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"Juvenile Cuttlefish" This little guy was less than 10 ... by Bill Stewart
"Juvenile Cuttlefish" This little guy was less than 10 inches long! Photo taken on a dive in Sagami Bay off Hayama, Japan on March 23, 2008. Canon A630, Ikelite Housing, Ikelite DS125 Substrobe.
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date posted posted: Thursday, March 27, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Japan
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No this isn't the tropics...This shot was taken on a dive... by Bill Stewart
No this isn't the tropics...This shot was taken on a dive in Sagami Bay off of Hayama, Japan on 23 March 2008. Water temp was 60F. Up from the mid-50's only a couple of weeks ago. Note the kelp in the background. Canon A630/Ikelite Housing/DS125
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date posted posted: Monday, March 24, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Japan
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"Squirrelfish" Photo taken on 2 February 2008 during a d... by Bill Stewart
"Squirrelfish" Photo taken on 2 February 2008 during a dive in Suruga Bay off Ita Beach on the west coast of the Izu Pennisula. Canon A630/set on Manual/Ikelite Housing/Ikelite DS125 Substrobe.
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date posted posted: Thursday, February 21, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Philippine Sea Japan
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"Bulb Tentacle Anemone" Photo taken 17 February 2008 duri... by Bill Stewart
"Bulb Tentacle Anemone" Photo taken 17 February 2008 during dive in Yokosuka Bay, off the Miura Pennisula coast. YES it was COLD :-) Water was 47F! Thank God for drysuits! ;-) Canon A630/set on Manual/Ikelite DS125 Substrobe/w/Manual Controller.
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 17, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Japan
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"Hinge-beak Prawns" Very hard to get a shot as they were... by Bill Stewart
"Hinge-beak Prawns" Very hard to get a shot as they were hiding in the rocks and would move away from my light as I tried to frame them. Photo taken 2 Feb 2008 during a dive in Suruga Bay off Ita Beach on the Izu Pennisula. Canon A630 set on Macro.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, February 6, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Japan
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first underwater digital photo by Michael Armstrong
first underwater digital photo
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date posted posted: Tuesday, February 5, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: East China Sea Japan
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I believe this must be some type of juvenile scorpionfish... by Bill Stewart
I believe this must be some type of juvenile scorpionfish. Note the protruberances over the eyes. Couldn't find it in any of my books. Found him hiding under this tree coral during a dive off Ita Beach on the Izu Pennisula on 2 February 2008.
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date posted posted: Sunday, February 3, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Philippine Sea Japan
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Looking across Sagami Bay at Mount Fuji. Photo taken on ... by Bill Stewart
Looking across Sagami Bay at Mount Fuji. Photo taken on 6 January 2008 after completing a dive at Hayama, Japan. It was a beautiful sunny day. Air temp was in upper 60's... water temp was mid 50's. Definitely nice to be diving in a dry suit!
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 17, 2008
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific Japan
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"I may be small, but..." A juvenile lionfish warns my b... by Bill Stewart
"I may be small, but..." A juvenile lionfish warns my buddy not to get to close while he kneels on the bottom maneuvering for a shot. Taken on 27 November 2007 on a dive at Hayama, Japan. Canon A630/Ikelite Housing/Ikelite DS125 Substrobe.
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date posted posted: Monday, January 14, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Pacific Japan
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"Up Close and Personal" Moray Eel photographed off Ita B... by Bill Stewart
"Up Close and Personal" Moray Eel photographed off Ita Beach, Izu Pennisula, Japan on 29 September 2007. At the time this was one of the largest Moray's I had ever seen (I've since seen bigger). Canon A630 set on Macro/Ikelite Housing/Ikelite DS125
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date posted posted: Wednesday, January 9, 2008
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Philippine Sea Japan
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You could barely make out this Ragged Scorpionfish from a... by Bill Stewart
You could barely make out this Ragged Scorpionfish from above but he can be clearly seen here from the side. Photo taken on a dive off the shore of the Izu Pennisula in Japan on 29 September 2007. Canon A630/Ikelite Housing/Ikelite DS125 Substrobe.
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date posted posted: Thursday, January 3, 2008
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Philippine Sea Japan
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Hermit Crab taken while diving an off-shore reef at Hayam... by Bill Stewart
Hermit Crab taken while diving an off-shore reef at Hayama, Japan. I was using a Canon A630 in an Ikelite housing and an Ikelite DS125 Substrobe.
