · Jun 18

I wrote this article for Reflections to accompany some of my images on the changes happening to the wildlife around the Cornish coast including some of the new species we’re seeing here
#marinebiology #marinelife #ukunderwater #britishnature #cornwallcoast

www.reflections.site/stories/how-...

How Cornish waters are adapting to alien species

How Cornish marine habitats and species are adapting to non-native invasive species

www.reflections.site

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Martin Stevens @wildlifevision.bsky.social · Jun 11

A tiny Facelina auriculata #seaslug from a little earlier this year in a #rockpool. One of the most beautiful species we get here.
#marinelife #underwaterphotography #ukunderwater #ukwildlife

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Martin Stevens @wildlifevision.bsky.social · Jun 6

Yes that’s no problem, thanks for asking me and glad you like them!

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Martin Stevens @wildlifevision.bsky.social · Jun 6

Some more #underwater scenery from the spring here in #cornwall

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Martin Stevens @wildlifevision.bsky.social · May 31

Very happy to have seen my first crystal jelly of the year - they were once rare to see in the uk but are now common around #Cornwall in the summer.
#marinelife #jellyfish #ukwildlife #underwaterphotography #marinebiology

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Martin Stevens @wildlifevision.bsky.social · May 26

They’re beautiful animals!

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Martin Stevens @wildlifevision.bsky.social · May 26

Took a bit longer this year but finally saw my first #jellyfish - a stunning blue jelly
#cornwallcoast #marinelife #ukunderwater #underwaterphoto

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Martin Stevens @wildlifevision.bsky.social · May 16

The #seaweed is looking beautiful right now around the #cornwall coast. This is rainbow wrack, which is a bright iridescent blue-green when it catches the light
#underwaterphotography #ukunderwater #marinelife #marinebiology

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Martin Stevens @wildlifevision.bsky.social · May 11

It’s raining this morning but we’ve had beautiful weather lately in #cornwall and the underwater environment is bursting with life.
#ukunderwater #marinewildlife #marinelife #underwaterphotography #uknature

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Martin Stevens @wildlifevision.bsky.social · May 6

Thank you!

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