The circle of life. a shark egg, Galeus melastomus, it's a shy shark leaving the Tyrrhenian Sea , common in the gulf of Naples

The elegance of Cratena nudibranch_2022
(Canon100,1/200,f20,iso400)

Purple nudibranch(Flabellina affinis)_2022
(Canon100,1/250,f20,iso320)

Pretty common but always good looking for another shot_Flabellina nudibranch_Mediterranean sea_2022
(Canon100,1/250,f25,iso400)
Shortlisted!

Tripterygion fish_2022
(Canon100,1/250,f16,iso400)

During my second dive I had gained a little deco , I had to hang at 7-8 meters for a while. The color are great and this Sarpa salpa they were just having their vegy meal .

Intense colors of Mediterranean Flabellina_2022
(Canon100,1/250,f22,iso400)

Paramuricea clavata a nice gorgonian not too wide upon

Nice benny taken in shallow water

Cratena nudibranch_2022
(Canon100,1/200,f20,iso400)

Last Sunday my daugheter decided to visit the underwater Archeological Marine Park of Baia – Naples, Italy.
The archeological sites are unique, the ancient villas of the Romans patricias, the villa of Emperour Claudio , are breaththaking.

Very strong wind_2022
(Canon100,1/250,f22,iso400)

The time of last shot and then it hides behind a twig.. it's time to get back on the boat. Another beautiful dive at La Formica site to photograph these delicate nudibranchs_Flabellina affinis_2022
(Canon100,1/250,f25,iso400)

Elongated Cratena_2022
(Canon100,1/200,f20,iso200)
Shortlisted!

Moray eel

nudibranch

a school of zebra sea-bream

Purple sea slug ( Flabellina affinis). We can see it often during all dives in Mediterranean sea_2022
(Canon100,1/200,f25,iso400)

I was just diving outside a cave when we so this slipper lobster

while cave diving with my daughter I took this close shot

Flabellina-2022
(Canon100,1/200,f/22,iso400)

A close look at a Cratena in search of hydroids_la Formica dive site_2022
(Canon100,1/250,f20,iso160)

Flabellina from behind_2022
(Canon100,1/250,f18,iso200)

Summer is good time to shot these beautiful nudibranchs. This is a Cratena with flashy dorsal purple cerata and tips in blue. The name "cerata" comes from Greek meaning horns_2022.
(Canon100,1/250,f18,iso200)

Bright colors of a Cratena in the Mediterranean Sea_2022
(Canon100,1/250,f18,iso200)

Blu,white ,yellow ..warm colors perfectly combined by nature for this tricolor nudibranch photographed in the Mediterranean sea_2022
(Canon100,1/250,f16,iso200)

Flabellina affinis nudibranch in Mediterranean Sea_2022
(Canon100,1/250,f20,iso200)