Underwater Photo Location: Ponta da Passagem, Cabo Espichel

A large rock arch from the surface down to 15m deep with lots of small marine life (nudibranchs, small crustaceans) and some small holes packed with scorpion fish and topknots. And also the occasional moray and conger eels.
Facts about Ponta da Passagem, Cabo Espichel

It is in Portugal
Ponta da Passagem, Cabo Espichel is in the Atlantic (European coastal).
The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.

by Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
A tiny Limacia clavigera sniffing around. Shot using Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro and two Nikonos SB-105 strobes.

by Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
If Picasso shot a topknot (Zeugopterus punctatus) it would look something like this. Shot using Canon EOS 350D in Ikelite housing, Canon 100mm macro and two Nikonos SB-105 strobes.

by Carlos Ernesto
Octopus vulgaris. Olympus c-7070 and Ys-60 strb

by Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
A Chromodoris luteorosea crawling on the sandy bottom on an early morning dive. Canon 350D with 100mm macro in Ikelite housing, Ikelite Ai and Nikonos SB-105 strobes.

by Susana Martins
Sneak a peak! Octopus vulgaris

by Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
"Sex was fast and furious: I was fast and she was furious". These two Polycera faeroensis mated 3 times in only 7 minutes. Canon EOS 350D, Canon 100mm macro, 2x Nikonos SB-105, Ikelite housing

by Diogo Ferreira
"Into the dark"

by Carlos Ernesto
Palinurus elephas

by Carlos Ernesto
sepia officinalis

Underwater Photo Location: Ponta da Passagem, Cabo Espichel

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