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Moorea, French Polynesia. Sunrise, last day before Tahiti from the pool.
By Christopher Ward
posted Wednesday, December 28, 2005
16 votes

Seahorse. Almost the entire night dive was spent looking for turtles when this little guy darted out between two fronds before latching on. Fuji s2 60mm/dual strobes-Photoshop-hue/saturation and converted to sepia.
By Christopher Ward
posted Thursday, December 30, 2004
15 votes

Anacapa Island, CA. Harbor seals dove up and down the lanes of kelp while we photographed them, chewing on our flippers when they got close enough. I waited for a pair to come down between the rows when this one popped up from below. 60mm lens.
By Christopher Ward
posted Monday, November 29, 2004
7 votes

Moorea, French Polynesia. Blacktip sharks surrounded us just outside the wave break. We counted 30 in the photos after the dive. This is inside the circle, looking out at the divers before the lemon sharks cruised in. 18mm dual flash.
By Christopher Ward
posted Monday, June 20, 2005
7 votes

Tunnels, Kauai. Another view of the resident white tip reef shark in the cleaning station of endemic Hawaiian cleaner wrasse, Labroides phthirophagus. Shot crawling into the cave at the drop off just west of the entrance to Tunnels (the pine lane).
By Christopher Ward
posted Saturday, November 27, 2004
6 votes

Key Largo, FL. An impressive school of Atlantic Spadefish in the Marine Sanctuary. Nikonos V 20mm, one 105 flash.
By Christopher Ward
posted Thursday, September 01, 2005
6 votes

Moorea, French Polynesia. Black tip shark during deco stop, natural light, 9 AM.
By Christopher Ward
posted Sunday, December 25, 2005
6 votes

Phuket, Thailand. Lionfish spines. Fuji, 60mm, single strobe.
By Christopher Ward
posted Tuesday, November 15, 2005
6 votes

Moorea, French Polynesia. More black tip sharks in about 10' of water, standing on the bottom, no tank. Fuji, dual strobes, 18mm.
By Christopher Ward
posted Saturday, November 05, 2005
6 votes

