This Blue Ring Octopus sat confidently up on his perch as he surveyed his reef before him.
Olympus 5060. Nikonos sb105. Port Philip Bay Melbourne

catfish of Inchcape 1 wreck Fujeirah UAE

Big Bellied Seahorse.
Olympus 5060. Nikonos sb105 , Sea&Sea ys-90

Close up of a jelly that almost landed straight on my face as I was ascending to take a picture of a sunburst through some kelp. Unfortunately I had the ISO at 200 so it came out a lot grainier than I would have liked, but at least it came out

Big Bellied Seahorse.
Olympus 5060.

Green morays
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This Bluering Octopus was in no mood to play and as I was composing the shot he just up and left. Earlier something had been nibbling the ends of his tenticles. Olympus 5060

This beautiful Big Bellied Seahorse was happy to let me get right in close so I could fill my view finder with his portrait. Olympus 5060;Sea&Sea ys-90 and Nikonos sb105. Taken 12 Oct 2008.

I was amazed to find this tiny juvenile Short Headed Seahorse staring at me, they are usually very shy and turn away. Olympus 5060, Sea&Sea ys-90 Duo, Nikonos sb105. Port Philip Bay Melbourne.Taken 25 Nov 2008.
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Carangoides Bajad

"padre e figlia"

leafy sea dragon, (Phycodurus eques)
South West Australia

This is an interesting, not good, picture. This was taken in Monterey. It's a half-eaten Mola Mola that was still alive when I found it. At first I thought "shark" but later found out the carnage was probably the work of sea lions.

Single clawed lobster - replacement claw growing back on right side.
Trefor Pier, N. Wales.
60mm.

Featherstar worm feeding during the day with a little orange fishy

beautiful kelp-Ecklonia maxima
Cape Peninsula, Cape Town
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Cape fur seal, Cape Town
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inside a cathedral of coral and sponge, Cape Town
10.5mm lens

Jaws!!! Grey seal. Farne islands. D200, 10.5mm.
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November diving in Alaska's Prince William Sound. A small sculpin tries to hide from the divers. 38 degree water.

Light bulb sea squirts. Trefor pier. D200, 60mm.

Sea Horse picture taken in about 20ft. of water at "The Tug Boat" on the south coast of Curacao.

Butterfish. North Wales. D200, 60mm.

Leather jacket, Swansea bridge, Australia.

Octopus found in the rocks under Swansea bridge, NSW, Australia.
A good example of the great shots you can get on compact digital cameras.

Bryozoans on kelp. Farne islands. D200, 20mm.

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