Snappers in synchrony by Alexander Mustard
© SNAPPERS IN SYNCHRONY ©Alexander Mustard (UK) 2010
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- Snappers in synchrony
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- Alexander Mustard
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- ALEMUS001
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- Open edition
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- Natural History Museum - Wildlife Photographer of the Year
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- © SNAPPERS IN SYNCHRONY ©Alexander Mustard (UK) 2010
About
Swimming off the edge of a coral atoll into the big blue is exciting for a diver. But it's less exciting for fish high on the menu of local predators. Guraidhoo Corner off South Malé Atoll, in the Maldives, is outside the reef and attracts many reef sharks. Paddletail snappers in this exposed environment respond to anything bigger than them, including a human diver, by bunching into a tight, defensive ball. 'The shape of the formation continually morphed as the fish jostled for position,' says Alex. 'I waited for the fish to create different shapes and took a series of frames. When they formed this perfect sphere, I knew I had an interesting picture.'
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