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Self Critique
It is colorful, showing the preferred rocky tidal environment necessary for sea stars to thrive.
I wanted to include a crashing wave but they always obliterated the view of the stars so I settled for the residual foam along the sea/rock interface.
Creative direction
Show the distinctive beauty of sea stars in their preferred habitat.
Specific Feedback
Anything you wish.
Technical Details
Canon EOS 5D ; Canon EF 200-400mm @ 400mm; f/5.6 @ 1/250 sec, ISO 800; handheld to limit the vibration from the boats engine.
Description
Generally known as the purple sea star, ochre sea star, or ochre starfish, Pisaster ochraceus is a common sea star found among the waters of the Pacific Northwest. Shown here amid barnacles and kelp, purple and orange sea stars cling to each other and a rocky headland on Fox Island in Resurrection Bay, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, at a low tide.