Face to face

lion fish in playa del carmen...Canon G11

Peacock Flounder. 105mm VR.

Improvised housing, Aguadilla.

Aquel Mantis de Crash Boat, Aguadilla, P.R.
Shortlisted!

Nassau Grouper in black and white.

Caribbean Lobster, standing it's ground.

Parrot Fish Kissing!!
Nikon D80 with 15mm lens with two Ikelite Strobe
Shoot 1/45 sec. at f/9.5 ISO 100

Spotted Scorpionfish @ twilight.
Nikon D80 with 15mm lens 2 ikelite strobe, shoot @ 1/90sec at f/11 ISO 100.

Two Christmas Tree Worms

You like my smile, Aguadilla, P.R.
Shortlisted!

Perhaps a little patience, Culebra, P.R.

"Willies Ring"

Tiger emerging from the shadows - Cayman Brac, 35 fsw.

This is the shot I took right after the one that just won the Global National Geographic Photographic Competition (Nature category). I was astounded that the little crustacean held still that long. Peppermint shrimp in a branching vase sponge 75 fsw.
Shortlisted!

Huge barrel sponge. Canon Ixus 980 & Inon D2000.

Octopus & Tube Sponge
Nikon D80 with 18-55mm lens, shoot a 1/45 sec. f/8 ISO 100.
Shortlisted!

Sea turtle playing with us!
Nikon D80 with 18-55mm lens, shoot at 1/30 sec, f/8 ISO
100.

Giant Barrel Sponge in the sun

Sailfin Blenny.

yellow frogfish playing invisible

Barracuda cruising the shallows while I try to get closer...
sea & sea 110a strobe at half power

Fire Worm on the Halliburton wreck

Pederson Shrimp. 105mm VR lens with +2 diopter.

Patience is required to photograph these protective little fish. They never travel far from their little hole and tunnel in the sand.

One of my favorites - French Angelfish are so friendly and photogenic. I followed this Angel for a minute or so and she rewarded me with a frontal shot.

A lobster hiding out in a cave off the coast of Guantanamo Bay Cuba. The seas were extremely rough that day and when we surfaced and tried to swim to shore my dive buddy actually got caught in a rip current. He finally made it...minus some equipment