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<((((º>.....Canon G9 & stacked Inon UCL-165 close up lenses." title=""I spy with my little eye" an Ornate Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus)......¸><((((º>.....Canon G9 & stacked Inon UCL-165 close up lenses." style="margin: 0px auto;max-height:650px;max-width:100%;" />
By Brian Mayes
posted Thursday, June 11, 2009
74 votes


By Brian Mayes
posted Wednesday, April 7, 2010
73 votes

Eyes of a Strombus (Vomer vomer)...and I didn't even have to wrangle the conch, it was just there crawling along. :-)......¸><((((º>.....Canon G9 & Inon UCL 165
By Brian Mayes
posted Wednesday, March 11, 2009
71 votes

Imperial Shrimp (Periclimenes imperator) on a large sea cucumber. <><><><>Canon G9, full frame shot with stacked Inon UCL-165 macro lenses.
By Brian Mayes
posted Saturday, July 12, 2008
69 votes

<><><>Canon G9" title=""Dont mess with me!"............................ A snarling Mosaic Moray (Gymnothorax prionodon)<><><><>Canon G9" style="margin: 0px auto;max-height:650px;max-width:100%;" />
By Brian Mayes
posted Tuesday, June 10, 2008
68 votes

Full Frontal NUDIty. Tambja verconis head on full frame. <><><><>Canon G9, Inon UCL-165, Poor Knights, New Zealand
By Brian Mayes
posted Monday, March 24, 2008
67 votes

This charming little Red-Papulose Gymnodoris (Gymnodoris rubropapillosa) is one of the predator nudibranchs that hunts down and eats other nudibranchs. ..¸><((((º>·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>·..Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165 macro lens
By Brian Mayes
posted Sunday, August 10, 2008
65 votes

From Tenerife, one of a sequence of photos showing a Lizardfish catching and swallowing an Ornate Wrasse alive. The photos had to be taken in between bouts of thrashing by the Lizardfish. The whole sequence can be seen on my Flickr site.
By Brian Mayes
posted Thursday, July 5, 2007
60 votes

The Leopard Nudi (Chromodoris leopardus)....¸><((((º>`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>`·..Canon G9 & Inon UCL-165 macro lens
By Brian Mayes
posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008
59 votes

