Pogge aka Hooknose.
Aughrus Pier, Connemara.
June 2011. 60mm.

who's small

Octopus vulgaris. Olympus c-7070 and Ys-60 strb

Octopus vulgaris.Olympus c-7070 and Ys-60 strob

WAASSSSUUUUUUUUUPPPPP

Hypselodoris villafranca going down.
Light form side on purpose, to get colors of portuguese flag.

A funny Hypselodoris villafranca trying to watch what I was doing!

Scorpionfish watching me :D

Pedra do Leão

Polvo em Sesimbra

Scorpionfish (Scorpaena notata) shot using a Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, 100mm macro, Ikelite Ai and SB-105 strobes.

Lumpsucker, male

Flabellina affinis on hydroid with several egg masses. Shot using Canon EOS 350D, 100mm macro, Nikonos SB-105 strobe on manual.

The future...

Pedro do Leão - Sesimbra

Sesimbra

WW2 Wreck. Dornier 24 plane shot down sometime during the second world war. Resting at 30m near Kristiansand airport (Norway)

Siphonophore - Physophora hydrostatica

Through to 2011 awards final round judging

Female Tripterygion delaisi shot using Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro, two Nikonos SB-105 strobes.

Janolus cristatus shot using Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro and two Nikonos SB-105 strobes.

A Tripterygion delaisi territorial male. This shot was taken in the Total Protection Area of the Arrabida Natural Park during the commemoration of the Intl. Biodiversity Day (May 22nd). EOS 350D, Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro, 2 SB-105 strobes

If Picasso shot a topknot (Zeugopterus punctatus) it would look something like this. Shot using Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro and two Nikonos SB-105 strobes.

A tiny Limacia clavigera sniffing around. Shot using Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro and two Nikonos SB-105 strobes.

The elusive Aegires punctilucens, one of the nudibranch species most difficult to find in Portugal due to its extraordinary camouflage. Shot using Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro and two Nikonos SB-105 strobes.

Polycera quadrilineata shot 13m deep using Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro and two Nikonos SB-105 strobes. In this shot one can see the eyes of the nudibranch and also eggs inside the body just behing the branchia.

Polycera quadrilineata shot 13m deep using Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro and two Nikonos SB-105 strobes. In this shot one can see the eyes of the nudibranch and also eggs inside the body just behing the branchia.

Hypselodoris tricolor (= H. midatlantica) shot aprox 13m deep in a particular place we call "The Chapel". Used a Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro, two Nikonos SB-105 strobes.