Wartya looking at

I was surprised to find this Marble Shrimp (Saron marmoratus) hiding amongst some spiny urchins at Seraya during the day, as they are generally nocturnal and extremely shy, even at night.

Just Needle

Trying to capture this little guy was great.

Manta Ray with divers on a great dive with World Diving on Manta Point, Nusa Penida.

Ghost pipefish

nudi snooted

nice coral sea fan

This young Indonesian girl was busy catching small fish, and cleaning them down by the waters edge, without a care in the world, who needs a GameBoy?
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I love the fractal patterns in nature, these feather star arms at the macro scale, echo the patterns we see all around us, from the very tiny seen here all the way up to the spiral shape of the galaxy we all live in, sorry got a bit hippy there!

babies

my guide @ Manado getting his teeth cleaned

The pink transparency of Periclemenes holthuisi

First time I saw a pair of these I couldn't believe that nature could throw up such crazy colours.
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I did some experimentation shooting shallow depth of field, available light, high ISO shots.This was taken of some coral that looked to me a bit like chopped mushrooms.

Lembeh Strait with good viz

pool shot
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I know they are a little cliched,but they can be quite a challenge, testing the camera focussing abilities to the max. I cant resist shooting them though and this is my personal favourite so far....
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Sometimes the most mundane looking creatures can reward you.This is the interior of a sea urchin, and to me it looked very alien,if you saw it in a Sci-Fi movie you would be impressed that someone had even imagined it!
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a view from below - a local selling t-shirts - Manado

Eye to eye ...
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This is new site in Indonesia. Gilolo island is part of west Halmahera - Maluku islands. I found this lonely pygmy around 25m..

Only its mother would love it !!!!

Xeno crab in blue water

Whip Gobies are almost as popular a subject as Clown Fish, and equally skittish. I had never had a successful shot until going to Indonesia, where they are in abundance on most whips, and a little more chilled out it seems!

Canon 7D, 100mm Macro, Ikelite Housing. This Lizard Fish was happy for me to get close enough with the 100mm lens, to catch his portrait. I took a few different compositions, but this was my favourite.

Cuttlefish eye