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Hawksbill Turtle sitting on the reef
"Dawn is breaking"
Trinchesia sp(white,10 mm)next to P.Ianthina Nudibranch
F6.3 1/200 Canon 500D, 60 mm plus wetlens
Sydney Pygmy Pipehorse (size 15-20mm)
Canon 500D , 60 mm Macrolens plus Inon wetlens
F4.5 1/60 ISO200
"United Nations" (Southern Tailed Jellyfish) caught against the sun.
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"Curiosity" - Pot Bellied seahorse curious about what I'm doing here!
Spider crab ready to moult. It even has algal growth on its antennae and eye stalks.
"Art in Nature"
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First time I've seen a weedy. this was off snug cove at kangaroo island.
A slightly different perspective of a weedy seadragon.
Sharp Teeth
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Jelly Shelter
A Jellyfish has been half eaten by a turtle. It is still alive, however, and providing a safe haven for tiny fish
Even seastars like VB Victoria Bitter (Beer).
Serpent Pteraeolida, very common in Sydney, size 25 to 30 mm
taken with Canon D500, 60 mm macro lens plus Inon UCL 165 wet diopter 1/160, F22 , 2 Inon Z240 strobes, TTL
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Spider Crab on the Pier.
2nd place Monthly HotShots shortlistedShortlisted!

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Editor's Comment
Strong & dynamic shadows, great sunrays without a outburned sunball, good contrast and a great composition. Looks like a double exposure but it's not - No need to play with "tricks" if you know how to use your gear ;-) Impressive shot, Richard !
Crabzilla" Spider crab aggregations are here in Port Phillip Bay with masses of these guys congregating under Rye Pier. This guys crawled over my camera while I was lying on the bottom.
"Red Eyed Dragon". Leafy Seadragon taken off Kangaroo Island.
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Freshly "moulted" spidercrab with clear colours among a million or so of brother and sisters near and under the pier
Manta ray late in the afternoon fishing near the surface
Damsel on velvet
This is what you get when you begin a dive with your best super macro lens and you are then visited by an inquisitive napolean wrasse on your safety stop.
Hawks Bill sea turtle getting friendly with its reflection on my wide angle port. I actually had to swim away from him in order to get a good focus.
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Pink anemonefish in black & white
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) one of species turtles around Heron Island.
Flying Gurnard (Dactylopterus volitans), we have a much smaller species down south in Melbourne. This one was about 30 cm wide (1 ft) and 20 cm long body (8 in).
Yellow box fish - posing "sitting" relatively still .
Photo taken at Blairgowrie pier, Melbourne. Tassled Angler fish. taken with a Sea&Sea DX-2G
Relatively "tame" moray eel -
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