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~ The Treasure Below the Forest ~
Macro shot of a fan worm, a unique kind of worm that lives within a tube and extends their feathery tentacles to filter feed. They are quite skittish and withdraw their tentacles when they sense your presence.
"Silver & Gold"
Beauty & Youth surround the reefs this time of the year in Sodwana. A spectacle that should not be missed.
~ Splitting Headache ~
~ Three Suckers ~
~ Purple Alien Invasion ~
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Flying Nudibranch
This silvertip nudibranch was swimming his way to a new part on the reef and I managed to shoot him as he floated by.
Silvertip with Egg Mass
A Cape Silvertip Nudibranch with eggs, photographed in Gordon's Bay South Africa.
Superstar
A beautiful, unidentified star fish photographed at Blousteen in Gordon's Bay, South Africa
Chromodoris magnifica nudibranch
Coral rockcod behind a curtain of glass fish
~ Beautifully shy ~
Snoot, Canon 7DmkII, 60mm
Hiking in the Cederberg
My first seahorse ever, such a special sighting! There were a couple of them scattered around the reef, they seemed to enjoy the cooler temperatures at the bottom.
~ Sleek Lines ~
Blacktails in Kelp forest
A large Hairy Yellow Hermit crab peers at me from under his massive shell.
~ Burning Flame ~
Close up of the Gasflame nudibranch's cerata.
Scorpion fish hides while divers look for critters on the reef
Wonderland of light and shadows. If you are quiet and patient enough, mysterious creatures come out to play
~ A Life Less Ordinary ~
In celebration of #WorldOceansDay #2016 #NatGeoOceansDay #MissionBlue
~ Got My Stripes ~
The characteristic 7 gills of the Sevengill shark nicely displayed on this sizable female.
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~ Wide Open ~
Cape Towns wide angle options are just as endless as its macro.
Intelligence
Common Octopus at Long Beach, Simon's Town, sits patiently as I take a photo - observing me with his intelligent eyes. Canon 7dmkii, 60mm macro, Retra LSD
Jewels
Snooted image of strawberry anemones at Roman Rock Dive Site in Simon's Town, South Africa. Canon 7dmkii, 60mm macro, Retra LSD
Gold Fish
This super klipfish was very inquisitive about my snoot and spent a lot of time following me around the dive site. Canon 7dmkii, Canon 60mm macro lense, Retra LSD
Feeding time...Sodwana Bay was full of Bait fish and the king fish came in to enjoy a good breakfast.
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