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 27, 2007
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Japan
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"Neon Damsel" This shot was taken October 14, 2007 at 9:... by Bill Stewart
"Neon Damsel" This shot was taken October 14, 2007 at 9:04 AM, during a dive off Hayama, Japan which is located on the Miura Pennisula and the coast of Sagami Bay. I was using a Canon A630 in an Ikelite Housing with an Ikelite DS125 Substrobe.
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date posted posted: Saturday, December 1, 2007
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Pacific Japan
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Cardinalfish hiding under Tree Coral. This photo was tak... by Bill Stewart
Cardinalfish hiding under Tree Coral. This photo was taken on 29 September 2007 while diving in Suruga Bay off Ita Beach on the west coast of the Izu Pennisula in Japan. Canon A630/Ikelite Housing/Ikelite DS125 Substrobe w/Manual Controller.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 28, 2007
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Philippine Sea Japan
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~Smile~ You Are On Candid Camera! Takifugu niphobles or i... by Tony Otion
~Smile~ You Are On Candid Camera! Takifugu niphobles or its common names Grass Puffer putting out its head from the sand, patiently waiting for its prey. It looks lovely though. Taken with Olympus C4040 with Sea & Sea auto 90 strobe in Japan.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, March 20, 2007
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sea of Japan Japan
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Bubble sea anemone, Entacmaea quadricolour, on a japanese... by Michael Arvedlund
Bubble sea anemone, Entacmaea quadricolour, on a japanese coral reef(Okinawa. Olympus 5060.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 8, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Pacific Japan
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The whalesharks at Churaumi Public Aquarium, Okinawa, Jap... by Michael Arvedlund
The whalesharks at Churaumi Public Aquarium, Okinawa, Japan are being feed each day at 3:00 PM. Then it is possible to get this kind of image of them. Canon EOS 5D.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 7, 2006
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
date posted location: Pacific Japan
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Fred, Bob and Mary - Amphiprion ocellaris in Stichodactyl... by Michael Arvedlund
Fred, Bob and Mary - Amphiprion ocellaris in Stichodactyla gigantea. Olympus 5060.
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date posted posted: Monday, November 6, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Pacific Japan
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this little guy was only about 2" long, but could still d... by Andrew Page
this little guy was only about 2" long, but could still deliver quite a sting...
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 15, 2006
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: East China Sea Japan
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Taken in the Kerama's Island Chain in a location called t... by Timothy B. Casey Ii
Taken in the Kerama's Island Chain in a location called three rocks. There were several stone fish using coral heads...this one was only about 2 inches long and I finally found a hole through the coral head to get a good shot.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 18, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Sea of Japan Japan
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My dive buddy Tami swimming past a huge fan on the deep d... by Danielle Caceres-Bricheno
My dive buddy Tami swimming past a huge fan on the deep drop off at Ie Island near Okinawa. This north side of Ie Island offers some of the best diving in Japan!
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date posted posted: Tuesday, July 4, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
date posted location: East China Sea Japan
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This is what I call postcard pic. no touch ups added. He ... by Andrew Page
This is what I call postcard pic. no touch ups added. He wasn't camera shy to say the least.
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 22, 2006
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: East China Sea Japan
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Lizard Fish a little intimidating from this angle? taken ... by Andrew Page
Lizard Fish a little intimidating from this angle? taken at Maeda Point.
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 17, 2006
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: East China Sea Japan
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Where's the stone fish? Can u find him? by Andrew Page
Where's the stone fish? Can u find him?
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 11, 2006
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: East China Sea Japan
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Lion Fish at 20ft!Maeda Point Okinawa, Japan. by Andrew Page
Lion Fish at 20ft!Maeda Point Okinawa, Japan.
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date posted posted: Friday, June 9, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: East China Sea Japan
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Taken at Maeda Point at 15ft Okinawa,Japan by Andrew Page
Taken at Maeda Point at 15ft Okinawa,Japan
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 8, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: East China Sea Japan
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I took this photo last Sunday at Ie Island at about 100 f... by Danielle Caceres-Bricheno
I took this photo last Sunday at Ie Island at about 100 feet. It is good to finally see some healthy, live coral in Okinawa!!
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date posted posted: Wednesday, May 31, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: East China Sea Japan
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