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Out of this World Coral Photography
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Nature is a superb way of finding natural and unique inspiration.
It refreshes our mind and gives us something to think about in new and exciting ways.
I’m a huge fan of character illustration, especially monsters and aliens.
When searching for inspiration for these illustrations, I find taking a good look at the world beneath us, the sea-bed of the ocean always points me in the right direction.
The bright colors, unusual but natural shapes and the detail in the photos below will hopefully inspire you as well…

Compiled exclusively for WDD by Callum Chapman. He is a freelance designer from Cambridge, UK. He is the creative mind behind Circlebox Creative and Circlebox Blog, and can often be found writing for SM and other well known design related blogs.
How do you go about finding inspiration in nature? Where else do you go for inspiration?

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#1
Jake
February 10th, 2010 at 19:43
I love this stuff. It looks like something from another world (especially since I’m trapped here in Illinois).

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#2
Boni Cole
February 10th, 2010 at 19:44
Stunning!!! Creepy but simply amazing…

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#3
Joaquín Cabrera
February 10th, 2010 at 19:46
AWESOME!

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#4
Seth
February 10th, 2010 at 19:51
Impressive, this makes a nice list to grab some quick underwater inspiration from.

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Krishna
February 10th, 2010 at 20:02
Some of this stuff send a shiver down my spine as its a bit creepy crawly, but the deep blue sea is most definitely a good source of inspiration….esp some of the vivid colours!…

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New York Web Designer
February 10th, 2010 at 20:40
Awesome. Approximately 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered with water but it is hard to see and enjoy the beauty. The post like this make it happen..

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Web Design Kent
February 10th, 2010 at 21:43
great photography, nature doesn’t need kuler

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Ronald | Naldz Graphics
February 10th, 2010 at 21:43
Beautiful!!!. such a great inspiration for those photographers who wants to try taking shots underwater

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#9
kes
February 10th, 2010 at 21:55
disgusting and and some how disturbing…. but the color is great.
The world beneath us is really fantastic

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#10
aledesign.it
February 10th, 2010 at 22:56
Great photo, really impressive! Good colors! Nature is the better!

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DesignLovr
February 10th, 2010 at 23:44
Some amazing shapes and colors. Great Inspiration!

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#12
Melissa
February 11th, 2010 at 02:26
Just stunning! Who is the photographer? I’d love to ask him/her about their equipment! Thanks for sharing!

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#13
Clipping Path
February 11th, 2010 at 06:58
waga! what a marvelous collection of coral photos! i love corals.

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Girish
February 11th, 2010 at 08:46
Amazing, I’ve seen corals and they dont look so good in real life. More than the equipment, what techniques have you used, very curious to read about it.

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#15
pesho
February 11th, 2010 at 11:36
INCRIDIBLE
nice pics
thanks a lot

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#16
BigM75
February 11th, 2010 at 12:16
good pratice and reality pictures

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Jordan Walker
February 11th, 2010 at 18:00
Those are all way cool pictures. So amazed at the wonders of the sea.

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#18
adam
February 11th, 2010 at 19:16
Some nice photos for sure.

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Laura
February 11th, 2010 at 20:18
Wow amazing stuff! Definitely out of this world in terms of colour and form. Freaky but amazing! Definitely good inspiration for monster characters.

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#20
Garry
February 11th, 2010 at 20:54
It’s so good. nice color
thanks for post

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#21
e11world
February 12th, 2010 at 00:06
Why can’t we see this in person?? I hate not knowing what else is out there. I was always thinking I’d love to go to space and see what else is there but there’s so much on earth I haven’t seen. WE haven’t seen.

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jmleclercq
February 12th, 2010 at 00:07
Great collection !!

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#23
wien
February 12th, 2010 at 15:31
great photos

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#24
klara
February 12th, 2010 at 18:40
@e11world
Where do you live? Any sea and some snorkeling equipment will do. Add some neoprene in cold water and stay away from sandy beaches with their reduced visibility. Most interesting flora and fauna lives quite close to the surface.

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e11world
February 17th, 2010 at 23:34
Thanks for that info klara. I live in Vancouver Canada (Olympics city) and it has many of the most beautiful places in the world. You have to admit that this world is FULL of things our eyes haven’t seen yet.

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#26
anistock
February 12th, 2010 at 19:31
wow and wow again, the detail and color is spot on. Expertly shot.

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#27
Java developer
February 13th, 2010 at 22:31
Looks really great!

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#28
Alvaro Hernandorena
February 17th, 2010 at 17:32
amazing how nature uses color contrast and combination!!!
obviously evolution is not random

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Suzy Walker
February 24th, 2010 at 16:50
A nice selection (although there were some in there I would have left out). It’s great to see a non-diving website promote the underwater world though! Keep up the good work.
scuba_suzy

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#30
Fun Spill
March 5th, 2010 at 08:01
Those photos are truly inspiring especially to the ones who really love taking photos! Thanks

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Billy
May 5th, 2010 at 19:11
Truly Magical, these are fantastic photos

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#32
James
June 16th, 2010 at 05:30
These are such amazing shots! never seen coral like this before!

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