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<((((º>.....Canon G9 & stacked Inon UCL-165 close up lenses." title=""I spy with my little eye" an Ornate Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus)......¸><((((º>.....Canon G9 & stacked Inon UCL-165 close up lenses." style="margin: 0px auto;max-height:900px;max-width:100%;" />
By Brian Mayes
posted Thursday, June 11, 2009
74 votes


By Brian Mayes
posted Wednesday, April 07, 2010
72 votes

Eyes of a Strombus (Vomer vomer)...and I didn't even have to wrangle the conch, it was just there crawling along. :-)......¸><((((º>.....Canon G9 & Inon UCL 165
By Brian Mayes
posted Wednesday, March 11, 2009
71 votes

Imperial Shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) on a large sea cucumber. <><><><>Canon G9, full frame shot with stacked Inon UCL-165 macro lenses.
By Brian Mayes
posted Saturday, July 12, 2008
69 votes

<><><>Canon G9" title=""Dont mess with me!"............................ A snarling Mosaic Moray (Gymnothorax prionodon)<><><><>Canon G9" style="margin: 0px auto;max-height:900px;max-width:100%;" />
By Brian Mayes
posted Tuesday, June 10, 2008
68 votes

Full Frontal NUDIty. Tambja verconis head on full frame. <><><><>Canon G9, Inon UCL-165, Poor Knights, New Zealand
By Brian Mayes
posted Monday, March 24, 2008
67 votes

This charming little Red-Papulose Gymnodoris (Gymnodoris rubropapillosa) is one of the predator nudibranchs that hunts down and eats other nudibranchs. ..¸><((((º>·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>·..Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165 macro lens
By Brian Mayes
posted Sunday, August 10, 2008
65 votes

From Tenerife, one of a sequence of photos showing a Lizardfish catching and swallowing an Ornate Wrasse alive. The photos had to be taken in between bouts of thrashing by the Lizardfish. The whole sequence can be seen on my Flickr site.
By Brian Mayes
posted Thursday, July 05, 2007
60 votes

The Leopard Nudi (Chromodoris leopardus)....¸><((((º>`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>`·..Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165 macro lens
By Brian Mayes
posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008
59 votes