Leafy Seadragon 2.
By Christopher Ward
posted Tuesday, December 20, 2005
5 votes
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Florida. 3 Atlantic dolphin males chase a female around i... by Christopher Ward
Florida. 3 Atlantic dolphin males chase a female around in circles. Fuji, no strobes.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 14, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
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Key Largo, FL. An impressive school of Atlantic Spadefish... by Christopher Ward
Key Largo, FL. An impressive school of Atlantic Spadefish in the Marine Sanctuary. Nikonos V 20mm, one 105 flash.
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 01, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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Bora Bora, French Polynesia. One of the murkier dives of ... by Christopher Ward
Bora Bora, French Polynesia. One of the murkier dives of the trip, we were pleasantly surprised when 6 mantas emerged from the cloudy distance. 18mm, Fuji s2 and dual strobes.
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 14, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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Kauai, Hawaii. There's a boat ramp by Poi Pu hosting 7 im... by Christopher Ward
Kauai, Hawaii. There's a boat ramp by Poi Pu hosting 7 immense turtles in the shallows each day, covered in sand from the wave action. Fuji s2, Ikelite, no strobes.
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date posted posted: Saturday, August 13, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
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San Diego, CA. Seahorse. Nice to not have the Nikonos fra... by Christopher Ward
San Diego, CA. Seahorse. Nice to not have the Nikonos framer for this one. Macro 60mm, fuji s2, dual strobes.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 09, 2005
date posted category: Macro - swimming
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San Diego, CA. Seahorse in the grass. Fuji s2, Ikelite, d... by Christopher Ward
San Diego, CA. Seahorse in the grass. Fuji s2, Ikelite, dual strobes.
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date posted posted: Monday, August 08, 2005
date posted category: Macro - swimming
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Phuket, Thailand. Shark Reef lives up to its name, with Z... by Christopher Ward
Phuket, Thailand. Shark Reef lives up to its name, with Zebra Sharks in the sandy bottom. Ikelite, Fuji s2, and dual 125's.
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date posted posted: Sunday, August 07, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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Flower Island, Thailand. Giant or Yellow Margin Moray hid... by Christopher Ward
Flower Island, Thailand. Giant or Yellow Margin Moray hiding behind a clam waiting for a cleaning.
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date posted posted: Friday, July 08, 2005
date posted category: Macro - swimming
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Long Beach, CA. Long Beach Aquarium. by Christopher Ward
Long Beach, CA. Long Beach Aquarium.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, July 06, 2005
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
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Bora Bora, French Polynesia. 8' lemon shark, pilot fish. ... by Christopher Ward
Bora Bora, French Polynesia. 8' lemon shark, pilot fish. 18mm, 2 strobes.
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date posted posted: Monday, July 04, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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Bora Bora, French Polynesia. Eagle Rays in channel at 90 ... by Christopher Ward
Bora Bora, French Polynesia. Eagle Rays in channel at 90 feet.
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date posted posted: Sunday, July 03, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
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Bora Bora, French Polynesia. Eagle Ray on a drift dive. T... by Christopher Ward
Bora Bora, French Polynesia. Eagle Ray on a drift dive. They started at 90 feet and rose to us before splitting off. 18mm.
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 30, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
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British Virgin Islands, Wreck of the Rhone. Last of the d... by Christopher Ward
British Virgin Islands, Wreck of the Rhone. Last of the divers through the body of the ship, their air trapped in the ship's ribs. 80 feet, or so, 20mm, sb105, nikonos V, Fuji 100.
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date posted posted: Monday, June 27, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
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Moorea, French Polynesia. Blacktip shark, 18mm dual strobe. by Christopher Ward
Moorea, French Polynesia. Blacktip shark, 18mm dual strobe.
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date posted posted: Sunday, June 26, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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Bora Bora, French Polynesia. Blacktip sharks circle as we... by Christopher Ward
Bora Bora, French Polynesia. Blacktip sharks circle as we head down outside the reef break.
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 25, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
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Bora Bora, French Polynesia. Lemon Shark. 18mm, dual flas... by Christopher Ward
Bora Bora, French Polynesia. Lemon Shark. 18mm, dual flash. 50-60 feet down, lying on the bottom because they were coming in just above ground like trains.
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date posted posted: Friday, June 24, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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Bora Bora, French Polynesia. The groups of three were amu... by Christopher Ward
Bora Bora, French Polynesia. The groups of three were amusing. Lemon sharks, 18mm, dual flash.
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date posted posted: Thursday, June 23, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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Moorea, French Polynesia. The channel between the Motu an... by Christopher Ward
Moorea, French Polynesia. The channel between the Motu and Moorea was filled with stingrays. 18mm, dual strobes.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, June 22, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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Moorea, French Polynesia. Swarming Black tips go after fi... by Christopher Ward
Moorea, French Polynesia. Swarming Black tips go after fish, practically driving each other out of the water. Dual strobes slung low to catch the bellies and 18mm for the angle.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, June 21, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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Moorea, French Polynesia. Blacktip sharks surrounded us j... by Christopher Ward
Moorea, French Polynesia. Blacktip sharks surrounded us just outside the wave break. We counted 30 in the photos after the dive. This is inside the circle, looking out at the divers before the lemon sharks cruised in. 18mm dual flash.
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date posted posted: Monday, June 20, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
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Motu off Moorea, French Polynesia. Barracuda after lunch ... by Christopher Ward
Motu off Moorea, French Polynesia. Barracuda after lunch on Motu. We dove in for natural light shots with no fins, no weights. Cleaning station, if you look under his chin. 18mm lens, no flash.
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date posted posted: Saturday, June 18, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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Barracuda off a private MOTU by Moorea, French Polynesia.... by Christopher Ward
Barracuda off a private MOTU by Moorea, French Polynesia. After lunch on the island, we spotted this guy floating in the lagoon. We had been shooting sharks and rays, so I had the 18mm and had to get close with no fins or weights. Big and toothy.
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date posted posted: Friday, June 17, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
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Seahorse. Almost the entire night dive was spent looking ... by Christopher Ward
Seahorse. Almost the entire night dive was spent looking for turtles when this little guy darted out between two fronds before latching on. Fuji s2 60mm/dual strobes-Photoshop-hue/saturation and converted to sepia.

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Like the sepia effect
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 30, 2004
date posted category: Macro - swimming
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Anacapa Island, CA. Harbor seals lined the kelp for each ... by Christopher Ward
Anacapa Island, CA. Harbor seals lined the kelp for each of the four December dives, and this one kept a wary eye on us from behind. I like how portrait-like his expression is, even a bit sad...it adds to the distance of the 3/4 shot.
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Nice study of a cute subject
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date posted posted: Monday, December 06, 2004
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Anacapa Island, CA. Harbor seals dove up and down the lan... by Christopher Ward
Anacapa Island, CA. Harbor seals dove up and down the lanes of kelp while we photographed them, chewing on our flippers when they got close enough. I waited for a pair to come down between the rows when this one popped up from below. 60mm lens.
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date posted posted: Monday, November 29, 2004
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Tunnels, Kauai. Another view of the resident white tip re... by Christopher Ward
Tunnels, Kauai. Another view of the resident white tip reef shark in the cleaning station of endemic Hawaiian cleaner wrasse, Labroides phthirophagus. Shot crawling into the cave at the drop off just west of the entrance to Tunnels (the pine lane).
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 27, 2004
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
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Tunnels, Kauai. I heard there's a resident white tip and ... by Christopher Ward
Tunnels, Kauai. I heard there's a resident white tip and poked in every cave until I found him with an endemic hawaiian cleaner wrasse, Labroides phthirophagus. Aircraft-like framing on just the tail was the point of the shot.
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date posted posted: Friday, November 26, 2004
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