"Vertical Defense" - A pair of mating green sea turtles try to fend off a rival male by ascending in the water column. The second male was persistent in his pursuit and had numerous bites on his fins and head as a result.
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Through to 2018 awards final round judging

“Guarding the (plane) wreck” Came across this plane wreck in the Bahamas. It looks like it has become a nursery to juvenile Grunts. Taken with my Olympus TG-4 and natural light.
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what a beautyfull creatures
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Red Sea north / Marin life
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Beautifully coloured soft corals of El Bajito, La Paz
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View from the other side...

tubbatahaface

Underwater colors

crocodile fish resting on the reef

So beautyfull, an amazing meeting...

While at Tiger Beach in the Bahamas, we generally keep all our attention on the tiger, hammerhead and bull sharks. This poor grouper kept coming up as if to say "I need some love too!!"
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Black Mantas of La Reina, La Paz

This toothy American alligator was very tolerant of me and my camera, allowing me to get quite close to obtain this shot in the Florida Everglades.
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my home is closed

let me sleep
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“Safety in numbers” A grroup of Gray Snapper in the Bahamas (Berry Islands)

Turtle on deep Blue

Trigger

Big Murena in Kapalai

hiding

sunnyday

Crocodilefish

The reef and the Shark
The healthy reef of Moorea and its famous resident, the lemon shark.

Diamondfish Dash

BQdas

“Peaceful”. Following a Green Sea Turtle swimming slowly through the blue waters of St. Thomas. Natural light with my Olympus TG-4.

"Down"
We found a school of jacks near where I was staying on my last trip. I enjoyed trying to figure out how to get an image of them that showed them naturally.