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A horse under water

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One of the most exciting animals under water is a real expert in hiding.

Sometimes it seems there are only pygmy seahorses. If you browse the recent underwater photo competitions' gallery you see a lot of pgymy portraits, mainly from Indonesia. But those who don't travel regularly to Asia can see the big brother of the tiny seahorse much closer. Believe it or not, sometimes a good photographer can make an even more dramatic photo of the "full size" seahorses- I recommend to check out the great photos in the Adriatic shootout galleries of our website.

Searching for the hiding seahorses is one of my favorite underwater activity. And for a favorite game I have a favorite place in the Croatian Adriatic. I found seahorse in different places but there is only one which gives me the real freedom. I've been to Pag island many times, sometimes my friends invited me to the local dive centers in Stara Novalja village. The bay's opposite walls fall steeply into the sea, most of the guests prefer wall dives there. I let them go by the boat and when they left I simply walk into the Adriatic just before the dive center. I descend only to 3-4 meters and start browsing the seagrass. I swim very slowly and carefully until I recognize a familiar shape. If I'm lucky it's a seahorse. Sometimes I don't find any so I need to spend my time with octopus, pipefish or weever. But I remember dives when I found 3-4 seahorses. They don't move fast so a photographer can shoot dozens of pictures. They try to hide behind plants or slowly turns away, which helps the photographer only if he wants to make photos of a seahorse's back. (Most of them don't...)

Some dishonest guys simply pick up the seahorse and put it to a clean area or make a portrait while holding. In my opinion no photo worth touching and harassing animals. It gives me much pleasure those who really talented can make creative and exclusive photos without harming seahorses. I wish they had a fair play award as well! Until the majority of the divers are careful, I'll have the chance to see my little friends. The searching for them is much more fun if I'm successful in the end...

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