Close enough to see the parasites above the nostrils on this Undulated Moray (Gymnothorax undulatus)..¸><((((º>...Canon G9 & stacked Inon UCL-165s
By Brian Mayes
posted Sunday, November 23, 2008
57 votes
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Juvenile Yellowtail Damselfish (Microspathodon chrysurus)... by Brian Mayes
Juvenile Yellowtail Damselfish (Microspathodon chrysurus) nervously sheltering in a sponge. <> <> <> Canon G7, St Vincent
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date posted posted: Wednesday, March 05, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
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"Come on, admit it. You find me strangely alluring. Don't... by Brian Mayes
"Come on, admit it. You find me strangely alluring. Don't you." <> <> <> <> Canon G7, St Vincent
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 04, 2008
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A spooky Greater Soapfish (Rypticus saponaceus). Canon G7... by Brian Mayes
A spooky Greater Soapfish (Rypticus saponaceus). Canon G7, St Vincent
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date posted posted: Monday, March 03, 2008
date posted category: Macro - swimming
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Urchins aren't always nasty little critters with sharp sp... by Brian Mayes
Urchins aren't always nasty little critters with sharp spines. This one is a Magnificent Urchin (Astropyga magnifica). Canon G7, St Vincent
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date posted posted: Sunday, March 02, 2008
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A group of Glassy Sweepers (Pempheris schomburgki) shelte... by Brian Mayes
A group of Glassy Sweepers (Pempheris schomburgki) sheltering under a ledge. Canon G7 (Internal flash)
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date posted posted: Saturday, March 01, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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A beautiful Flamingo Tongue (Cyphoma gibbosum) by Brian Mayes
A beautiful Flamingo Tongue (Cyphoma gibbosum)
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date posted posted: Friday, February 29, 2008
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Juvenile Graysby (Cephalopholis cruentatus) having a yawn... by Brian Mayes
Juvenile Graysby (Cephalopholis cruentatus) having a yawn. Looks scary doesn't it.
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 28, 2008
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Bluethroat Pikeblenny can't recognise a friendly face whe... by Brian Mayes
Bluethroat Pikeblenny can't recognise a friendly face when he sees one.
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 13, 2007
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Colourful Blacktail Comber ( a type of Grouper) from Tene... by Brian Mayes
Colourful Blacktail Comber ( a type of Grouper) from Tenerife.......Canon G7
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date posted posted: Monday, October 15, 2007
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Tiny red hermit crab struggling to free itself from a Sea... by Brian Mayes
Tiny red hermit crab struggling to free itself from a Sea Cucumber that has trapped it's home.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, October 10, 2007
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date posted location: Indian Ocean Oman
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Cute looking Redlip Blenny...........Canon G7 by Brian Mayes
Cute looking Redlip Blenny...........Canon G7
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date posted posted: Friday, September 28, 2007
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date posted location: Caribbean Sea Netherlands Antilles
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Small Caribbean Dark Mantis Shrimp (Neogonodactylus curac... by Brian Mayes
Small Caribbean Dark Mantis Shrimp (Neogonodactylus curacaoensis) about 3cm long...........Canon G7
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 20, 2007
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A couple of sleeping Sharpnose Puffers sharing a bed for ... by Brian Mayes
A couple of sleeping Sharpnose Puffers sharing a bed for the night............Canon G7, La Restinga, El Hierro.
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date posted posted: Monday, September 17, 2007
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Cute looking Saddled Blenny from Bonaire. Canon G7 and In... by Brian Mayes
Cute looking Saddled Blenny from Bonaire. Canon G7 and Inon macro lens
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 12, 2007
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Flat Crab (Percnon gibbesi) from Tenerife. Tricky little ... by Brian Mayes
Flat Crab (Percnon gibbesi) from Tenerife. Tricky little crabs to photograph, they are very elusive an hide under rocks or in cracks the moment they see a camera. Canon G7 and Inon macro lens
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date posted posted: Tuesday, September 04, 2007
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Pearly Razorfish from Tenerife........Canon G7 by Brian Mayes
Pearly Razorfish from Tenerife........Canon G7
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date posted posted: Thursday, August 30, 2007
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Close up of Banded Coral Shrimp.......Canon G7 with Inon ... by Brian Mayes
Close up of Banded Coral Shrimp.......Canon G7 with Inon UCL-165 macro lens
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date posted posted: Monday, August 27, 2007
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Starry Weever with two big Spanish Frogfish ;-) .......Ca... by Brian Mayes
Starry Weever with two big Spanish Frogfish ;-) .......Canon G7, El Hierro, Canary Islands
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 21, 2007
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
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"Flash me again and I'll bite you"................Canon G... by Brian Mayes
"Flash me again and I'll bite you"................Canon G7, El Hierro, Canary Islands
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 15, 2007
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Brown Moray with Shrimp wig. Taken in El Hiero with Canon G7 by Brian Mayes
Brown Moray with Shrimp wig. Taken in El Hiero with Canon G7
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According to Bill Rudman on SeaSlugForum, this little guy... by Brian Mayes
According to Bill Rudman on SeaSlugForum, this little guy got interrupted in the mating process. I hope it wasn't my flashing......Canon G7 & Inon UCL-165 macro lens
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Atlantic Dancing Shrimp (Cinetorhynchus rigens) from El H... by Brian Mayes
Atlantic Dancing Shrimp (Cinetorhynchus rigens) from El Hierro.......Canon G7 & Inon UCL-165 macro lens
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Red-lipped Blenny from Tenerife. Even better than Mick Ja... by Brian Mayes
Red-lipped Blenny from Tenerife. Even better than Mick Jagger!....Canon G7 & Inon UCL-165 macro
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Hermit crab in Tube Worm hole, pretends he is riding a bi... by Brian Mayes
Hermit crab in Tube Worm hole, pretends he is riding a bicycle down hill..........Canon G7 & Inon UCL-165 macro lens
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Smooth Trunkfish from Bonaire.... Canon G7 by Brian Mayes
Smooth Trunkfish from Bonaire.... Canon G7
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date posted posted: Monday, July 30, 2007
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From El Hierro in the Canaries, a Red Reef Lobster (Enopl... by Brian Mayes
From El Hierro in the Canaries, a Red Reef Lobster (Enoplometopus antillensis)...... Canon G7 & Inon UCL-165 macro lens
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Arrow Crab feeding itself with big blue claw.......Canon ... by Brian Mayes
Arrow Crab feeding itself with big blue claw.......Canon G7 & Inon UCL-165 macro lens
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