Farnsworth Banks<\/a>. What draws them there? \u00a0I have no idea, but I have seen them often enough there — and rarely enough elsewhere — to confirm the fact: Farnsworth Banks is great for torpedo rays. \u00a0We spotted several torpedo rays at Farnsworth in 2021, including one that I was able to photograph from below with rivers of bait along with the twin video lights of one of my friends visible far above. \u00a0If you are familiar with the circular fisheye lens (the one used in this image) you know how close the camera must be to the subject in order to render it at a reasonable size. In this image, the 4′ long torpedo ray was about 12″ in front of my dome port. \u00a0It ended up being one of my favorite photos of the year. 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