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20 Entries Found
A diver in a passage known as "River Run", in the freshwater above the infiltrating seawater. Canon 7D, Tokina 10-17, one Ikelite DS-160 strobe on a 15' cord.
Diver and gorgonian at Catalina Island. Canon 7D, Aquatica housing, Tokina 10-17 and one Ikelite DS-160 strobe.
Albert Head, Victoria, BC. Canon 7D, Aquatica housing, Tokina 10-17 and two Ikelite DS-160 strobes.
A dark reprieve from the storm. Carwash Cenote, Tulum, Mexico. Canon 7D, Tokina 10-17, Aquatica housing. Available light.
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Ripley! Open the hatch! Shot with a Canon 7D in an Aquatica housing using a Tokina 10-17 and a single Ikelite DS-160 strobe. I didn't know we were being watched...
We got dropped in the wrong place at the dive site and made the best of the great visibility! Shot with a Canon 7D, Aquatica housing, Tokina 10-17 and two Ikelite DS-160 strobes.
Shot with a Canon 7D in an Aquatica housing with a Tokina 10-17 mm lens and two Ikelite Ds-160s.
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Summer at Porteau Cove. Shot with a Canon 30D and Tokina 10-17 in an Ikelite housing with two DS-160 strobes.
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Plumose anemones in the "Emerald Sea". Vancouver, BC
Canon 30D in an Ikelite housing with a 15 mm FE and DS-160 strobe.
"I found it, it's mine!" Crab and cockle, shot with a Canon 30D, Sigma 15mm fisheye and Ikelite DS-160 strobe in about 20' of water at Whytecliff Marine Park, West Vancouver, BC
Taken at Whytecliff Park, West Vancouver at the end of the dive in a few feet of water. Shot with a Canon 30D and Sigma 15/2.8 fisheye - strobe turned off.
"Dressed Appropriately" Banded Butterflyfish, Calabas Reef Bonaire. Shot at f13 and 1/100th with a Canon 30D in an Ikelite housing, 100/2.8 macro and DS-160 strobe.
A Hind hunting on the reef. Shot with a Canon 30D in an Ikelite housing, a 100/2.8 macro and a DS-160. 1/125th at f14 in about 50' of water on Calabas Reef, Bonaire.
The anchor just in front of Calabas Reef in Bonaire. Great vis and calm water - the anchor found a good place to stay. Shot with a Canon 30D in an Ikelite housing and Sigma 15/2.8 fisheye.
Big-Scale Soldierfish at Molokini Crator, Maui. Shot with a Canon 30D (Ikelite housing), 17-40/4 (at 34mm) and an Ikelite DS-160 in about 70' of water. Desaturated in PS Elements 6.
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White-tip reef shark at Molokini Crator, Maui. Shot with a Canon 30D in an Ikelite housing, with a 17-40/4 and a DS-160 strobe in about 65' of water.
Evening at Kapalua Bay, Maui. Shot with a Canon 30D, 17-40/4, 5 second exposure with GND filter. Amazing lava rock extending into the bay making for a great dive site.
Racoon Butterflyfish in open water, Honokohau Harbor, Hawaii. Shot while snorkeling with a Canon 30D (Ikelite housing) and a 28/1.8 with filter.
Honu with a living lei! A green seaturtle being grazed by tangs off Kona in 15' of water. Shot with a Canon 30D, 28/1.8 and a filter.
Heller's Barracuda, Kona Hawaii in 20' of water. Shot with a Canon 30D, 28/1.8 and filter in ambient light.
 
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