Close enough to see the parasites above the nostrils on this Undulated Moray (Gymnothorax undulatus)..¸><((((º>...Canon G9 & stacked Inon UCL-165s
By Brian Mayes
posted Sunday, November 23, 2008
57 votes
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Squarespot Anthias (Pseudanthias pleurotaenia) at Gili La... by Brian Mayes
Squarespot Anthias (Pseudanthias pleurotaenia) at Gili Lawa Laut, Komodo
21 Votes
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 19, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Barrel sponge at Batu Bolong, Komodo by Brian Mayes
Barrel sponge at Batu Bolong, Komodo
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date posted posted: Tuesday, October 19, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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"When you're smilin'....keep on smilin', The whole world ... by Brian Mayes
"When you're smilin'....keep on smilin', The whole world smiles with you"
19 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 15, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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The Harley Davidson of nudibranchs, Nembrotha chamberlaini by Brian Mayes
The Harley Davidson of nudibranchs, Nembrotha chamberlaini
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Editor's Comment
another new interpretation from that man Mayes!
28 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, October 15, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Flores Sea Indonesia
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Whip Coral Shrimp (Pontonides unciger) by Brian Mayes
Whip Coral Shrimp (Pontonides unciger)
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20 Votes
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Coral Crab (Trapezia sp) with clutch of eggs at Jemeluk, ... by Brian Mayes
Coral Crab (Trapezia sp) with clutch of eggs at Jemeluk, Bali
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date posted posted: Sunday, October 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Xeno Crab (Xenocarcinus tuberculatus) riding a sea whip a... by Brian Mayes
Xeno Crab (Xenocarcinus tuberculatus) riding a sea whip at Seraya, near Tulamben
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14 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, September 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Indonesia
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Purple Queen (Pseudanthias pascalus) swimming about at th... by Brian Mayes
Purple Queen (Pseudanthias pascalus) swimming about at the "Drop Off" in Tulamben
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date posted posted: Friday, September 3, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Indonesia
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Look familiar? I'm not surprised, it's like looking in a... by Brian Mayes
Look familiar? I'm not surprised, it's like looking in a mirror, isn't it? Tasmanian Blenny (Parablennius tasmanianus).
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28 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 2, 2010
date posted category: Temperate Waters
date posted location: Great Australian Bight Australia
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Painted Frogfish (Antennarius pictus). It may look like a... by Brian Mayes
Painted Frogfish (Antennarius pictus). It may look like a big frogfish, but this baby is tiny, about 6mm
26 Votes
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date posted posted: Thursday, September 2, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: South China Sea Indonesia
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Porcelain Crab amongst the fronds of a purple sea pen in ... by Brian Mayes
Porcelain Crab amongst the fronds of a purple sea pen in the Perhentian Islands. If you look carefully you can see the eggs she's carrying.
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Editor's Comment
Brian only enters one per month - but what a one!
30 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 1, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Fimbriated Moray (Gymnothorax fimbriatus) by Brian Mayes
Fimbriated Moray (Gymnothorax fimbriatus)
22 Votes
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date posted posted: Wednesday, September 1, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Close-Up
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Ornate Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus)...¸><((((º> by Brian Mayes
Ornate Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus)...¸> <((((º>
24 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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An unrecorded species of Chromodoris by Brian Mayes
An unrecorded species of Chromodoris
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date posted posted: Monday, August 23, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Nudibranch (Phidiana militaris) by Brian Mayes
Nudibranch (Phidiana militaris)
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30 Votes
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date posted posted: Friday, August 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Allied Cowrie (Prionovolva wilsoniana) found on soft cora... by Brian Mayes
Allied Cowrie (Prionovolva wilsoniana) found on soft coral in the Perhentians
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date posted posted: Friday, August 20, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Orange Mantis Shrimp (Lysioquilloides mapia) by Brian Mayes
Orange Mantis Shrimp (Lysioquilloides mapia)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 17, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Nudibranch (Tritoniopsis sp.) by Brian Mayes
Nudibranch (Tritoniopsis sp.)
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date posted posted: Tuesday, August 17, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Pink Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) by Brian Mayes
Pink Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion)
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date posted posted: Monday, August 9, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Marine Life
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Porcelain Crab (Porcellanella sp.) on the underside base ... by Brian Mayes
Porcelain Crab (Porcellanella sp.) on the underside base of a black feather star.
Runner Up - worthy of note but not a medal winner - an equal 4th place if you like! Runner Up 2010
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Editor's Comment
That man Mayes does it again!
39 Votes
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date posted posted: Monday, August 9, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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"The beast" by Brian Mayes
"The beast"
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date posted posted: Wednesday, August 4, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: South China Sea Malaysia
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Golden Damsel (Amblyglyphidodon aureus)...¸><((((º> by Brian Mayes
Golden Damsel (Amblyglyphidodon aureus)...¸> <((((º>
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 29, 2010
date posted category: Macro - swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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"On your marks, get set, go!" by Brian Mayes
"On your marks, get set, go!"
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 29, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Nudibranchia
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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We found this Harlequin Shrimp (Hymenocera elegans) wande... by Brian Mayes
We found this Harlequin Shrimp (Hymenocera elegans) wandering around in the middle of a sandy patch at about 24m. It didn't have a mate with it, so maybe it was in search of one or something to eat.
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 17, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Weedy Scorpionfish (Rhinopias frondosa). A natural light ... by Brian Mayes
Weedy Scorpionfish (Rhinopias frondosa). A natural light shot, with WB corrected using UR Pro filter
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 17, 2010
date posted category: Wide Angle - Natural Light (no strobe)
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Whip Coral Shrimp (Dasycaris zanzibarica) by Brian Mayes
Whip Coral Shrimp (Dasycaris zanzibarica)
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date posted posted: Saturday, July 10, 2010
date posted category: Macro - Super macro
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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Allied Cowrie (Cuspivolva tigris) by Brian Mayes
Allied Cowrie (Cuspivolva tigris)
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Editor's Comment
Brian had three shots that could be hotshotted this month - here's my fave
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date posted posted: Thursday, July 8, 2010
date posted category: Macro - not swimming
date posted location: Bali Sea Indonesia
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