<p>Some photographers undergo months of preparations to capture amazing images of underwater creatures. Seattle-based photographer Todd Bretl's stunning photos of colorful bobtail squids at a shipping pier in the Philippines happened all by chance.</p><p>When Bretl went on a night shoot in Anilao, Batangas, Philippines, he hoped to find squadrons of the more common reef squid. Instead, he discovered a bobtail squid swimming around.</p><p>"As it got closer, it began making these beautiful poses likely some form of defensive/aggressive posturing," he explained in an interview with Weather.com. "The port of my underwater camera housing is very reflective, and it's possible he was reacting to his reflection."</p><p>He went back to the dive site to recapture the species and after a couple of two-to-three-hour dives, he was able to find another one swimming around.</p><p><a href="http://www.weather.com/article/astonishing-photos-luminous-bobtail-squid-20130924">Keep reading...</a></p>