Russian Marine Biologist Clicks Pictures Of A Sea Angel That Almost Looks Like A Special Effect

The deep underwaters of the oceanic world are still unknown to human beings, with so many undiscovered sea animals. However, that is what Alexander Semenov's aim is, in life.

Semenov is a marine biologist who specializes in invertebrates. Being the head of the divers' team at Moscow State University's White Sea Biological Station, he organises and manages all of sorts diving-related work.

His job includes him diving in harsh conditions. Semenov is also a professional photographer and with over nine years of experience in his pocket, he is interested in scientific macrophotography in nature.

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His Flickr profile says, 'This practice makes it possible to observe animals that cannot be properly studied under laboratory conditions, such as soft-bodied planktonic organisms or stationary life forms living on the seafloor. My personal goal is to study underwater life through camera lenses and to boost people¡¯s interest in marine biology. I do this by sharing all my findings through social media and in real life, through public lectures, movies, exhibitions, and various media events'.

His latest discovery is during his recent dive under the ice in the White Sea in Russia where he recorded a creature known as the Sea Angel. Semenov's exceptional expertise of the camera led to him recording a high-quality footage which revealed how beautiful a tiny sea slug is.

Along with his team, Semenov created a science project called Aquatilis. He said, ¡°The aim of the project is finding, studying, and photographing the most interesting and unusual denizens of the ocean."

Semenov and his team are not only animal photographers and underwater world experts but they also act as science ambassadors.

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Talking to EIZO, Semenov said, ¡°Even the most modern cameras go crazy ¨C white balance and colors are always shifted, some colors in the spectrum just disappear because of light absorption by the seawater. That¡¯s why it¡¯s almost impossible to get a good image without proper editing (sometimes, really heavy editing). The main goal is to get not only proper colors, but to make your picture shine and look natural, without over-editing ¨C that¡¯s what every wildlife photographer wants. As a final result, all these images will be in the books, exhibitions, galleries and magazines, so you need to be sure that your pictures look great not only on the screen, but as physical prints too.¡±

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There is so much to nature that we have no idea about.