LOOK: Leaf Scorpionfish

A leaf scorpionfish photographed on the Kasai Wall in the Philippines.

Henry Jager

KASAI WALL, MOALBOAL, CEBU ISLAND, PHILIPPINES

In the Philippines, leaf scorpionfish are often seen sheltered on the reef — but not this one, which gracefully stood on a table coral. I’ve spent numerous dives trying to capture this moment.

» HOW I GOT THE SHOT

I placed a Sola Video 1200 LED light behind the fish, and used an Olympus E-5 camera in BS Kinetics Lut housing, 50mm macro lens and 1.4x teleconverter. ISO 100, 1/250 sec, f/5.6

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Text and Photography by Henry Jager