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Goby friend with scale worm.
Whip coral dwarf goby ( Bryaninops )
Sea Star scale worm ( Polynoidae )
Anilao, Philippines. February 2014
shortlistedShortlisted!
Banana Nudibranch ( Favorinus tsuruganus )
Anilao, Philippines. September 2013
"Our grandfathers had to run, run, run. My generation's out of breath. We ain't running no more." Stokely Carmichael. Saddleback Anemonefish (spawn) - Amphiprion polymnus. Mae Haad, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f2.8-iso100-Inon D2000
"Ambition can creep as well as soar." Edmund Burke. Nudibranch - Cerberilla ambonensis. Mae Haad, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f8-iso100-Inon D2000-Inon UCL 165
"Style is a fraud. I always felt the Greeks were hiding behind their columns." Willem de Kooning. Variable Fangblenny - Petroscirtes Variabilis. Chaloklum Bay, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f3.5-iso100-Inon D2000-Inon UCL 165-H2O Tools+5x2
"But he that dares not grasp the thorn Should never crave the rose." Anne Bronte. Crown of Thorns - Ancanthaster planci. Mae Haad, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f6.3-iso100-Inon D2000-Inon UCL 165-H2O Tools+5x2
"The home should be the treasure chest of living." Le Corbusier. Variable Fangblenny Blenny - Petroscirtes Variabilis. Chaloklum Bay, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f3.5-iso100-Inon D2000-Inon UCL 165-H2O Tools+5x2
"Maybe that's what life is... a wink of the eye and winking stars.". Jack Kerouac. Bluespotted Ray - Dasyatis kuhlii. Chaloklum Bay, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f5.6-iso100-Inon D2000-Inon UCL 165-H2O Tools+5x2
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." Martin Luther King, Jr. Feather Star - Crinoid. Mae Haad, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f5.6-iso100-Inon D2000-Inon UCL 165-H2O Tools+5x2
"My philosophy is: If you can't have fun, there's no sense in doing it." Paul Walker. Shrimp, Rhynchocinetes sp. Mae Haad, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f5.6-iso100-Inon D2000
"Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before." Poe. Feather Star - Crinoid sp. Mae Haad, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f2.8-iso100-Inon D2000-Inon D2000
"You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star." Nietzsche. Bigfin Reef Squid (new born) - Sepioteuthis lessoniana. Mae Haad, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f2.8-iso200-Inon D2000-Inon UCL 165-H2O Tools+5x2
Reef
Neutral buoyancy Cuttlefish just disapproves ... Reef Cuttlefish - Sepia latimanus. Mae Haad, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f3.2-iso200-Inon D2000

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Crisp sharp and dramatic , well done.
davy jones from pirates of the caribbean making an appearance!
"Hey, careful, man, there's a beverage here! The Dude. Nudibranch - Costasiella usagi. Mae Haad, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f5.6-iso200-Inon D2000-Inon UCL 165-H2O Tools+5x2
Golden Eye
"The story of life is quicker then the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye." Jimi Hendrix. Pen Crab - Porcellanella triloba. Mae Haad, Thailand-EM5-Oly 60mm-1/250-f5.6-iso200-Inon D2000-Inon UCL 165-H2O Tools+5x2
Crustal palace. Within a muddy harbour in less than 10 meters of water I found one of my favourite dive sites. I love Octopus and this place had them all in homes made from our rubbish. The mud was very fine, so fine the strobe flash would stir it up
"The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing." James Brown. Longfin Batfish - Platax teira. Chaloklum, Thailand-EM5-Panasonic 8mm-iso200-f8-1/160-Inon D2000
Getting mud blindness can be a risk when muck diving, so when you come across something its best not to rush it. Moving slowly in on this Japanese flathead gave me the reward I wanted. The light reflecting around his eye.
This little guy, about 3 mm high was hanging out within the sea grass, hard to spot, but harder still was the shrimp, which I did not see until I had the image on my computer...Small World.
Mirky waters if Brunei.
shortlistedShortlisted!
"Don't follow the path. Go where there is no path and start a trail." Ruby Bridges. Sail Rock, Thailand-EM5-Panasonic 8mm-iso200-f5.6-1/160 Lightroom and Photoshop
jawfish holding eggs in Lembeh
tiny pigmy cuttlefish snatches a shrimp for dinner
" I never wanted a Guardian Angel. I didn't ask for one. One was assigned to me." Mercedes McCambridge. Orbiculate Batfish - Platax orbicularis. Sail Rock, Thailand-EM5-Panasonic 8mm-iso200-f20-1/250-Inon D2000 click here
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