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Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva

Pair of Polycera faeroensis mating.

Shot using Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro, Nikonos SB-105 strobe.

by: Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
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Pair of Polycera faeroensis mating.
Shot using Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro, Nikonos SB-105 strobe.
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Three Chromodoris purpurea feeding on sponges near colourful jewel anemones (Corynactis viridis).

Shot using a Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro, Nikonos SB-105 strobe.

by: Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
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Three Chromodoris purpurea feeding on sponges near colourful jewel anemones (Corynactis viridis).
Shot using a Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro, Nikonos SB-105 strobe.
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Hypselodoris cantabrica laying eggs.
Shot in Sesimbra, Portugal, using a Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro, Nikonos SB-105 strobe.

by: Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
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Hypselodoris cantabrica laying eggs.
Shot in Sesimbra, Portugal, using a Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro, Nikonos SB-105 strobe.
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Polycera faeroensis, shot using Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro, Nikonos SB-105 strobe.

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Polycera faeroensis, shot using Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro, Nikonos SB-105 strobe.
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Flabellina babai, shot 15m deep using a Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro, Nikonos SB-105 strobe

by: Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
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Flabellina babai, shot 15m deep using a Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro, Nikonos SB-105 strobe
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A pair of very large Chromodoris purpurea, probably just after mating, feeding and spawning. Shot using a Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro, Nikonos SB-105 strobe on manual.

by: Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
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A pair of very large Chromodoris purpurea, probably just after mating, feeding and spawning. Shot using a Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro, Nikonos SB-105 strobe on manual.
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A very large Chromodoris purpurea crawling in the middle of jewel anemones (Corynactis viridis). Shot using Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro and Nikonos SB-105 strobe.

by: Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
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A very large Chromodoris purpurea crawling in the middle of jewel anemones (Corynactis viridis). Shot using Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro and Nikonos SB-105 strobe.
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Polycera faeroensis. Shot using Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro, Nikonos SB-105 strobe.

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Polycera faeroensis. Shot using Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro, Nikonos SB-105 strobe.
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Caloria elegans. This species shows some color variation along its distribution range, having either pale or orange/red cerata. This individual shows a mixed variation with the cerata being pale in the middle but orange near the tip and base.

by: Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
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Caloria elegans. This species shows some color variation along its distribution range, having either pale or orange/red cerata. This individual shows a mixed variation with the cerata being pale in the middle but orange near the tip and base.
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A species less often seen, Favorinus branchialis, which mainly feeds on eggs from other sea slugs. Shot using a Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro and Nikonos SB-105 strobe

by: Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
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A species less often seen, Favorinus branchialis, which mainly feeds on eggs from other sea slugs. Shot using a Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro and Nikonos SB-105 strobe
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Nudibranch (Chromodoris krohni) crawling over a sponge in Berlengas. Shot with Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro and Nikonos SB-105 strobe.

by: Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
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Nudibranch (Chromodoris krohni) crawling over a sponge in Berlengas. Shot with Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro and Nikonos SB-105 strobe.
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Inside a barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) shoal. Shot using a Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Canon EF-S 18-55 lens, Nikonos SB-105 strobe with diffuser.

by: Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
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Inside a barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) shoal. Shot using a Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Canon EF-S 18-55 lens, Nikonos SB-105 strobe with diffuser.
votes: 20
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date posted posted: 7/23/2008
category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
location: Red Sea Egypt
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My wife Teresa at the Carnatic wreck.
Shot using Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Canon EF-S 18-55mm, Ikelite 100a and Nikonos SB-105 strobes.

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My wife Teresa at the Carnatic wreck.
Shot using Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Canon EF-S 18-55mm, Ikelite 100a and Nikonos SB-105 strobes.
votes: 25
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date posted posted: 7/2/2008
category: Wide Angle - Divers
location: Red Sea Egypt
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Trinchesia sibogae feeding on hydroids.

Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma 50mm macro, Nikonos SB-105 strobe.

by: Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
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Trinchesia sibogae feeding on hydroids.
Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma 50mm macro, Nikonos SB-105 strobe.
votes: 13
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date posted posted: 6/30/2008
category: Macro - Nudibranchia
location: Red Sea Egypt
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Bluespotted stingray (Taeniura lymma) shot using Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma 50mm macro, Nikonos SB-105 strobe.

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Bluespotted stingray (Taeniura lymma) shot using Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma 50mm macro, Nikonos SB-105 strobe.
votes: 14
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date posted posted: 6/26/2008
category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
location: Red Sea Egypt
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Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis diabolus) portrait.

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Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis diabolus) portrait.
votes: 20
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date posted posted: 6/25/2008
category: Macro - not swimming
location: Red Sea Egypt
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Indian Ocean Crocodile Fish (Papilloculiceps longiceps) shot on a night dive using a Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma 50mm macro, Nikonos SB-105 strobe.

by: Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
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Indian Ocean Crocodile Fish (Papilloculiceps longiceps) shot on a night dive using a Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma 50mm macro, Nikonos SB-105 strobe.
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date posted posted: 6/23/2008
category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
location: Red Sea Egypt
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Barracudas (Sphyraena barracuda) at the Ras Mohammed National Park.
Shot using Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Canon 18-55mm and Nikonos SB-105 strobe with diffuser.

