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'Etu Moana' is the Maori word for blue starfish.

I just returned from a fantastic trip to Aitutaki Atoll in The Cook Islands in the heart of the South Pacific. I had a feeling that a great sunset would materialize this night and I spent 3 hours walking up and down the beach looking for a suitable foreground and wasn't having much luck until I glanced down and saw this little guy. He was invisible without polarized sunglasses and luckily I had just put mine on. Believe it or not, these guys move pretty fast and I had to use a high ISO to keep the shutter speed up and hold the limb movement to a minimum. This was a fairly productive trip photographically and I will be posting more shots from these beautiful islands over the next couple weeks.

Canon 5D MkII 16-35mm lens at 16mm
5 seconds at f20 ISO 320 and a 2 stop hard graduated neutral density filter.

PS: The trip was paid for with my grand prize in OP's Iconic 100 contest! It pays to play!

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:iconnzeman:
you have to go on the worst trips! haha unreal shot. this sunset is amazing.

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:iconkayaksailor:
awesome! what an amazing sunset and stunning depth...

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:icontuftedpuffin:
Woah, stunning. It's as though the starfish is pointing towards the marvelous sunset.

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:icondrewyboy:
Amazing, best photo I've seen in a long time :)
:iconfasterthanchris:
Oh...my...goodness this picture is so unreal. I absolutely love the depth and the sky, just everything. It's incredible!

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:iconelvandia:
Splenderific! It's so amazing I have to combine words.:XD:

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:iconlalainerg:
So wonderful...! :iconiloveitplz:

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