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<((((º>.....Canon G9 & stacked Inon UCL-165 close up lenses." title=""I spy with my little eye" an Ornate Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus)......¸><((((º>.....Canon G9 & stacked Inon UCL-165 close up lenses." style="margin: 0px auto;max-height:650px;max-width:100%;" />
By Brian Mayes
posted Thursday, June 11, 2009
74 votes


By Brian Mayes
posted Wednesday, April 7, 2010
73 votes

Eyes of a Strombus (Vomer vomer)...and I didn't even have to wrangle the conch, it was just there crawling along. :-)......¸><((((º>.....Canon G9 & Inon UCL 165
By Brian Mayes
posted Wednesday, March 11, 2009
71 votes

Imperial Shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) on a large sea cucumber. <><><><>Canon G9, full frame shot with stacked Inon UCL-165 macro lenses.
By Brian Mayes
posted Saturday, July 12, 2008
69 votes

<><><>Canon G9" title=""Dont mess with me!"............................ A snarling Mosaic Moray (Gymnothorax prionodon)<><><><>Canon G9" style="margin: 0px auto;max-height:650px;max-width:100%;" />
By Brian Mayes
posted Tuesday, June 10, 2008
68 votes

Full Frontal NUDIty. Tambja verconis head on full frame. <><><><>Canon G9, Inon UCL-165, Poor Knights, New Zealand
By Brian Mayes
posted Monday, March 24, 2008
67 votes

This charming little Red-Papulose Gymnodoris (Gymnodoris rubropapillosa) is one of the predator nudibranchs that hunts down and eats other nudibranchs. ..¸><((((º>·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>·..Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165 macro lens
By Brian Mayes
posted Sunday, August 10, 2008
65 votes

From Tenerife, one of a sequence of photos showing a Lizardfish catching and swallowing an Ornate Wrasse alive. The photos had to be taken in between bouts of thrashing by the Lizardfish. The whole sequence can be seen on my Flickr site.
By Brian Mayes
posted Thursday, July 5, 2007
60 votes

The Leopard Nudi (Chromodoris leopardus)....¸><((((º>`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>`·..Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165 macro lens
By Brian Mayes
posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008
59 votes

Close enough to see the parasites above the nostrils on this Undulated Moray (Gymnothorax undulatus)..¸><((((º>...Canon G9 & stacked Inon UCL-165s
By Brian Mayes
posted Sunday, November 23, 2008
57 votes
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Tasseled Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) amongst ... by Brian Mayes
Tasseled Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis oxycephala) amongst coral on the Liberty wreck
29 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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"Red leader to squadron, now stay close and be on the loo... by Brian Mayes
"Red leader to squadron, now stay close and be on the look out for bandits"
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 7, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Anemone in current at 'Tokong Laut' in the Perhentian Isl... by Brian Mayes
Anemone in current at 'Tokong Laut' in the Perhentian Islands
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14 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 7, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Leafy Filefish (Chaetodermis penicilligera) by Brian Mayes
Leafy Filefish (Chaetodermis penicilligera)
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Acropora Crab (Tetralia cinctipes) by Brian Mayes
Acropora Crab (Tetralia cinctipes)
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39 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Painted Stinkfish (Synchiropus papilio) by Brian Mayes
Painted Stinkfish (Synchiropus papilio)
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date posted posted: Friday, June 25, 2010
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Great Australian Bight Australia
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Tangler close-up, Tasselled Anglerfish (Rhycherus filamen... by Brian Mayes
Tangler close-up, Tasselled Anglerfish (Rhycherus filamentosus)
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date posted posted: Friday, June 25, 2010
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Great Australian Bight Australia
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Eubranchus ocellatus by Brian Mayes
Eubranchus ocellatus
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14 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Orange-Lined Triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus) by Brian Mayes
Orange-Lined Triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus)
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Black-saddled tobies fighting, or should that be biting? ... by Brian Mayes
Black-saddled tobies fighting, or should that be biting?
You will get a better idea of how the fighting went, when you look at this
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14 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 21, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Froggy hanging on the superstructure of the wreck by Brian Mayes
Froggy hanging on the superstructure of the wreck
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31 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 21, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
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My little Angel. by Brian Mayes
My little Angel.
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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The 'Zorro' of Butterflyfish. ;-) by Brian Mayes
The 'Zorro' of Butterflyfish. ;-)
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Green-eyed monster lurking in acropora. by Brian Mayes
Green-eyed monster lurking in acropora.
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50 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 14, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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"Somebody get this off me" by Brian Mayes
"Somebody get this off me"
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25 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, June 14, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Nudibranch (Chromodoris kuniei) laying egg rose by Brian Mayes
Nudibranch (Chromodoris kuniei) laying egg rose
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Coral Grouper (Cephalopholis miniata) by Brian Mayes
Coral Grouper (Cephalopholis miniata)
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 12, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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I was surprised to find this Marble Shrimp (Saron marmora... by Brian Mayes
I was surprised to find this Marble Shrimp (Saron marmoratus) hiding amongst some spiny urchins at Seraya during the day, as they are generally nocturnal and extremely shy, even at night.
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date posted posted: Monday, June 7, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Short-tailed nudi by Brian Mayes
Short-tailed nudi
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editor's comments

Editor's Comment
It's red month for Brian!
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date posted posted: Monday, April 26, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Great Australian Bight Australia
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Medusa? by Brian Mayes
Medusa?
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date posted posted: Monday, April 26, 2010
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Great Australian Bight Australia
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Spotted Wobbegong or Carpet Shark, sleeping and slowly di... by Brian Mayes
Spotted Wobbegong or Carpet Shark, sleeping and slowly digesting a former inhabitant of Port Noarlunga. ;-)
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 25, 2010
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Great Australian Bight Australia
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A juvenile Port Jackson Shark, resting before another ses... by Brian Mayes
A juvenile Port Jackson Shark, resting before another session of terrifying the citizens of Blairgowrie, with it's poisonous dorsal spines. ;-)
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date posted posted: Sunday, April 25, 2010
date posted category: Sharks
date posted location: Great Australian Bight Australia
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Is Nessie simply a large seahorse? by Brian Mayes
Is Nessie simply a large seahorse?
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date posted posted: Friday, April 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Great Australian Bight Australia
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"Hhmm....that looks interesting, I wonder if I can eat it". by Brian Mayes
"Hhmm....that looks interesting, I wonder if I can eat it".
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date posted posted: Friday, April 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
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Short-tailed nudibranch (Ceratosoma brevicaudatum) by Brian Mayes
Short-tailed nudibranch (Ceratosoma brevicaudatum)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 13, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Great Australian Bight Australia
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Victorian Scalyfin (Parma victoriae) by Brian Mayes
Victorian Scalyfin (Parma victoriae)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, April 13, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Great Australian Bight Australia
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"Come on, tuck in!" ........Bridled Leatherjackets (Acant... by Brian Mayes
"Come on, tuck in!" ........Bridled Leatherjackets (Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus)
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date posted posted: Monday, April 12, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Great Australian Bight Australia
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