Sponges on the reef of Kakaban island

Flamboyant Cuttle, Lembeh

Coleman Shrimps (Periclimenes colemani) on sea urchin (Asthenosoma varium) - Seraya, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000w, UCL165)

Purpleline Nembrotha having a go at climbing downhill!

Pygmy Seahorse (Hypocampus bargibanti) - (Canon G9, Inon D2000, 2xUCL165)

tiny and shy - Denise's pygmy seahorse

"Backlit" I decided to try some "Creative" lighting by placing one of my strobes behind the sea pen with other turned down to a minimum to light up the shrimp. 60mm +4 diopter. No cropping

The eye of a scorpion fish, taken at Wakatobi with Canon S70 and CloseUp Lens

Mating Nudi with a Voyering Imperial Partner Shrimp..... Taken at Lembeh Manado using Olympus E-330 + 50mm Macro Lens.

Along the soft coral

Ghostpipefish.

Porcelain Crab (Neopetrolisthes maculata) in Anemone (Stichodactyla mertensii) - Tulamben, Bali (Canon G9, Inon D2000)

Nudibranch(Chromodoris annae) on a golden sea squirt (Polycarpa aurata). Canon Ixus 700

"Hiding" Skunk Anemonefish hiding in its host anemone from the howling current blowing through. Uncropped

Blackstripe Dottyback

Blue Ringed Octopus. No cropping straight out of the camera! :o)

Two Nudi mating

Trumpet fish taken at Walkatobi with Canon S70 and Inon strobe Z240

Glass Shrimp with its Eggs in Belly.. Lembeh Manado using Olympus E-330 + 50mm Macro Lens

Easter Egg :-)

Too much eaten?

"Best Buddies" What a find... first a yellow thorny seahorse who is joined unprompted by a pygmy pipehorse who wraps his tail around the torso of the seahorse! What a wonderful encounter. 60mm +4 diopter. Uncropped :o)

Close Turtle, taken at Wakatobi with my Canon S70 and ClosUp Lens

Octopus electronica :-)
Shortlisted!

New Pygmy Species. This is the newly named Severns's Pygmy discovered in Indonesia. This was taken in December 2008 at an undisclosed site in Lembeh where we were very fortunate to be shown a pair by the great guides of KBR :o)

Beautiful Seastar, taken at Wakatobi with my Canon S70 and CloseUp Lens

Remora.