A school of Silky and Silvertip sharks that seasonally meet at Roca Partida, Mex.
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Close up of fish.

Divers enjoying the night manta dive in Kona Hawaii.

Color on color. A hiltons nudibranch cruises across a sponge. Shot with canon digital rebel and 60mm macro in ikelite housing with dual ds51 strobes.

Multi-Legged Freaks! A pygmy octopus is surrounded by less-legged brittle stars. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel in Ikelite Housing with a 60mm f/2.8 macro and dual ds-51 strobes.

Buddha Diver

Anenome mouth abstract. ISO: 100, f/3.41, Exp: 1/60 sec.

A rare sighting of a thresher shark milling around underneath a baitball. This was taken while freediving.
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Detail of a starfish found in Ixtapa, Mexico.
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Looking into the abyss...ISO: 64, f/2.8, Exp 1/300

Spiral coral on E6 in Fiji. I wanted to convey the sense of geometry in this coral; ISO: 80, f/2.8, exp: 1/60.

Common Anthias
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Anemone textures

Kissing Buda II.

I found this Ornate Ghost Pipefish under a ledge in the dark. The lighting comes from a torch and hit the fish in a breathtaking way - despite the illumination of the food he was eating. ISO: 200; f/6.5; Exp. 1/60 sec

"He Can't See Us If We Don't Move" - market squid (Loligo opalescens) at the Monterey Breakwater. Nikon D300 in Aquatica, Nikkor 12-24mm, Sea & Sea YS90 strobes.

"Last Dance" - mating market squid (Loligo opalescens), right in front of the kids!, right before they die. Breakwater, Monterey, CA; Nikon D300 in Aquatica, Nikkor 12-24mm, Sea & Sea YS90 strobes.

Detail of a starfish found at Ixtapa, Mexico.
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"Little Stretch" - a small (baby?) Octopus vulgaris, at the Monterey Breakwater, found after a long day with twelve Open Water students in bad vis.... Nikon D300 in Aquatica, Nikkor 12-24mm, Sea & Sea YS90 strobes.

This Giant Pacific Manta stops at a cleaning station to get cleaned by the bright orange Clarion Angelfish. You can see the parasites on the skin of the manta as well as the remora.

Something different.

Dancing away... A Dendronotus Iris swimming (fleeing) above the wreck of the Ruby-E. An amazing find.
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Whale shark swimming circles around our boat one magical day.
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Baitball action with silky sharks and yellowfin tuna.

This is where the whales roam. This image was taken off the coast of Maui.

Glowing on the reef. A spanish shawl nudibranch, common in california, can still make a brilliant image. Shot with a canon digital rebel and 60mm macro in an ikelite housing with dual DS51 strobes.

Better to go over than under.... Giant Sheep Crab hanging around inside a wreck...
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