~ Burning Flame ~
Close up of the Gasflame nudibranch's cerata.

Scorpion fish hides while divers look for critters on the reef

Wonderland of light and shadows. If you are quiet and patient enough, mysterious creatures come out to play

~ A Life Less Ordinary ~
In celebration of #WorldOceansDay #2016 #NatGeoOceansDay #MissionBlue

~ Got My Stripes ~
The characteristic 7 gills of the Sevengill shark nicely displayed on this sizable female.
Shortlisted!

~ Wide Open ~
Cape Towns wide angle options are just as endless as its macro.

Intelligence
Common Octopus at Long Beach, Simon's Town, sits patiently as I take a photo - observing me with his intelligent eyes. Canon 7dmkii, 60mm macro, Retra LSD

Jewels
Snooted image of strawberry anemones at Roman Rock Dive Site in Simon's Town, South Africa. Canon 7dmkii, 60mm macro, Retra LSD

Gold Fish
This super klipfish was very inquisitive about my snoot and spent a lot of time following me around the dive site. Canon 7dmkii, Canon 60mm macro lense, Retra LSD

Feeding time...Sodwana Bay was full of Bait fish and the king fish came in to enjoy a good breakfast.

~ Pushing the Limits ~

~ Clam Eyes ~

Around we go

~ Medusa's deadly heads ~

I took this picture with a fish eye lens, was very lucky he allowed me to come so close in.

~ Helicopter Mom ~
Blenny on eggs - False Bay, Cape Town
Canon 7DMKII, Nautical Housing, Snoot

~ Eye Spy ~
Juvenile Smooth Skin Scorpion fish.

~ Welcome Home ~
As if arriving at the entrance to this reef, it instantly made me feel at home and invited to explore it further.

~ Going for Gold ~
Which in this case was my strobe

~ Rock Steady ~

~ Into the light ~
Taken on Photographers reef in False Bay, Cape Town. Canon 7DMII, Nauticam, Snoot

~ All Roads Leads to Rome ~

Silvertip Nudibranch with eggs feeding on hydroids, with a tiny marginella and amphipod hitching a ride feeding on its eggs.

Marginella, Blousteen dive Site, Gordon's Bay - South Africa. Canon 7dmkii, Canon 60mm macro lense, 2 x Sea & Sea YS-D1 strobes.

Hotlips Spider Crab on Sinuous Sea Fan. Canon 7dmkii, Canon 60mm macro lense, 2 x YS D1 Strobes

~ Swimming Up the One Way ~
One of the anchors at Whittle Rock. Its believed that it belonged to the East Indiaman ship the Euphrates, which struck the pinnacle in 1810. On record its the only ship to have sunk at Whittle Rock.

"Gin & Tonic"
Thought I would pop this one on quickly, that based on the preferred poison for this afternoon