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Octopus playing in plastic bag Lembeh 350D/70mm
Non stinging Jellyfish in lake Kakaban. Taken while snorkling. I had a wetsuit but no weightbelt so I had to keep kicking down to take this photo smile
Stegostoma fasciatum
Flabelina Rubrolineata
Upside-down jellyfish in Kakaban lake D200/12-24
this squid pic was taken in the Lembeh Straits-I used a 60mm lens and Nikon D-200 and a lot of breath holding to get close enough to it! Taken from below
Schooling fish under my hut on Darawan island, Borneo, Indonesia

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Nudi, chromodoris kuniei
Baby turtle on the beach trying to crawl out of its egg.
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2008

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Camouflage !!
Platax boersii
Maybe under the wrong categorie,I'm not sure with woukd be best But I shot it with the 10.5 so I think is ok D200/10.5mm
Baby turtle just released at sunset, carried away by a wave. Sangalaki, Indonesia. Nikon D200 with 10.5mm lens and 2 Inon strobes under water.
Suicidal fishie 350d/70mm
Sponges growing on the overhanging branches of the mangrove trees at lake Kakaban in Indonesia.
a gorgeous nudi
Not so easy to get a face shot of thoses marbled shrimps 350D/70mm
Barracudas at Kakaban island, Borneo, Indonesia
Back with some wide angle macro this time a classic whip coral shot D200/10.5mm
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An arty shot that is all composition
Platax orbicularis
Green turtle munching on the seagrass of Derawan island
Pufferfish among the seagrass at a jetty of Derawan island. Picture taken while snorkling at low tide in about 30cm of water.
Lyn watching a school of shrimpfish hovering over a gorgonian fan. Taken in the bay at KBR, Lembeh Straits
A turtle is resting in a huge sponge.
Full frontal nudi
Not enough current for his taste D200/10.5mm
Seagrass pipefish with eggs under its belly. Picture taken while snorkling in 30cm of water at one of the jetties in Derawan island. I used a Canon EOS 350D with 70mm lens in an Ikelite housing with 2x 125 strobes
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