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Elysia beauty_October 2025
(CanonRF100,1/200,f11,iso100)
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Smaller subjects typically 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.5cm) shot on macro settings or with macro equipment that are NOT MOVING usually on the bottom (i.e. between 1:1 and 1:3)
Sea anemone. The photo was taken in Grand Cayman in December 2008 on an Olympus 790 SW with the built in flash. The photograph was shot at f 5.0 at 1/125 of a second. The focal length was 20 mm.
Decorated Warbonett. Port Hardy, B.C. Canada
"sunflowers" - cup corals in current
nikon d2x,60mm macro
Hermit crab, D300, 60mm AF-S, YS-110a
off Moalboal in the Philippines. Casio Exilim
My home is my castle. Veined octopus (Octopus marginatus) in a shell. Nikon D300, 105mm, Ikelite, 2xDS125
A Red Fire Worm . Bonaire , Netherlands Antillies.
1/80 at f14 on 105mm
I am used to diving the Asia Pacific region where anemones are very common, but in The Caribbean they are not so common so I shot this with a black background and was delighted with the colours the strobes brought out.
Shrimp in coral garden, night dive
Xenocarcinus conicus with PARASITIC barnacle Sacculina. Leslie Harris was so kind to ID the crab and gives the interesting info about the yellow mass on the crab. Look at Wiki: click here to get scared. :-) brrrr....
D300, 60mm AF-S, YS-110a strobes,
Crab on Sea Cucumber
Bubble Coral Shrimp with eggs, Lembeh, North Sulawesi
"The Kiss" close up of the coral. Casio Exilim
Hermodice Carunculata
spiral tube worm; the challange is - at least to me - to take the picture before these guys go back into their tubes.... and i needed a couple of trys :-o
Night diving
My donation to the many Ghost Pipefish photos. Canon A640, Tulamben
Nudibranchs - Cratena peregrina
Crinoid lobster at Tulamben
Conversation with a Blenny - Moyo Island, Indonesia (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, UCL165)

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Editor's Comment
a central subject - but it works
Elysia pratensis from the Cayman Islands. These little sea slugs are very rare in the Caribbean, so I was really lucky to spot this one.
Latin name-Scorpaena porcus.Night shot.
Frog hanging out, D300, VR105
Baby squid. No more than a few mm long. Taken in Lembeh Straits.
D300, 60mm AF-S, Nexus Diopter, YS-110a strobes
stargazer snake eel in lembeh strait.
"Love is in the sea".Latin name- Partunus holsatus.Bulgarian name-Swimming crab.Canon G9,housing Canon,strobe Ikelite AF 35.
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