The use of B/W images in UW world is not an easy task. Thanks to the strong contrast of the light, B/W format gives an atmosphere stronger than any colorful image.

Seal in the sun. A Harbor seal baking in the sunrays at Anacapa Island. Image captured back in the mid-1990's using my old Nikonos V with a 15mm lens and natural light. Shot at f/5.6 and 1/80 seconds.

"Keeping my eye on you..." - Nassau groupers are so funny - this gal followed us around most of the dive and just when we thought she had taken a powder, we spotted her watching us though a hole in a purple sea fan! Cayman Brac, 40 fsw. Red filter.

Jellyfish. Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. Canon 50D & Tokina 10-17
Shortlisted!

Porkfish on the reef off the Pelican Grand Beach Resort in Fort Lauderdale

"Leader Of The Pack"
Grey angel in the waters of Jardines Del Rey, Cuba

California Color. A garibaldi cruises past a gorgonian. Image captured with a Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing with natural light. Shot at f/7.1 and 1/60 seconds.

batfish on top of the Atlantis X wreck in Beacon Reef Island 8 Similan National Park - Thailand

top 5 favorite subjects of mine!

Shark Silhouette B/W for effect. Nikon D70 - Truk Lagoon

No Sharks Here! A sea of sea lions greets divers at Anacapa Island. Image taken with a Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing with natural light. Shot at f/4.5 and 1/100 seconds.

Free diving the caves of Micronesia

Manta Shilouette taken with Canon 400D & Hugyfot

Torre Ovo (Puglia-Italy) - Petrified forest

platichthys flesus luscus swiming away

Turtle Launch !

hide and seek. A seal peaks out from over the rock reef at Anacapa Island, CA. Image captured with a Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing with Natural Light. Shot at f/4 and 1/50 seconds.

REFRACTION OF SUN RAYS ON THE SAND BOTTOM IN SHALLOW WATERS

Tube Sponges

Large green eel & a grouper - just hanging out. I think this must have been a cleaning station.

Fearless. A very large torpedo ray (Pacific Electric Ray) cruises without fear over the sand bottom at Anacapa Island. Taken with a Canon Digital Rebel in an Ikelite Housing with natural light. Shot at f/4 and 1/100 second.

Canon A620, natural light, freediving, colour corrected.

Corals - Subergorgia hicksoni

Canon A620, natural light, freediving, colour corrected.

Large green eel in Cozumel, Mexico. Shot with Canon Rebel XTi DSLR & Ikelite housing. No strobe - just white balance adjustment.

Blue Water Play. Sea Lions streaking through blue water off Anacapa Island. Image captured with Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm zoom in Ikelite Housing with natural light. Shot at f/11 and 1/160 second.

a close up of the coral and the airpbubbles, one of a series of shots