Looking through Snell's Window - Fishwatching: Spotted Galaxias (Galaxias truttaceus) in Tasmania

Nothing better than spending a couple of hours sitting by a cool crystal clear creek in the middle of a forest and soaking up the atmosphere.
This video gives a fish's perspective on the world above by looking up through Snell's Window, an optical phenomenon caused by the refraction of light as it passes through different mediums; ie air and water.
This is another in a series of videos from this small creek on the Tasman Peninsula in Tasmania. It was my second visit to the area and I was thrilled to see a really healthy population of this beautiful native freshwater species.

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Beautiful mate, I love this perspective, one I my self am trying to achieve for some photos, I've had a few goes of it but was never really happy with my results, I'll keep trying though 😊

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thanks Jason. I think you really need a very wide angle lens to get the whole window; certainly much wider than a gopro. I've tried it a few times also but usually end up getting some dirt/sand on the lens as things settle out of the current. Pretty happy it worked on this occasion. The way the light is refracted so you can see right to the banks is pretty amazing; no wonder trout fisherman have to sneak up on the quaries.