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Hawaiian Monk Seal photographed on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii 5 fays ago.
Waiting. The sun had already set, but this surfer just wouldn't submit till' he could ride one in.
Lunge feeding Humpback Whale.
This was taken in the Santa Barbara channel, off the coast of southern California recently. Thousands of Humpbacks feed here in the summer.
Puffer in grouper part 2. They both look a bit more stressed in this one.
Came across them on a night dive off Palm Beach. Nikon D50 with Subtronic, only had camera a week!
Strange Encounter. Originally a so-so/lifeless shot of some coral. Mirrored and worked with Photoshop.
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We prefer natural shots and don't want to encourage image manipulation but this is such a strong image from Mathew
Candy strip shrimp in anemone. San Juan Islands, Puget sound.
North Shore, Oahu Hawaii - turned strobe off for this one. Limited time to shoot.
Baleen Mouth.
This Gray Whale allowed me to scratch her tongue, then squirted water at me. Shot off the coast of Southern Baja, Mexico
This Clearfinned Lizardfish earned his meal. Taken in 4' of water, natural light.
Yesterdays dive at Haleiwa the Trench on the North Shore of Oahu. Shot at ~70’.
Curious baby Gray Whale.
This youngster was a bit confused during the southern migration and started going north. He came to us as though asking for directions.
Puffer fish in mouth of a grouper taken off Palm Beach on a night dive off MV Shearwater. Nikon D50 with 18-55 in Sea & Sea housing with Subtronic strobe.
I initially thought the markings to be some type of skin lesion, however after consulting a colleague of the White Tip Reef Foundation, he informed me these nasty looking marks on her gills and pecs are scars from mating bites from male sharks.
Our little friend invites me in to his house.
Hawaiian Bigeye shot with 300D, 55mm. A shot in the dark.
Today's dive. Rough surf...vis pretty good anyway. You just never know what's down under.
Four Spot Butterfly Fish. Maui, Hawaii
Finding some shade
Spotted eel. Aquarium Reef. Molokini, Hawaii.
Olympus C-4000Z with Ikelit housing and DS-50 Sub-Strobe.
soldierfish in Bonaire.
Today's dive - It's a party. A Mustache Conger Eel with a pair of Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp. There is another fish in the right hand corner...maybe a Scorpionfish?
Maui White Tip Reef Shark.
Molokini, Aquarium reef.
Olympus C-4000Z with Ikelite housing & DS-50 Sub-Strobe.
natural light. 5050 Olympus PT-015 housing.
Sepia tone...Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle. Oahu, North Shore.
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'Manatees II.'Stones' from Crystal River (USA). Taken with Olympus E-20 in Titan housing with wide angle lense.'
'Manatees I.'Stones' from Crystal River (USA). Taken with Olympus E-20 in Titan housing with wide angle lense.
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