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gramps or gremlin
This is an Undulated Moray Eel prowling the reef at night on the Kona Coast, Island of Hawaii (Big Island). Equipment and filmed used for this dive: Nikonos III w/28MM Dual Strobes & Kodachrome 64.
Southern hemisphere humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Mother and calf - synchronizing
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2008

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Ahh, Mum and Baby
Snortin' bull sea lion, Los Islotes, La Paz, Mexico. Canon 400D. Came around a boulder and surprised (and was surprised by) this bull. He was telling me to get out of his territory. I did, but not before taking his picture.
"Honu"
School of cownose rays at Cabo Pulmo marine park
Found this small sculpin underneath a pipeline that ran out from the shoreline. I was suprised he actually let me get this close to get the shot
Big-Scale Soldierfish at Molokini Crator, Maui. Shot with a Canon 30D (Ikelite housing), 17-40/4 (at 34mm) and an Ikelite DS-160 in about 70' of water. Desaturated in PS Elements 6.
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nice treatment to pick out the subject
Tambja nudibranch from Poor Knights. <> <> <> Canon G9, Inon UCL-165
River in the sea
Wolf island. Galapagos.
Kelp beds
This shot was taken near the Breakwater in monterey, ca.
this was taken around 20 ft down as I was descending with a canon a570is w/o a strobe. I loved how the light changed to an eery green as you went down below the kelp.
Turtle & Steel Pompano.
The Pinnacle, Wolf, Galapagos.
10.5mm.
Grey Nurse Shark (aka Raggedtooth or Sandtiger Shark), Carcharias taurus, South Solitary Island, NSW, Australia
a different perspective
Marine mammals are always a challenge to photograph. Shot topside from a boat, in this photo a sea otter female shares a crab with her pup.
Please don't touch the Martian Damselfish, they're hot!
The Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle. "Honu". This shot was taken at a popular dive site on Oahu's West shore called Electric Beach. You can expect to see turtles there on every dive. Got to love it...
White-tip reef shark at Molokini Crator, Maui. Shot with a Canon 30D in an Ikelite housing, with a 17-40/4 and a DS-160 strobe in about 65' of water.
Inquisitive sealion.
Cape Marshall, Galapagos.
10.5mm.
"Blue Holes" in Koror, Palau.
Crown of Thorns Seastar
Still dry...Nate Yeomans
Coral Montage
Evening at Kapalua Bay, Maui. Shot with a Canon 30D, 17-40/4, 5 second exposure with GND filter. Amazing lava rock extending into the bay making for a great dive site.
neon shrimp/ common shrimp that was found at lovers point in monterey, ca. vis that day was only around 10 ft so the entire time i decided to shoot macro. shot with a canon a570is and inon close up lens, and a single inon d-2000 strobe
Hawaiian white spotted toby. Endemic to Hawaii. This one likes chocolate cake smile
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