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Commensal shrimp on a nudibranch.
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When I looked at this image I had the distinct feeling that someone had spiked my drink, then I looked again….and yes another crazy cool image!
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A Spanish Dancer treating me to its graceful dance.
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Wow, one of my favorites. Your second Orange over Blue shot, maybe I have a weakness for this color combination. Very well taken.
A Perfect Sunset
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The sun, the fin, the shark.. Everything comes together to a great shot which is very hard to take.
This image shows a huge school of glass fish gathering together to "create" size and to use the reef as natural protection from predators. A wonderful sighting to see as they move in organised chaos creating the most amazing patterns.
Sardine Run, Transkei Wild Coast!! Close your eyes and imagine one of the biggest UW spectacles on earth!!!
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Seduction by a sea anemone
Two is a company three's a crowd, but someone produced the eggs
Crowned Nudibranchs positioning themselves head to tail. Sexual organs are on the front right hand side
Yellow variant of a gas flame nudibranch
seductive lips of a sea anemone
Clown fish
Had an amazing dive in Sodwana on a reef called Roonies, we were very fortunate to find a whole load of juvenile fish finding refuge around a section of reef, this was one of the images taken.
Silver tip nudibranch
Fiery nudibranch
Cape silver tip
Fiery Nudibranch
Afraid of the dark , Common Crab , Sony Rx 100
Silvertip Nudibranch , Sony Rx100 , standard flash
shark 1
Spiral fanworms
Under water christmas tree
A great white takes a seal in False Bay, South Africa. A once-in-a-lifetime predatory event I was very fortunate to see, let alone capture, in the wild.
Thorns amongst the roses
So annoying to have other males trying to steal my 'girl'.
Baby basket star
Take two.
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