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28-Feb-2017 #Elaine Simmonds yE''

Blue Sea Dragon

I came across this incredibly rare find when walking along the beach. It is an extremely poisonous
Blue Sea Dragon, stranded in a small puddle at low tide.
This creature kills blue bottles and absorbs their poison.
I wanted to return it to the sea but luckily my son dissuaded me. I realised my good fortune when I returned home and researched my find.

Nikon D600
1/400s f/5.6 at 300.0mm iso400 hide exif
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Date/Time28-Feb-2017 16:48:00
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D600
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length300 mm
Exposure Time1/400 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias0.00
White Balance0
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (-4)
Exposure Program0
Focus Distance9441.000 m

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Elaine 23-Jun-2017 05:44
I usually pick up rubbish as I walk and take photographs. Initially I thought it was a bottle top...until it wiggled.
Elaine 22-Jun-2017 13:22
Thanks for your comments everyone, for,once in my life I paused....
Terry_O20-Jun-2017 04:18
Wow, Elaine, this is amazing. What a beautiful creature - look don't touch :)
Hal 20-Jun-2017 03:49
lt does look like a lady's brooch.
A rare and fascinating find Elaine.
Smart girl having your camera with you :)
Cindy Flood19-Jun-2017 21:36
I've read about this blue dragon before. I have nevr seen a photo of one. You were extremely lucky to find it and lucky that you have a smart son.

It looks like a piece of jewelry lying on the sand.