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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 1, 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 5, 2005
6 votes

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

Bora Bora, French Polynesia. Eagle Ray on a drift dive. They started at 90 feet and rose to us before splitting off. 18mm.
By Christopher Ward
posted Thursday, June 30, 2005
5 votes
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54 Entries Found: Page 1  of  2
Phi Phi, Thailand. Lionfish macro, love the blurred spine... by Christopher Ward
Phi Phi, Thailand. Lionfish macro, love the blurred spines in the background. Fuji.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2006
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Thailand
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Key Largo, FL. Molasses Reef, "Barney." Nikonos, 20mm, 10... by Christopher Ward
Key Largo, FL. Molasses Reef, "Barney." Nikonos, 20mm, 105, Kodak 200.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, January 3, 2006
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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Florida. Atlantic Dolphins. by Christopher Ward
Florida. Atlantic Dolphins.
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date posted posted: Friday, December 30, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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Moorea, French Polynesia. Panoramic of Moorea from the ai... by Christopher Ward
Moorea, French Polynesia. Panoramic of Moorea from the air. The actual photo is 10' wide.
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 29, 2005
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
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Moorea, French Polynesia. Sunrise, last day before Tahiti... by Christopher Ward
Moorea, French Polynesia. Sunrise, last day before Tahiti from the pool.
16 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 28, 2005
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
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Florida. Atlantic dolphin pod, 10'. by Christopher Ward
Florida. Atlantic dolphin pod, 10'.
5 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 27, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
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Moorea, French Polynesia. Black tip shark, deco stop. by Christopher Ward
Moorea, French Polynesia. Black tip shark, deco stop.
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date posted posted: Monday, December 26, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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Moorea, French Polynesia. Black tip shark during deco sto... by Christopher Ward
Moorea, French Polynesia. Black tip shark during deco stop, natural light, 9 AM.
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date posted posted: Sunday, December 25, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
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Florida. Natural light. Atlantic dolphin males chase female. by Christopher Ward
Florida. Natural light. Atlantic dolphin males chase female.
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date posted posted: Thursday, December 22, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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Florida. Atlantic dolphins 2, 15' of water. by Christopher Ward
Florida. Atlantic dolphins 2, 15' of water.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 21, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
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Leafy Seadragon 2. by Christopher Ward
Leafy Seadragon 2.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 20, 2005
date posted category: Macro - swimming
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Moorea, French Polynesia. Lemon Shark and fast pilot. by Christopher Ward
Moorea, French Polynesia. Lemon Shark and fast pilot.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, December 14, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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Leafy Seadragon. by Christopher Ward
Leafy Seadragon.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2005
date posted category: Macro - swimming
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Moorea, French Polynesia. Only had time for one shot with... by Christopher Ward
Moorea, French Polynesia. Only had time for one shot with the 18mm...felt like a lemon shark macro. Fuji, 18mm, dual strobes.
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date posted posted: Thursday, November 24, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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Moorea, French Polynesia. Wrasse and Lemon Shark skating ... by Christopher Ward
Moorea, French Polynesia. Wrasse and Lemon Shark skating the bottom. 18mm, fuji, dual strobes.
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date posted posted: Wednesday, November 23, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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Bora Bora, French Polynesia. Lemon shark chase. Fuji, 18m... by Christopher Ward
Bora Bora, French Polynesia. Lemon shark chase. Fuji, 18mm, dual strobes.
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 20, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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Phuket, Thailand. Lionfish spines. Fuji, 60mm, single str... by Christopher Ward
Phuket, Thailand. Lionfish spines. Fuji, 60mm, single strobe.
6 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 15, 2005
date posted category: Macro - swimming
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French Polynesia. Deco stop, black tip sharks circle. Thi... by Christopher Ward
French Polynesia. Deco stop, black tip sharks circle. This is similar to a sepia entry, but the blue was too rich to change. Fuji, no strobes.
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date posted posted: Tuesday, November 8, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
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Bora Bora, French Polynesia. Stilt huts, 87 degree water,... by Christopher Ward
Bora Bora, French Polynesia. Stilt huts, 87 degree water, sharks and rays everywhere...
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date posted posted: Sunday, November 6, 2005
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
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Moorea, French Polynesia. More black tip sharks in about ... by Christopher Ward
Moorea, French Polynesia. More black tip sharks in about 10' of water, standing on the bottom, no tank. Fuji, dual strobes, 18mm.
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date posted posted: Saturday, November 5, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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French Polynesia. Fringe reef, flying from Tahiti to Bora... by Christopher Ward
French Polynesia. Fringe reef, flying from Tahiti to Bora Bora. Fuji, 18mm.
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date posted posted: Friday, November 4, 2005
date posted category: Topside (above water but marine related)
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Bora Bora, French Polynesia. Black tip sharks join the di... by Christopher Ward
Bora Bora, French Polynesia. Black tip sharks join the divers on descent. Fuji, 18mm.
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date posted posted: Saturday, October 29, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
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French Polynesia. After lunch on a isolated motu, we stoo... by Christopher Ward
French Polynesia. After lunch on a isolated motu, we stood in the water and played with the rays. Looks like a flipped skirt.
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 25, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Divers
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French Polynesia. Safety stop with the black tip sharks w... by Christopher Ward
French Polynesia. Safety stop with the black tip sharks watching overhead. Sunlight, fuji, 18mm.
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date posted posted: Friday, September 23, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
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French Polynesia. Large Lemon sharks come up from the dee... by Christopher Ward
French Polynesia. Large Lemon sharks come up from the deep along the channels, this time hopping over from the far one to the one I was in. 18mm, fuji, dual strobes.
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 22, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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French Polynesia. Playing on the bottom with black tip sh... by Christopher Ward
French Polynesia. Playing on the bottom with black tip sharks buzzing. Moorea, outside the west channel, early morning. Fuji, dual strobes and sunlight.
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date posted posted: Sunday, September 18, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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Florida. Atlantic dolphins circle 15' down. Natural light... by Christopher Ward
Florida. Atlantic dolphins circle 15' down. Natural light, Fuji, 18-70mm.
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 15, 2005
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
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