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Critter of the day: Giant Spined Sea Star

By Todd Winner | Published On January 9, 2015
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Critter of the day: Giant Spined Sea Star

Todd Winner

I never get tired of photographing the giant kelp in Southern California. This image is of two juvenile giant spined sea stars on a single kelp frond. Eventually these sea stars will grow to a diameter of 22 inches.

_Behind the shot
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Camera:** Nikon D2X
Housing: Nexus
Lens: Tokina 10-17 fisheye @ 12mm
Strobes: Ikelite 160
Settings: f/8, 1/250 sec, ISO 100