Shrimp-of-sorts

My buddy checks out a nudibranch while diving an oil rig off the coast of Southern California.

Mooring line on the Konanda Wreck.

Orange snot, NOT/ Orange puffball sponge, up close and personal.

Red Spotted Sea Slug: About 1.5in. long, photo taken with Canon 950 in Hawaii

Near the bow gun on the Fujikawa Maru, I found this beautiful coral so I asked my buddy to swim to the other side and look back. Canon ixus 100 and single inon d2000 strobe.
Shortlisted!

Fujikawa Maru kingpost at 18ft. Shows the ship deck below. Taken with Canon ixus 980, fisheye lens and manual wb.

First attempts using a tripod underwater to allow longer shutter speeds.

Back off/ This was my first encounter with a Mantis Shrimp, I was a little hesitant to get too close.

stingray undercover

Bigfin squid shot with Canon G11 in 10 feet of water with 5 feet of vis.

Morning on the Reef. Wide angle work with an anenome at Anacapa Island. Shot with a Canon Digital Rebel and 10-22mm zoom in an Ikelite Housing with dual DS51 strobes.

Hide and Seek

Clown froggie, PNG

Zeros in the cargo hold of the Fujikawa Maru.
Natural light, canon ixus 980 and fisheye lens.

Feeling sleepy ?
In the Galapagos all the animals are unafraid and come very close to people. This little sea lion was tired of resting on the rocks so thought nothing of using one of the sun loungers instead !!!
3rd place Monthly HotShots
Through to 2010 awards final round judging

Hawaiian lobster - Photo taken in the Makaha Caverns of Oahu's west side.

found in Galapagos; F100

"Taking Flight"

Bigfin squid

Blue stripped snapper on the "Mahi".

The twister
Nikon D200, 17-34mmNikon ,twin strobo
Coco island

Wreck diver on the "Mahi"

Zippy and friends. I got the best shots of Zippy (the pufferfish) probably because he was one of the more cooperative of the bunch. Shot in Kona, Hawaii, Canon 5d mark II, 17-40mm lens.

Just fishes

Racoon Butterfly fish. Shot with my new Canon 5d Mark II in Kona, Hawaii.

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