Xeno salute.

(PRE) school of fish. Though I've never really seen a school of clownfish..hehe. Anilao, Mabini, Batangas. 10 feet of water. Canon G9. no external strobe.

Through to 2009 awards final round judging

COMING OUT...

Whip coral goby. Picture taken on the second reef off Negombo, Sri Lanka.

Nembrotha rutilans gills. Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. Canon 50D, Canon 100 macro & Canon 500D close-up lens.

...Goby...

Whip Goby. 60mm +4 diopter. I wanted to achieve a blue rather than black background which I did by slowing the shutter speed. :o)

Redeye goby, a nicely coloured small fish

JUNG LOBSTER' HEAD Palinurus vulgaris. NOTE THE SPHERIC EYE AND THE ROSTRUMS. Nikonos III 35 mm + homemade multiple extension rings + homemade strobe.

Pipebeauty

found in Lembeh; d200

Wakatobi takes pride in conservation and protection efforts. Here is an image of Denise's Pygmy Seahorse found on the Wakatobi "house reef." Image taken with a Canon 5D and Canon 100mm macro lens and Tamron 2x teleconverter.

Under my boat, I was trying a new gear for super macro. This is a very juvenile Serranus hepatus stage (ab. 4mm. long). Maybe the frame is 2mmtrs long side. NO CROP.

Kapalai always offers a large variety of critters for the macro enthusiast. During any regular dive to the 10+ diving sites around the area, it is guaranteed that you will have a lot of opportunities to get that one shot you want

Easter Egg :-)

pipefish portrait taken with Canon 400D/Hugyfot

New Pygmy Species. This is the newly named Severns's Pygmy discovered in Indonesia. This was taken in December 2008 at an undisclosed site in Lembeh where we were very fortunate to be shown a pair by the great guides of KBR :o)

Oaten pipe hydroid's. D200, 2xT/C, 60mm, wet diopter. Menai straits. North Wales.

Dictyota dichotoma vivid green alga to about some cm tall, usually regularly dichotomous forking at angles of 15-45 degree.
Nikon 801s 60 mm macro, Igloo housing+Ikelite strobe.

"Blenny" The trip to the maldives was planned for wideangle. sometimes you have to change your mind. Max. 5-7meters visibility, no manta, no sharks, no... made me to.

Little blenny.

Teardrop blenny close up. Picture taken on the second reef off Negombo, Sri Lanka.

found in Mabul; D200

I discovered this gorgeous little 12mm Egg Shell False Cowry (Pseudosimnia punctata) almost at the end of our dive in only 7 metres of water. I needed stacked Inon UCL-165 close up lenses and a lot of patience to get the shot in surge.
Shortlisted!

Phtisica marina. Menai straits. D200, 2xT/C, 60mm, wet diopter.

The siphon of a conus shell. Picture taken on the second reef off Negombo, Sri Lanka.

Sea horse pontoi
Manado
Nikon D200 , 105 micro, twin strobo