Banded morwong on the reef

  • Wildlife
  • Reef

Close environmental portrait: morwong between amber kelp and branching reef, background veiled by water. Pale bands, dark markings and warm fins sit much closer than most of the reef.

Original unedited underwater photograph: Banded morwong on the reef
FiveMeters restoration of Banded morwong on the reef: Pink-copper fins and dark bands recover beside amber kelp cooling into blue water.

What FiveMeters recovered

Warm pink and copper return to head, body and fins while dark bands stay neutral. Kelp regains amber; branching growth separates into brown and cream; reef cools as it recedes.

Still visible

Suspended particles and the low-contrast upper background remain. Detail already softened by water in the far reef is not artificially sharpened.

Automatic AI restoration

Photo: Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC 4.0