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One of my most memorable marine life encounters. A baby seal basking in the morning sun
Olympus sp-350
Silver Medal Silver Medal 2008
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good job you had your camera with you Cal
One of the most bizarre marine creatures in the world. The striped pajama squid of Southern Australia.
Nikon D80, 2 x ds 51 strobes and a 60mm
Cold , nutrient rich water captivates me far more then any coral reef. The swaying motion of kelp in surge keeps me coming back again and again.
D80, natural light, 18mm.
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A small goby resting on some cold water ascidians. Photographed off South Australia's Yorke Pennisula.
D80, ds 51 strobes, 60mm.
Chromodoris splendida, Bare Island
A cold water nudibranch photographed off the remote Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. Species: short tailed ceratosoma
Nikon D80, 60mm, 2 X ds51 strobes.
Red Cuttle, Kurnell
A unexpected breach by a humpback in Sydney Harbour.
Malabar, Sydney
The leafy sea dragon can only be found on the southern coasts of Australia. They have the most gorgeous and intricate faces.
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Mating dumpling squid. A very unusual find that was spectacular to watch.
Nikon d80, 60mm, ds 51 strobes
We drove 14 hours straight to find the leafy sea dragon. It was worth every minute of the drive. They really are the most incredible fish. Watching them move so peacefully throughout their habitat is something I'll always remember.
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2008

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classic leafy guy Cal
Cuttlefish pair, Bare Island
Giant cuttle, Clovelly
Yellowtail, Bare Island
A diver riding a bike down a pier. check out his massively old school reg!
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I just had to include this one in the hotshots. I wonder if he just rode in off the end of the pier?
Ceratosoma amoena, Bare Island
A school of trevally revealed its self through the kelp. They circled and weaved through the forest. One of those magical encounters
nikon d80, ds 51 strobes, 18-55mm
Giant cuttle, Kurnell
Silver Medal Silver Medal 2008
Runner Up Monthly HotShots
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Doug ran out of nudis last month so is doing cuttlefish this month!
A kelp forest photographed in the temperate waters of Victoria, Australia.
Nikon D80, 18-55mm, natural light
Red Cuttle, Kurnell
A southern Australian dumpling squid in mid water. Photographed in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Nikon D80, 60mm macro, ds 51 strobe.
A rare sighting of mating squid. These were photographed in the cold waters of Victoria, Australia. It was quite an aggressive display as the male (behind) bucked back and forth. It lasted for a minute.
Nikon D80, 60mm macro, ds 51 strobe.
A penguins bum!! Enlarge it and have a look
Not sure how I managed this shot, just one of those once in a lifetime photos smile
Nikon d80, 18-55mm lens. Victoria, Australia.
Kelp forests capture my imagination far more then any reef. Theres something mysterious and magical about them. I had this shot in my minds eye for a while and was just lucky the conditions allowed me to pull it off. Nikon d80, 18-55mm, natural light
Friily Nudi
This nudi was taken at Fairy Bower Manly NSW. It was taken using a flash and touched up by adding shadows. I manually edited the white balance and cropped the image.
Juvenile boxfish, Bare Island
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