Etu Moana

I wish to capture photo like that one day....It is pure beauty. Absolutely stunning.

'Etu Moana' is the Maori word for blue starfish. I just returned from a

fantastic trip to Aitutaki Atoll in The Cook Islands in the heart of the

South Pacific. I had a feeling that a great sunset would materialize this

night and I spent 3 hours walking up and down the beach looking for a

suitable foreground and wasn't having much luck until I glanced down

and saw this little guy. He was invisible without polarized sunglasses

and luckily I had just put mine on. Believe it or not, these guys move

pretty fast and I had to use a high ISO to keep the shutter speed up and

hold the limb movement to a minimum. Canon 5D MkII 16-35mm lens at

16mm 5 seconds at f20 ISO 320 and a 2 stop hard graduated neutral

density filter.

This photo is absolutely wonderful.

Very original picture.

This is a really good picture, I love it.

Beautiful.......I couldn't stop staring, it totally captivated me! That is a big starfish, wish I had taken this one! It's a wow!

 

Warm regards, Pamela

Perfect shot. I like how the reflection starts just at the tip of the star fish. And the photo has great depth to it. Is it just being magnified by the water or is the starfish really that big??

 

Great work!

 

Powerful catch michael ^^^ Maximum

 

***Ali***

Excellent ! Congrats

Fantastic image!!

greetings

Beautiful colors,composition,and tonal range. 7/ 7

Very nice !

Fantastic landscape... awesome composition... Congrats... Adham :)

I love this picture!

 

I hate to offer any feedback since it's such a great shot...just in case you happen to be looking for some, it might be nice to remove the upside-down U shape next to the starfish and perhaps some of the dark spots in the sand. Just a thought.

Thank you for sharing. This is my favorite on photo.net. My previous favorite was your picture of Crater Lake.

Great view with an amazing colored sky!

Remarkable shot! And I learned something to boot! I think I prefer this vertical version, which IMO places more of an emphasis on the blue starfish as the 'star' of the image.....pardon the bad pun. As fantastic as that sunset is, I still find myself captivated by this starfish. Bravo!

Spectacular!

I'll put it in my favorite in all forum... :)

 

Regards.

Living skies; living creatures. Beautiful combination, Michael! Love your entire portfolio. Best wishes for great light going forward. Cheers!

This is a fantastic shot and the star fish adds to the beauty !

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i love this shot...i love the colors...and the sense of perspective and scale.