Crown of Thorns. Taken in the shallow waters near Marsa Alam , Egypt

Napoleon wrasse -Cheilinus undulatus- taken at Shark & Yolanda reef.

Last entry for the year. Again an Oceanic. Unfortunately a couple of seconds before the boat behind the shark emptied its septic tank. Didn't want to photoshop it away.
Shortlisted!

Sunrise near Marsa Alam. Egypt.

Composition of a couple of images taken one after the other to demonstrate how a spanish dancer "dances".

Through to 2007 awards final round judging

Holding your breath, surrounded by barracuda's, to take a nice shot.... Ras Umm Sid, Sharm el sheikh

One more Longimanus taken this week in the brothers, Egypt.

diver and soft corals

snorkelling near Na`ama Bay in the Red Sea

Dugong portrait . He still has some of his sea grass breakfast on his mouth and a big smile. taken Near Marsa Alam .

half and half chromis with support team! Taken at the corner of Na'ama Bay, Sharm el sheikh

octopus posing!

Beautiful (rare) Emperor Shrimp on a Spanish Dancer - 15m deep at night, camera Canon EOS20D, 60MM dedicated Macro, Aquatica housing, lit my Slavo 18W HID lamp. Very rare combo, and this shrimp would NOT stay still.

Spanish dancer taken at Ras Umm Sid on a night dive.

I'm not sure what it is, but it looks like a juv. (ruby) cardinale fish.

Whip Coral Shrimp photographed at the Farasan Banks in Saudi Arabia. Nikon D200 in Nexus housing.

Clown fish in anemone
D70 60mm lens and 2 strobes.

tiny one, posting with his nice colors

Head to head Napoleonfish vs Giant moray taken at Shark & Yolanda reef.

Snorkeler at Elphinestone unaware that underneath him is a baby Longimanus. Should have seen him jump when he did see it

CFWA Clownfish and anemone, whith diver in background.
Blue Hole Dahab.
Nikon D70 with 10.5mm lens and 2 strobes.

Lionfish - pterois miles - taken at Ras-Umm-Sid, Sharm el sheikh

This is one of the pictures I submitted for the "Sandisk Red Sea World of Underwater Images 2007". I put it upside down to reinforce the effect of the reflection.
Shortlisted!

Sinai desert scene....
Shortlisted!

Inside the Engine Room of the Ghiannis D

Red Sea Nembrotha -Nembrotha megalocera- taken in Marsa Bareika

Oceanic white tip at the Brothers, Egypt.
Shortlisted!