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Underwater Photo Contest Entries From Cayman islands

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Sea anemone. The photo was taken in Grand Cayman in December 2008 on an Olympus 790 SW with the built in flash. The photograph was shot at f 5.0 at 1/125 of a second. The focal length was 20 mm.
1/80 at f14 on 105mm
I am used to diving the Asia Pacific region where anemones are very common, but in The Caribbean they are not so common so I shot this with a black background and was delighted with the colours the strobes brought out.
Elysia pratensis from the Cayman Islands. These little sea slugs are very rare in the Caribbean, so I was really lucky to spot this one.
1/60 at f16
Usually these French Angel Fish are very skittish but after ten minutes or so they got used to me and as they were really interested in eating a sponge they kept coming back to me. I settled down for a long wait and finally was rewarded.
1/250 at f11
I have been working on my CFWA, especially the lighting and the blues.
1/250 at f10
45 minutes of lying in the sand in one 3 foot section of reef and I finally got this shot. I thought my subject was pretty patient too....
Kaleidoscopic image created from a photo of a featherduster. I love the colors on this one.
shortlistedShortlisted!
Tiger Grouper being cleaned by Cleaner Gobies on Little Cayman Island.
1/80 at f10
I'm always looking for unusual shapes and angles and this solitary sponge on the pinnacle at Babylon really attracted me.
1/250 @f9
Shot on a workshop in Grand Cayman. I was sitting at the bottom of a cave shooting straight up.
Schoolmaster Snapper (Lutjanus apodus) in the Cayman Islands.
Trumpetfish on Little Cayman Island in the Caribbean Sea.
Sailfin Blenny (Emblemaria pandionis). Sailfins are not rare in the Cayman Islands, but this is the only one I've ever seen completely out of its tube and with its sail up. I only got one shot before it disappeared.
Diamond Blenny, one of my favorite little fish in the Caribbean Sea.
You talkin' to me? Two Sailfin Blennies in what appears to be a territorial dispute.
Signs Of Life
Portrait of a White Grunt (Haemulon plumierii) on Little Cayman. I was fortunate to see this one, since the French Grunt and Bluestriped Grunt are much more commonly seen.
One of many in Little Cayman
Divemaster pointing to a small Shortfin Pipefish (Cosmocampus elucens). Note: The fish was not touched. The divemaster put his finger in the picture to show the scale.
something a bit different
"Kaleidoscopic" image made from a shot of a flamingo tongue.
Solitary Gorgonian Hydroid (Ralpharia gorgoniae) on Little Cayman. This is a fairly rare creature in the Caymans, and I was very fortunate for the divemaster to spot this specimen.
Stone Fish
Arrow Blenny (Lucayablennius zingaro) on the hunt in the Cayman Islands. It's fun to watch the little fellows darting out to spear larval shrimp or other tiny morsels of food. Length about 3 cm.
Pipehorse (Acentronura dendritica) from the Cayman Islands. This rare animal is a cousin to a seahorse. It was a great find.
shortlistedShortlisted!
Trumpetfish seen in Grand Cayman July 2008. Photo taken with a Canon SD550.
Longsnout Butterflyfish (Chaetodon aculeatus) on Little Cayman Island.
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