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Barracudas (Sphyraena barracuda) at the Ras Mohammed National Park.
Shot using Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Canon 18-55mm and Nikonos SB-105 strobe with diffuser.
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date posted posted: 6/21/2008
category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
location: Red Sea Egypt
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A small clownfish (Amphiprion bicinctus) swimming away from its home anemone to confront the intruder (me). Shot using a Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma 50mm macro and Nikonos SB-105 strobe.

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A small clownfish (Amphiprion bicinctus) swimming away from its home anemone to confront the intruder (me). Shot using a Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma 50mm macro and Nikonos SB-105 strobe.
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date posted posted: 6/20/2008
category: Macro - swimming
location: Red Sea Egypt
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AA gun at the stern of the Thistlegorm. Shot using a Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Canon EF-S 18-55mm lens, Nikonos SB-105 strobe with diffuser.

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AA gun at the stern of the Thistlegorm. Shot using a Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Canon EF-S 18-55mm lens, Nikonos SB-105 strobe with diffuser.
votes: 21
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date posted posted: 6/18/2008
category: Wide Angle - Wrecks
location: Red Sea Egypt
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Caloria elegans with orage cerata. Until recently this was the only color morph I had seen but in a recent dive I finally saw the withe cerata color morph. Shot using Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma 50mm macro, Ikelite MV and Nikonos SB-105.

by: Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
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Caloria elegans with orage cerata. Until recently this was the only color morph I had seen but in a recent dive I finally saw the withe cerata color morph. Shot using Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma 50mm macro, Ikelite MV and Nikonos SB-105.
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Corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops) standing by and defending its spawn layed on the wreck of the Leven, in Baleal, Portugal. Shot using Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma 50mm macro, Ikelite MV and Nikonos SB-105 strobes.

by: Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
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Corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops) standing by and defending its spawn layed on the wreck of the Leven, in Baleal, Portugal. Shot using Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma 50mm macro, Ikelite MV and Nikonos SB-105 strobes.
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Comber (Serranus cabrilla) shot at the River Gurara wreck in Sesimbra. Although I was looking for nudibranchs, this small fish was very inquisitive. Shot using a Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma 50mm macro, Ikelite MV and Nikonos SB-105 strobes

by: Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
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Comber (Serranus cabrilla) shot at the River Gurara wreck in Sesimbra. Although I was looking for nudibranchs, this small fish was very inquisitive. Shot using a Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma 50mm macro, Ikelite MV and Nikonos SB-105 strobes
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Hypselodoris cantabrica crawling over the Leven's wreck. Shot with a Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma 50mm macro, Ikelite MV and Nikonos SB-105 strobes.

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Hypselodoris cantabrica crawling over the Leven's wreck. Shot with a Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma 50mm macro, Ikelite MV and Nikonos SB-105 strobes.
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Nudibranch (Hypselodoris cantabrica) shot at Leven's wreck using Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma 50mm macro and Ikelite MV and Nikonos SB-105 strobes.

by: Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
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Nudibranch (Hypselodoris cantabrica) shot at Leven's wreck using Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma 50mm macro and Ikelite MV and Nikonos SB-105 strobes.
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European lobster (Palinurus elephas) shot in Sesimbra using a Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma 50mm macro, Ikelite MV and Nikonos SB-105 strobes. These lobsters are getting increasingly more common with the establishment of a natural reserve.

by: Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
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European lobster (Palinurus elephas) shot in Sesimbra using a Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma 50mm macro, Ikelite MV and Nikonos SB-105 strobes. These lobsters are getting increasingly more common with the establishment of a natural reserve.
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Hypselodoris cantabrica, a very common nudibranch around these parts. With this shot I tried to recreate another photo I took a few years ago with a Nikonos V.
Shot in Baleal, using a Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma 50mm, Ikelite MV, SB-105.

by: Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
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Hypselodoris cantabrica, a very common nudibranch around these parts. With this shot I tried to recreate another photo I took a few years ago with a Nikonos V.
Shot in Baleal, using a Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma 50mm, Ikelite MV, SB-105.
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Neosimnia spelta, a small gastropod mollusc, crawling over its gorgonian food, Leptogorgia sarmentosa.
Shot in Sesimbra using a Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma 50mm macro, Ikelite MV and Nikonos SB-105 strobes.

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Neosimnia spelta, a small gastropod mollusc, crawling over its gorgonian food, Leptogorgia sarmentosa.
Shot in Sesimbra using a Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma 50mm macro, Ikelite MV and Nikonos SB-105 strobes.
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date posted posted: 4/28/2008
category: Macro - not swimming
location: Atlantic (European coastal) Portugal
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A pair of Flabellina babai crawling over their hidroid prey. Shot in Sesimbra using a Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma DG EX 50mm macro, Ikelite 100a strobe.

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A pair of Flabellina babai crawling over their hidroid prey. Shot in Sesimbra using a Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma DG EX 50mm macro, Ikelite 100a strobe.
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Lobster (Palinurus elephas) shot in Sesimbra using a Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma DG EX 50mm macro, Ikelite MV and Nikonos SB-105 strobes on manual.

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Lobster (Palinurus elephas) shot in Sesimbra using a Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma DG EX 50mm macro, Ikelite MV and Nikonos SB-105 strobes on manual.
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